Background
SHEMIN, David was born on March 18, 1911 in New York, United States. Son of Louis Shemin and Mary Bushkoff Shemin.
SHEMIN, David was born on March 18, 1911 in New York, United States. Son of Louis Shemin and Mary Bushkoff Shemin.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, City College of New York, 1932. Master of Arts in Chemistry, Columbia University, 1933. Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, Columbia University, 1938.
Assistant professor biochemistry Columbia University, 1945-1949, associate professor, 1949-1953, professor, 1953-1968. Professor biochemistry Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1968-1979, emeritus, 1979-1991, chairman department biochemistry and molecular biology, 1974-1979. Deputy director Cancer Center Northwestern Medical School, 1975-1987.
Member Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Invited lecturer numerous seminars, symposiums, universities, world-wide, including International Congress Biochemistry, Brussels, 1955, Harvey Society, 1955, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Weizmann Institute and Hadassah Medical School, Israel, 1965, Royal Society London, 1975, Japanese Bio-chemical Society, Tokyo, 1975, New York Academy of Sciences, 1978. Albert Noyes lecturer University Illinois, 1956.
Visiting professor Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, 1947, Pasteur Institute, Paris, 1958-1959, Weizman Institute, Israel, 1970, 72. Exchange professor Japanese Society Promotion of Science, 1975. Member research council Public Health Institute, City of New York, 1963-1968.
Member external advisory committee Worcester Foundation, 1972-1979. Board visitors Boston University, 1978-1991. Member advisory council chemistry and chemical engring, City College of New York, 1980-1991.
Advisory committee Searle Scholars Program, 1981-1991, chairman, 1982-1991. Camille and Henry Dreyfus Distinguished lecturer.
Editor Physiological Review, 1950's, Bio-chemical Preparations, 1952-1962, editor-in-chief Volunteer 5, Journal Biological Chemistry, 1960-1965, Archives Biochemistry and Biophysics, 1967-1971. Contributor articles to science publications.
Fellow National Academy of Sciences, American Academy Arts and Scis. Honorary member Japan Bio-chemical Society, Swiss Bio-chemical Society.
Reading, music, photography, gardening, tennis, swimming, snorkling and jogging.
Married Mildred B. Sumpter (deceased 1962). Children: Louise P., Elizabeth. Married Charlotte Norton, March 1963.