David Harris Cohen

Background

Cohen, David Harris was born on August 26, 1938 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Nathan Edward and Sylvia (Golden) Cohen.

Education

Bachelor, Harvard University, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1963.

Career

Postdoctoral fellow, University of California at Los Angeles, 1963-1964; assistant professor physiology, Western Reserve U., Cleveland, 1964-1968; associate professor to professor physiology, University of Virginia Medical School, Charlottesville, 1968-1979; professor, chairman neurobiology, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1979-1986; vice president research, dean graduate school, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1986-1991; provost, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1992-1995; professor neurobiology and physiology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1986-1995; vice president arts and science, dean of faculty, Columbia University, New York City, since 1995; professor biological science and psychiatry, Columbia University, New York City, since 1995. Member of advisory committee directorate biological, behavioral and social science National Science Foundation, 1982-1989. Member life science research advisory board Air Force Office Science Research, 1985-1991.

Member of the Board of Governors Argonne National Laboratory, 1986-1992. Board directors Research Libraries Group, 1993-1997, Zenith Electronics, Inc., 1990-1995, Columbia University Press, since 1996.

Achievements

• David Harris Cohen has been listed as a noteworthy Neurobiology educator, university official by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board overseers Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois, 1987-1994. Executive Committee Illinois Governor's Science Advisory Committee, 1989-1995. Member Liaison Committee Master of Education Education, 1987-1989.

Member Society Neurosci. (president 1981-1982), Pavlovian Society (president 1978-1979), Association Neurosci. Depts. and Programs (president 1981-1982), National Society Medical Research (vice president 1984-1985), National Association biomedical Research (board directors 1985-1987), Council Academy Socs.

(administrative board 1982-1987, chairman 1985-1986), Association American Medical Colls. (executive county 1984-1991, chairman 1989-1990), International Brain Research.Orgn. (central county 1978-1982).

Connections

Married Arline Wyler, June 17, 1960 (divorced August 1980). Children: Bonnie, Daniel, Ian. Married Anne Helena Remmes, January 17, 1981.

1 child, Kaitlin.

Father:

Nathan Edward Cohen

Mother:

Sylvia (Golden) Cohen

Spouse:

Anne Helena Remmes

Spouse:

Arline Wyler

child:

Ian Cohen

child:

Kaitlin Cohen

child:

Bonnie Cohen

child:

Daniel Cohen