David Merle Yourtee

Background

Yourtee, David Merle was born on October 16, 1937 in St. Louis. Son of Samuel Lambert and Muriel Virginia (Myers) Yourtee.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, University Missouri, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Science, University Missouri, Kansas City, 1974.

Career

Assistant scientist, Cancer Research Center, Columbia, Missouri, 1973-1975; associate scientist, Cancer Research Center, Columbia, Missouri, 1975-1977; department chairman biochemistry, Cancer Research Center, Columbia, Missouri, 1977-1979; professor pharmacy and medicine, U. Missouri, Kansas City, since 1979; director toxicore, U. Missouri, Kansas City, since 1983. Member Africa advisory panel Council for International Exchange Scholars, Washington, 1987-1989, chairman Africa advisory panel, 1988-1989. Principal investigator National Institutes of Health, 1979, 1990, Valles Foundation Hodgkins Disease Research, 1983.

Achievements

• David Merle Yourtee has been listed as a noteworthy science educator, toxicologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Toxicology of Aflatoxins

    ( Aflatoxins are among the most carcinogenic of naturally...)

Membership

Fellow Missouri Academy of Sciences (president 1986-1987). Member National Center Toxicologic Research-Associated Universities (board directors 1988-1991).

Connections

Married Cynthia Lynn Kirk, January 7, 1981. Children: Andrea Nichole, Ryan Chandler, Lara Danielle.

Father:

Samuel Lambert Yourtee

Mother:

Muriel Virginia (Myers) Yourtee

Spouse:

Cynthia Lynn Kirk

child:

Ryan Chandler Yourtee

child:

Andrea Nichole Yourtee

child:

Lara Danielle Yourtee