David Robert Wekstein

Background

Wekstein, David Robert was born on February 26, 1937 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Abraham Jacob and Dorothy (Goldschmidt) Wekstein.

Education

AB, Boston University, 1957; Master of Arts, Boston University, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Rochester, 1962.

Career

Instructor to associate professor physiology, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1962-1981; professor physiology, U. Kentucky, Lexington, since 1981. Associate director Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, Lexington, since 1973, Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Lexington, since 1984.

Achievements

• David Robert Wekstein has been listed as a noteworthy Physiology educator, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physiological Society, American Geriatrics Society, Gerontological Society American, Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, Sigma Xi (president local chapter 1985).

Connections

Married Merle Barbara Weiner, August 31, 1958. Children: Lauren Jane, Karen Gail, Debra Susan, Jeffrey Bruce.

Father:

Abraham Jacob Wekstein

Mother:

Dorothy (Goldschmidt) Wekstein

Spouse:

Merle Barbara Weiner

child:

Jeffrey Bruce Wekstein

child:

Karen Gail Wekstein

child:

Debra Susan Wekstein

child:

Lauren Jane Wekstein