Background
Stetten,, Dewitt was born on May 31, 1909 in New York City. Son of DeWitt and Magdalen (Ernst) Stetten.
Stetten,, Dewitt was born on May 31, 1909 in New York City. Son of DeWitt and Magdalen (Ernst) Stetten.
Bachelor, Harvard University, 1930. Doctor of Medicine, Columbia University, 1934. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1940.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Washington University, St. Louis, 1974. Doctor of Science (honorary), College Medicine & Dentistry New Jersey, 1976. Doctor of Science (honorary), Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology, 1979.
Intern 3d medical division Bellevue Hospital, New York City, 1934-1937. Instructor, assistant professor biochemistry Columbia University College Physicians and Surgeons, 1940-1947. Associate in medicine Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, 1947-1949.
Assistant professor biological chemistry Harvard University Medical School, 1947-1948. Chief division nutrition and physiology New York City Public Health Research Institute, 1948-1954. Associate director in charge research National Institute Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 1954-1962.
Dean Rutgers Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1962-1970. Director National Institute General Medical Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, 1970-1974. Deputy director for science National Institutes of Health, 1974-1979, senior science advisory to director, 1979-1986, emeritus deputy director for science, 1986-1990.
Member subcommittee liver diseases National Research Council, 1948-1949, panel intermediary metabolism, committee on growth, 1948-1952, chairman panel, 1950, member executive board division medical science, 1965-1969. Consultant Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 1948-1953. Chairman research committee New York Diabetes Association, 1951-1952.
Consultant, member study committee National Institutes of Health, 1952-1953. Member advisory committee health research facilities and resources. Member advisory council department biology Princeton University.
Chairman national advisory committee Oklahoma Foundation Medical Research, 1966. Chairman national science advisory committee Roche Institute Molecular Biology, 1966-1970.
Trustee New Jersey Mental Health Research and Development Board. Board directors Foundation for Advanced Education in Sciences, president, 1973. Member visiting committee Oklahoma City Campus, University Oklahoma.
Board visitors Graduate School Public Health, University Pittsburgh. Member National Academy of Sciences (council 1976-1979), American Association for the Advancement of Science (chairman section on medicine and vice president 1962), American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Chemical Society, American Society Biological Chemists, New York Academy of Sciences, Harvey Society, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine (president 1977-1979), Washington Academy Medicine, Medical Society New Jersey, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Marjorie Roloff, February 7, 1941 (deceased 1983). Children: Gail, Nancy, Mary Stetten Carson, George. Married Jane Klein Lazarow, August 5, 1984.
Stepchildren: Normand H. Lazarow, Paul B. Lazarow.