Background
Chambers, Donald Arthur was born on September 24, 1936 in New York City.
Biochemistry and molecular medicine educator
Chambers, Donald Arthur was born on September 24, 1936 in New York City.
AB, Columbia University, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1972.
Research biochemist department surgery, Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1961-1966;
research fellow in hematology department surgery, Harvard Medical School/Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, 1967-1968;
faculty fellow in chemical biology, Columbia University, New York City, 1969-1971;
assistant research biochemist Center for Medical Genetics Department Medicine, University of California Medical Center, San Francisco, 1972-1974;
lecturer in biochemistry and biophysics Department Biochemistry, University of California Medical Center, San Francisco, 1972-1974;
assistant professor molecular biology and biochemistry, University of California Medical Center, San Francisco, 1974-1975;
assistant professor biological chemistry and dermatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1975-1979;
associate professor biological chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1979;
professor molecular biology, University of Illinois, Chicago, since 1979;
professor biological chemistry, University of Illinois, Chicago, since 1980;
research professor dermatology, University of Illinois, Chicago, since 1981;
professor biological psychiatry, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1996. Associate member Dental Research Institute University of Michigan, 1978-1979, adjunct research investigator Department Biological Chemistry, since 1979. Director Center for Molecular Biology ofOral Disease, University of Illinois, Chicago, since 1979, interim head department biochemistry, 1985, head department biochemistry, since 1986.
Visiting scholar Green College, University of Oxford, 1989-1993, honorary visiting fellow, since 1993. Fellow Honors College, since 1985, Phi Kappa Phi lecturer, 1991. Member of national action committee American Association Dental Research, since 1981.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association Medical Colleges, American Association Immunology, American Chemical Society, American Federation Clinical Research, American Society Biological Chemistry, American Society Cell Biology, American Society Microbiology, International Association Dental Research (committee on research progress 1982-1985, chairman 1984-1985, chairman graduate training forum committee experimental pathology section 1983), Association Department Chairman Biological Chemistry, Chicago Association Immunologists, New York Academy of Sciences (organizer meeting The Double Helix, 40 Years 1993), Royal Society Medicine, Society Investigative Dermatology, Oxford Medical Alumni Association (North America representative since 2000), Green College Oxford Society (North America representative since 2000), Athenaeum Club London, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi (NIDCR 1998, special emphisii panel), Sigma Xi (president-elect 2000, president 2001), Oxford Medical Alumni (North America Secretary since 2001).