Background
Jenden, Donald James was born on September 1, 1926 in Horsham, Sussex, England. Son of William Herbert and Kathleen Mary (Harris) Jenden. came to the United States, 1950, naturalized, 1958.
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Donald James Jenden, British Pharmacologist, educator. United States Public Health Service Postdoctoral fellow, 1951-1953, National Science Foundation Senior Postdoctoral fellow; honorary.research associate University College, London, 1961-1962; Fulbright Short-Term Senior Scholar award, Australia, 1983; recipient University Gold medal U. London, 1950.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Physiology with 1st class honours, Kings College London, 1947; Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Science with honours, U. London, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Chemistry (honorary), University Uppsala, Sweden, 1980.
Career
Demonstrator pharmacology, U. London, 1948-1949; lecturer pharmacology, University of California-San Francisco, 1950-1951; assistant professor pharmacology, University of California-San Francisco, 1952-1953; member of faculty, University of California at Los Angeles, 1953; associate professor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1956-1960; professor pharmacology, University of California at Los Angeles, since 1960; professor pharmacology and biomathematics, University of California at Los Angeles, since 1967; department chairman pharmacology, University of California at Los Angeles, 1968-1989. Wellcome visiting professor U. Alabama, Birmingham, 1984. Member brain research institute University of California at Los Angeles, since 1961.
Achievements
Membership
Served to lieutenant commander Medical Corps, United States Naval Reserve, 1954-1958. Fellow American College Neuropsychopharmacology, West Coast College Biological Psychology (charter). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, American Physiological Society, Physiological Society (London), Society Neurosci., Am.Chem.
Society, Western Pharmacology Society (president 1970), Association for Medical School Pharmacology, American Society Neurochemistry, International Union Pharmacology.
Connections
Married Jean Ickeringill, November 18, 1950. Children: Tricia Jenden Billes, Peter Donald, Beverly Jean Jenden Riedlinger.
