Edward Joseph Masoro

Background

Masoro, Edward Joseph was born on December 28, 1924 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of Edward Joseph and Louise Elizabeth (DePaoli) Masoro.

Education

AB, University of California, Berkeley, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1950.

Career

Assistant professor physiology, Queen's U., Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 1950-1952; assistant professor, then associate professor, Tufts U. School Medicine, 1952-1962; research associate professor, then research professor physiology and biophysics, U. Washington, 1962-1964; professor physiology and biophysics, department chairman, Medical College Pennsylvania, 1964-1973; professor physiology, department chairman, University Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, 1973-1991; professor, University Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, 1991-1996; director, Aging Research and Education Center, 1992-1996; professor emeritus, since 1996. Consultant county basic science American Heart Association, 1965-1967. Chairman metabolic discussion group Federal American Society Experimental Biology, 1969-1973.

Member aging review committee National Institute on Aging, 1981-1984, Chairman of the Board science counselors, 1985-1989;chairman Gordon Conference on Biology of Aging, 1983. Member board science advisorsHuman Nutrition Institute, International Life Science Institute, 1989-1992. Member research committee American Federation Aging Research, since 1988.

Visiting professor U. Pisa, 1993. Wellcome visiting professor basic medical science, 1992-1993.

Achievements

• Edward Joseph Masoro has been listed as a noteworthy Physiology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Physiological chemistry of lipids in mammals
  • Physiological chemistry of lipids in mammals
  • Acid-base regulation; its physiology and pathophysiology by Edward J. Masoro and Paul D. Siegel
  • Acid-base Regulation: Its Physiology, Pathophysiology and the Interpretation of Blood-gas Analysis

Membership

Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (county since 1970), Gerontological Society American (chairman biological science sect.1978-1979, vice president 1978-1979, Kleemeir award 1990, president-elect 1992-1993, president 1994-1995). Member American Association of University Professors, American Physiological Society (chairman endocrinology and metabolism section 1981-1982), Society Experimental Biology and Medicine (county 1987-1991), American Society Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, New York Academy Sciences, Philadelphia Physiological Society (president 1966-1967).

Connections

Married Barbara Weikel, June 25, 1947.

Father:

Edward Joseph Masoro

Mother:

Louise Elizabeth (DePaoli) Masoro

Spouse:

Barbara Weikel