Background
Way, Edward Leong was born on July 10, 1916 in Watsonville, California, United States. Son of Leong Man and Lai Har (Shew) Way.
educator Pharmacologist Toxicologist
Way, Edward Leong was born on July 10, 1916 in Watsonville, California, United States. Son of Leong Man and Lai Har (Shew) Way.
Bachelor of Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1938; Master of Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1940; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, San Francisco, 1942.
Pharmaceutical chemist, Merck & Company, Rahway, New Jersey, 1942;
instructor pharmacology, George Washington University, 1943-1946;
assistant professor, George Washington University, 1946-1948;
assistant professor pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco, 1949-1952;
associate professor, University of California, 1952-1957;
professor, University of California, 1957-1987;
professor emeritus, University of California, since 1987;
department chairman pharmacology, University of California, 1973-1978. United States Public Health Service special research fellow U. Berne, Switzerland, 1955-1956, China Medical Board. Research fellow, visiting professor U. Hong Kong, 1962-1963.
Sterling Sullivan distinguished visiting professor martin Luther King U., 1982. Honorary professor pharmacology and neuroscience Guangzhou Medical College, 1987. Member of advisory committee Pharmaceutical Research Manufacturers Association Foundation, 1968-1998.
Member county American Bureau for Medical Advancement in China, 1982. Board directors Li Foundation, since 1970, president, 1985-1998, board of directors Haight Ashbury Free Clinics, 1986-1993. Tsumura professor neuropsychopharmacology medical school Gunma U., Maebashi, Japan, 1989-1990.
Senior stafffellow National Institute on Drug Abuse, 1990-1991. Researcher on drug metabolism, analgetics, development pharmacology, drug tolerance, drug dependenceand Chinese materia medica.
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Fellow American College Neuropsychopharmacology (life, emeritus), American College Clinical Pharmacology (honorary), College on Problems of Drug Dependence (executive committee 1978-1992, chairman board directors 1978-1982, Nathan B. Eddy award 1979, Mentorship award 2004). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Pharmacology, Experimental Therapeutics (board editors 1957-1965, president 1976-1977, Torald Sollman award 1992), Federation American Societies Experimental Biology (executive board 1975-1979, president 1977-1978), American Pharmaceutical Association (life, Research Achievement award 1962), American Medical Association, Society Aid and Rehabilitation Drug Addicts (Hong Kong, life), Western Pharmacology Society (president 1963-1964), Japanese Pharmaceutical Society (honorary), Council of Scientific Society President' (executive committee 1979-1984, treasurer 1980-1984), Chinese Pharmacology Society (honorary), Academia Sinica (academician), Leong Man Way Foundation (founder & president 1976-1978).
Married Madeline Li, August 11, 1944. Children: Eric, Linette.