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Meezan, Elias was born on March 5, 1942 in New York City. Son of Maurice and Rachel Meezan.
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Elias Meezan
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Elias Meezan, American Pharmacologist, educator. Isolated retinal microvasculature; developer method for isolating ultrastructurally and chemically intact basement membranes. Helen Hay Whitney postdoctoral fellow, 1966-1969; recipient National Institutes of Health Research Career Development award, 1977-1979.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, City College of New York, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, Duke U., 1966.
Career
Assistant professor physiology and pharmacology, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1969-1970; assistant professor pharmacology, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1970-1975; associate professor, U. Arizona, 1975-1979; professor, department chairman pharmacology, U. Alabama, Birmingham, 1979-1989; professor, director Metabolic Diseases Research Laboratory, U. Alabama, Birmingham, 1989-1993; professor department pharmacology, U. Alabama, Birmingham, since 1993.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Society Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, American Society Biological Chemistry, American Association of University Professors, American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Academy Science, Association Medical Sch.Pharmacology.
Connections
Married Elisabeth Gascard, May 14, 1967. Children: David, Nathan, Joshua.
