Background
Shneour, Elie Alexis was born on December 11, 1925 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. Came to the United States, 1941, naturalized, 1944. Son of Zalman and Salomea (Landau) Shneour.
biophysicist historian researcher
Shneour, Elie Alexis was born on December 11, 1925 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. Came to the United States, 1941, naturalized, 1944. Son of Zalman and Salomea (Landau) Shneour.
Bachelor, Columbia University, 1947. Doctor of Science (honorary), Bard College, 1969. Master of Arts, University California, Berkeley, 1955.
Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Los Angeles, 1958.
Teacher and research fellow, University of California, Berkeley, 1953-1955;
American Heart Association research fellow, University of California, Berkeley, 1958-1962;
teaching and research fellow, University of California, Los Angeles, 1958;
research fellow, National Cancer Institute, 1956-1957;
American Heart Association research fellow, New York University, 1958-1959;
research associate genetics, Stanford University, 1962-1965;
associate professor biology and Neuroscience, U. Utah, 1965-1969;
research neurochemist, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California, 1969-1971. Director research Calbiochem., 1971-1975. President Biosystems Institutions, Inc., since 1975.
Director Biosystems Research Institute, since 1979. Member Executive Committee National Academy Science.Study Group on Biology and the Exploration of Mars, 1964. Chairman Western Regional county Research in Basic Bioscis. for Manned Orbiting Missions, American Institute Biological Sciences, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1966-1969.
Fellow Committee Science Investigation Claims of Paranormal, since 1996.
Chairman citizens advisory county San Diego Public Schools, 1971-1972. Member of advisory county Cousteau Society, 1977-1998. Board directors American-Ukraine Trade Council, 1991-1996, Lunar Power System Coalition, since 1993, Transinnova S.A. France, since 1990.
Chairman science advisory board County of San Diego, since 1995. With United States Army, 1944-1945. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science (chairman Southern California Skeptics society Pacific division 1988-1990), American Chemical Society, New York Academy Sciences, American Institute Biological Sciences, American Society.for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (chairman science advisors program 1973-1975, member commission on public policy 1974-1976, congressional liaison since 1992), Am.Soc.
Neurochemistry (member county 1971-1973), Society Neurosci., International Society Neurochemistry, United States Chamber of Commerce (board directors since 1993), La Jolla Chamber Music Society (board directors 1994-1997), International Council for Global Health Progress (North America advisory board since 1996), Sigma Xi, Phi Sigma.
Married Polly H. Henderson, September 7, 1990. Children from previous marriage: Mark Zalman, Alan Brewster.