Background
DIXON, Frank was born on March 9, 1920 in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. Son of Frank James and Rose Augusta (nee Kuhfeld) Dixon.
DIXON, Frank was born on March 9, 1920 in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. Son of Frank James and Rose Augusta (nee Kuhfeld) Dixon.
Bachelor of Science, University Minnesota, 1941. Bachelor of Medicine, University Minnesota, 1943. Doctor of Medicine, University Minnesota, 1944.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Medical College Ohio, 1983. Doctor of Science (honorary), Washington University, 1992.
Intern United States Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Illinois, 1943-1944. Research assistant department pathology Harvard University, 1946-1948. Instructor department pathology Washington University, 1948-1950, assistant professor, 1950-1951.
Professor, chairman department pathology University Pittsburgh Medical School, 1951-1960. Chairman department experimental pathology Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, La Jolla, California, 1961-1974, chairman biomedical research departments, 1970-1974, director research institute, 1974-1986, director emeritus, 1987—2008. Research associate department biology University California, San Diego, 1961-1964, professor in residence department biology, 1965-1968, adjunct professor department pathology, 1968-1996.
Science advisor National Institutes of Health, National Foundation, Helen Hay Whitney Foundation, St. Jude's Medical Center, Christ Hospital Institute, Cincinnati. Member expert advisory panel on immunology World Health Organization. Science advisory board National Kidney Foundation.
Pahlavi lecturer Ministry of Science and Higher Technology, Iran, 1976: member advisory committee Lupus Research Institute, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Harold C. Simmons Arthritis Research Center, Irvington House Institute. Board directors La Jolla Institute Allergy and Immunology, 1996-2005.
Editor: Advances in Immunology. Member editorial board Excerpta Medica, Journal Experimental Medicine, American Journal Pathology, Cellular Immunology, Kidney Hospital Practice, Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, Journal Experimental Clinical Cancer Research, Springer Seminars in Immunopathology, Immunological Revs. Contributor articles to professional journals.
Served with Medical Corps United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Fellow American College Allergists, American Academy Allergy, Royal College Pathologists (honorary). Member National Academy of Sciences, New York Academy of Sciences Western Association Physicians, Western Society Clinical Research, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, Transplantation Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Clinical Investigation, American Academy Allergists, Interurban Pathological Society, Harvey Society (lecturer 1962), American Society Experimental Pathology (president 1966), American Association Immunologists (president 1972), American Association for Cancer Research, Association American Physicians, American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Heart Association, Council on the Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease, Federation American Scientists, International Academy Pathology, United States Academy Pathologists, Canada Academy Pathologists, Scandinavian Society for Immunology (honorary), Japanese Nephrology Society (honorary), Sigma Xi, Nu Sigma Nu, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Marion Edwards, March 14, 1946. Children: Janet Wynne, Frank, Michael.