Background
Kasten, Frederick Heschel was born on March 7, 1927 in New York City. Son of Isaac and Anna (Goldblum) Kasten.
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Frederick Heschel Kasten
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Bachelor in Biology, U. Houston, 1950; Master of Science in Zoology, University Texas, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology, University Texas, 1954.
Career
Atomic energy commission predoctoral fellow, University Texas, 1951-1953; National Science Foundation predoctoral fellow, University Texas, 1953-1954; cancer research scientist, Roswell Park Memorial Institute, Buffalo, New York, 1954-1956; instructor biology, Agricultural and Mechanical College Texas, College Station, 1956; assistant professor biology, Agricultural and Mechanical College Texas, College Station, 1957-1961; National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow, Justus-Liebig U., Giessen, Federal Republic Germany, 1961-1962; research coordinator, director department ultrastructural cytochemistry, Pasadena (California) Foundation Medical Research, 1963-1970; assistant clinical professor pathology, Loma Linda (California) U. School Medicine, 1965-1967; associate clinical professor pathology, Loma Linda (California) U. School Medicine, 1968-1970; professor anatomy, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, since 1970. Adjunct assistant professor anatomy University of Southern California School Medicine, Los Angeles, 1963-1967, adjunct associate professor anatomy, 1968-1970. Lecturer numerous presentations.
Achievements
Membership
With United States Navy, 1945-1946. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Cell Biology (chairman local committee 1971), German Histochem. Society, Cancer Association Greater New Orleans (research grants committee), National Alliance for Mentally Ill, National Depressive & Manic-Depressive Association, American Association Anatomists, Biological Stain Commission (trustee since 1973, president 1986-1991), Tissue Culture Association (program committee 1970-1974, chairman Honor B. Fell division 1973-1975, chairman local committee 1977, 85, nominations committee 1978, publicity committee 1982, representative to Biological Stain Commission since 1989), Sigma Xi (Louisiana State University board directors 1987-1989).
Connections
Married Agnes Marie Garrison, February 2, 1949. Children: Frederick Lee, Stephen David Israel, Donald Jacob, GlennThomas.
Awards
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Named Distinguished Lecturer, Tulane University, 1977. National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow, 1962, NAS senior postdoctoral fellow, 1980, National Institutes of Health Fogarty senior international fellow, 1980).Named Distinguished Lecturer, Tulane University, 1977. National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow, 1962, NAS senior postdoctoral fellow, 1980, National Institutes of Health Fogarty senior international fellow, 1980).