Background
Serres, Frederick Joseph de was born on September 24, 1929 in Dobbs Ferry, New York, United States. Son of Frederick J. and Helen Marie (Henshaw) de Serres.
Serres, Frederick Joseph de was born on September 24, 1929 in Dobbs Ferry, New York, United States. Son of Frederick J. and Helen Marie (Henshaw) de Serres.
Bachelor of Science in Biology, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, 1951. Master of Science in Botany, Yale University, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1955.
Doctorate (honoris causa), Catholic University of Louvain, 1987.
Research associate biology division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1955-1957;
senior staff biologist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1957-1972;
experimenters representative, National Aeronautics and Space Administration biosatellite program, 1964-1968;
coordinator environmental mutagenesis program, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1969-1972;
lecturer, U. Tennessee, 1971-1973;
Adjunct Professor department pathology, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1973-1990;
chief environmental mutagenesis branch, National Institute Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 1972-1976;
associate director genetics, National Institute Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 1976-1986;
guest researcher, National Institute Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 1994-1998;
research director Center for Life Sciences and Toxicology, Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 1986-1993;
principal science, Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 1993-1994;
guest researcher National Toxicology program, National Institute Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, since 1994;
senior consultant, Technology Planning & Management Corporation, 1996-1997;
program manager, Technology Planning & Management Corporation, 1998. United States coordinator biological and genetic consequences project United States-Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Environmental Protection Agreement, 1972-1978. Chairman panel mutagenesis and carcinogenesis United States-Japan Cooperative Medical Science Program, 1972-1987.
Chairman subcom.environ. mutagenesis, commission to coordinate toxicology and related programs Department Health and Human Services, 1972-1985. Member commission on assessment nitrate accumulation in environmental, division biology and agriculture National Academy Sciences/National Research Council, 1970-1972. Member committee chemical toxicity and aging, commission on life science National Research Council, 1986-1987.
Consultant in government, chairman workshops on environmental pollutants and mutagenesis, 1961-1986. Visiting professor U. Zagazig, Egypt, Ain-Shams U., Cairo, 1982, Case Western Reserve U., 1983.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Genetic Society of America (representative to National Research Council 1970-1973), International Association Environmental Mutagen Societies (vice president 1985-1989), Radiation Research Society, American Society Cancer Research, Environmental Mutagen Society (council 1969-1972, vice president, 1972-1973, president 1973-1976, editor newsletter 1969-1972, annual award 1979, contributing editor journal 1979), International Commission Protection Against Environmental Mutagens and Carcinogensis (vice-chairman 1976-1984, commission 1985-1989), Environmental Mutagen Society (president 1991-1993), European Environmental Mutagen Society, Japanese Environmental Mutagen Society, Alpha-1 National Association (board directors 1998-2000), Alpha One Foundation (medical and science advisory committee 1999-2002, board directors 1999-2004).
Married Christine Marie Covone, September 18, 1954. Children: Mark, John, Paul, David, Jonathan, Lianne.