Background
Salem, Harry was born on March 21, 1929 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Son of Oscar and Bessie (Pierce) Salem. came to the United States, 1959.
educator Pharmacologist Toxicologist
Salem, Harry was born on March 21, 1929 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Son of Oscar and Bessie (Pierce) Salem. came to the United States, 1959.
Bachelor, U. Western Ontario, London, 1950; Bachelor of Science, University of Michigan, 1953; Master of Arts, U. Toronto, Canada, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Toronto, Canada, 1958.
Pharmacologist, Air Shields, Inc., Philadelphia, 1959-1962;
senior pharmacologist, Smith Kline & French, Philadelphia, 1962-1965;
director respiratory research laboratories, National Drug Company, Philadelphia, 1965-1970;
director pharmacolgy and toxicology, Cooper laboratories, Cedar Knolls, New Jersey, 1970-1977;
president, chief toxicology, Cannon laboratories, Reading, Pennsylvania, 1977-1980;
president, chief Executive officer, ToxiGenics, Inc., Decatur, Illinois, 1980-1984;
chief toxicology division, Chemical Research and Development and Engineering Center United States Army, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland., 1984-1993;
director research Chemical Research, Development, and Engineering Center, United States Army, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland., 1989-1990;
chief Toxicology Division, 1990-1993;
chief, Life Sciences Department, 1993-1994;
chief scientist, Edgewood Research Development and Engineering Center, since 1994. Associate professor environmental health Temple University, Philadelphia, since 1965. Associate professor pharmacology University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1975-1983.
Adjunct Professor Drexel U., since 1992. Consultant Medical Documentation Center College Physicians, Philadelphia, 1968-1980, Franklin Research Center, Philadelphia, 1978-1980.
Curriculum advising committee Harford Community College, Bel Air, Maryland. Fellow American College Clinical Pharmacology, Academy Toxicol. Sciences, New York Academy.Scis.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, ACGHIC, American Society Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, American Chemical Society, American Society Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, American College Toxicology (charter), Association Government Toxicologists (president 1988-1989), Society Toxicology (chairman technical committee certified appreciation 1990), International Regulatory Pharmacology and Toxicology, European Society, Internat.Soc. Toxicology, Society Comparative Ophthalmology, National Capital Area Society Toxicology (president 1995-1996), Sigma Xi (president 1993-1994).
Married Florence Rosenbaum, June 30, 1957. 1 child, Jerome Sheldon.