Background
Sarett, Herbert Paul was born on February 5, 1916 in Brooklyn. Son of Max and Mary (Goodman) Saretsky.
Sarett, Herbert Paul was born on February 5, 1916 in Brooklyn. Son of Max and Mary (Goodman) Saretsky.
Bachelor of Science, Brooklyn College, 1936. Master of Science, Cornell University, 1937. Doctor of Philosophy, Duke University, 1942.
Instructor biochemistry medical school, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1942-1943;
associate professor, research associate, Oregon State College, Corvallis, 1943-1945;
research associate medical division, Chemical Warfare Svc., United States Army, Edgewood, Maryland., 1945;
assistant professor biochemistry, medicine, Tulane University Medical School, New Orleans, 1946-1950;
associate professor biochemistry, medicine, Tulane University Medical School, 1950-1951;
director nutrition & biochemistry research, Mead Johnson Research Center, Evansville, Indiana, 1951-1967;
vice president nutritional science, Mead Johnson Research Center, 1967-1971;
vice president nutritional science resources, Mead Johnson Research Center, 1971-1981;
consultant, Nutritional Sciences, Sarasota, Florida, since 1981. Technical advisor commission on nutrition American Academy Pediatrics, Evanston, Illinois,1961-1981, chairman 1971-1975. Committee food standards & fortification policy Food & Nutrition Board, NAS, Washington, 1970-1973.
United States delegate commission on foods for special dietary uses, Codex Alimentarius Commission, Bonn, Federal Republic of Germany, 1971-1981.
Technical advisor Meals on Wheels, Evansville, since 1970. Scientific advisor American Council on Science & Health, New York City, since 1981, participant World Health Organization/United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund Meeting on Infant & Young Child Feeding, Geneva, 1979, FoodTech & Nutrition for Closed Ecolocigal Life Support Systems, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, 1980. Fellow American Institute Nutrition (editorial board 1967-1972, industry liaison committee 1981-1985), American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Academy of Sciences.
Member American Society Clinical Nutrition, American Chemical Society (chairman Indiana-Kentucky section 1954-1956), American Society Biologic Chemists, American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Institute Food Technologists, Nutrition Society (British), Nutrition Today Society, Society for Experimental Bilogy and Medicine, Society for Inherited Metabolic Disorders, Society for Nutrition Education, Pan American Medical Association (Nutrition Council), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Helen Deborah Statsinger, December 26, 1948. Children: David Charles, Mark Edward, Joshua Daniel.