Background
Koren, Hillel Simon was born on January 13, 1943 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Arrived in United States of America, 1971, naturalized. Son of Avigdor Victor Koren-Kornmehl and Hannah Rachel Koren-Spisbach.
Koren, Hillel Simon was born on January 13, 1943 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Arrived in United States of America, 1971, naturalized. Son of Avigdor Victor Koren-Kornmehl and Hannah Rachel Koren-Spisbach.
Master of Science, University Tel Aviv, 1964. Master of Science, University Tel Aviv, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy, Max-Planck Institute & University Freiburg, Germany, 1971.
Research associate University California, Berkeley, 1971—1973. Fogarty fellow National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 1973—1975. Associate professor Duke Medical School, Durham, North Carolina, 1975—1984.
Health scientist United States Environmental Protection Agency, Chapel Hill, since 1984. Research professor Institute Environment, University North Carolina, since 2001. Adjunct professor immunology Duke University.
Board trustees Fraunhofer Institute Toxicology and Experimental Medicine, Hannover, Germany. Advisor World Health Organization International Program on Chemical Safety, International Inhalation Symposia. Active National Asthma Education and Prevention Program, Department of Health and Human Services Healthy People 2000 Report, National Research Agenda Occupational Asthma and Chronic Lung Disease.
Member President Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children Workgroup on Asthma. Co-principal investigator University North Carolina Ecology Infectious Disease Program. Invited speaker in field.
With Israeli Defense Forces, 1965-1968.
Secretary, board of directors Jewish Federation, North Carolina, 2005—2007, Israel task force, since 2008, co-chair community relations council, since 2008. Member of International Association Ecology and Health, International Society Environmental Medicine, American Thoracic Society, European Society Immunology.
Married Charlotte Susan Agid. Children: Ben Victor, Dave Joseph, Mike Doron.