Jacob Frederick Woessner

Background

Woessner,, Jacob Frederick was born on May 8, 1928 in Pittsburgh. Son of Jacob Frederick and Margaret Edith (Mueller) Woessner.

Education

Bachelor in Biology and Chemistry, Valparaiso University, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1955. Postgraduate, University Michigan, 1956.

Career

Research assistant Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1953-1955. Investigator Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Miami, Florida, 1956-1970. Assistant professor biochemistry University Miami School Medicine, 1956—1963, associate professor, 1963-1972, professor, 1972—2002, professor medicine, 1980—2002, professor emeritus, since 2002.

Membership

Fellow Gerontological Society. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, American Society Biological Chemistry and Molecular Biology, Bio-chemical Society, Society for Study Reproduction, Arthritis Foundation, International Society for Matrix Biology, Sigma Xi (national lecturer 1995-1997).

Interests

• Archaeology.

Connections

Married Nina Mae Butler, June 13, 1953. Children: Jeffrey Paul, Katharine Margaret.

Father:

Jacob Frederick Woessner,

Mother:

Margaret Edith (Mueller) Woessner,

Spouse:

Nina Mae Butler

child:

Jeffrey Paul Woessner,

child:

Katharine Margaret Woessner,