Background
SHANNON, James was born on August 9, 1904 in Hollis, New York, United States. Son of James A. Shannon and Anna Margison Shannon.
SHANNON, James was born on August 9, 1904 in Hollis, New York, United States. Son of James A. Shannon and Anna Margison Shannon.
AB, Holy Cross College, Massachusetts, 1925. Honorary Doctor of Science, Holy Cross College, Massachusetts, 1952. Doctor of Medicine, New York University, 1929.
Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1935. Honorary Doctor of Science, New York University, 1965. Doctor of Hebrew Literature (honorary), Albert Einstein College Medicine, 1962.
Honorary Doctor of Laws, University California, Berkeley, 1968. Honorary Doctor of Laws, Yale University, 1968. Doctor of Science, Emory University, 1970.
Doctor of Science, Harvard University, 1972. Recipient over 25 other honorary degrees from United States, foreign institutions, 1975.
Intern Bellevue Hospital, New York City, 1929-1931. Assistant department physiology New York University College Medicine, 1931-1932, instructor, 1932-1935, assistant professor, 1935-1940, assistant professor department medicine, 1941, associate professor, 1941-1946. Director research service New York University medical division Goldwater Memorial Hospital, 1941-1946.
Director Squibb & Sons, Squibb Institute Medical Research, 1946-1949. Associate director in charge research National Heart Institute, 1949-1952. Associate director National Institutes of Health, 1952-1955, director, 1955-1968.
Scholar-in-residence National Library Medicine, 1975-1980. Professor biomedical science, special adviser to president Rockefeller University, New York City, 1970-1975, adjunct professor, 1975-1994. Scholar in human biology Eleanor Roosevelt Institute for Cancer Research, 1977-1994.
Consultant tropical diseases to secretary war, 1943-1946. Special consultant surgeon general United States Public Health Service, 1946-1949, assistant surgical general, 1952-1968. Member Board for Coordination Malarial Studies, chairman clinical panel, 1943-1946.
Member subcommittee on shock National Research Council, 1952-1956, National Research Council executive committee, member-at-large, 1954-1955, United States Public Health Service representative, 1955-1963. Chairman panel on malaria Division Medical Sciences, 1951-1956. Member United States national committee International Union Physiological Sciences, 1955-1962.
Member expert advisory panel on malaria World Health Organization, 1956-1966, founding member advisory committee on medical research, 1959-1963. Founding member advisory committee on medical research Pan American Health Organization, 1962-1966. Consultant medical affairs Agency for International Development, 1963-1968.
Consultant President's Science Advisory Committee, 1959-1965. Department of Health representative and vice-chairman standing committee Federal Council of Scientific and Technology, 1960-1968. Holder numerous endowed lectureships, various university and science associations, 1945-1994.
Member selection committee Rockefeller Public Service awards Princeton University, 1969-1973. Member award selection committees numerous organizations and foundations. Member New York City Board Health, 1970-1971.
General consultant biomedical science Merck, Sharpe and Dohme, 1968-1976. Advisory university support program in biomedical science Richard Joshua Reynolds Industries Inc., 1978-1985.
Fellow American Public Health Association, American Association Hospital Administrators (honorary). Member American Society Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, American Physiological Society, American Society Clinical Investigation, American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Society, Royal Society Physicians London, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, Harvey Society, Association American Physicians, American Association for the Advancement of Science (Philip Hauge Abelson prize 1986), National Academy of Sciences (Public Service award 1964, member board on medicine 1967-1970, academic council 1970-1973, executive committee 1970-1973), Institute of Medicine (founding member 1970), National Academy Public Administration, American Dental Association (honorary), American Hospital Association (honorary), Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha. Clubs: Cosmos.
married Alice Waterhouse, June 24, 1933. Children: Alice, James Anthony.