Background
Barrett, James Edward was born on August 9, 1942 in Camden, New Jersey, United States. Son of Thomas T. and Ruth E. (Taylor) Barrett.
Barrett, James Edward was born on August 9, 1942 in Camden, New Jersey, United States. Son of Thomas T. and Ruth E. (Taylor) Barrett.
Bachelor of Science, University Maryland, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, Pennsylvania State University, 1971.
Research assistant National Institute of Mental Health, 1966-1968. Professor University Maryland, College Park, 1972-1979, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Maryland, 1980-1991. Scientist Eli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, 1991-1992.
Department head Lederle Laboratories, Pearl River, New York, 1992-1994. Director Central Nervous System Research, 1994-1995. Assistant vice president Central Nervous System research Wyeth-Ayerst, Princeton, New Jersey, 1995—1998.
President, research & development Memory Pharmaceutical Corporation, Montvale, since 1998. Advisory board Northeast Regional Primate Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, since 1990, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, since 1989. Member National Institute on Drug Abuse IRG, Rockville, Maryland, 1989-1992.
Adjunct professor of behavioral biology in psychiatry Columbia University, since 1993.
With United States Army, 1960-1963. Member American College Neuropsychopharmacology, Society for Neurosci., Behavioral Pharmacology Society (president 1987-1989), American Society Pharmaceutical Experimental Therapeutics.
Married Maura Dean Bird, June 10, 1962. Children; Jennifer, Andrea, Stephanie.