Background
Wills, James Henry was born on August 7, 1912 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of James Henry and Sarah Macy (Baughman) Wills.
Wills, James Henry was born on August 7, 1912 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of James Henry and Sarah Macy (Baughman) Wills.
Bachelor of Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1934. Master of Science, Medical College Virginia, 1936. Doctor of Philosophy, University Rochester, 1941.
Associate in pharmacology University Rochester, New York, 1941—1946. Assistant professor pharmacology University Tennessee, Memphis, 1946—1947. Assistant chief pharmacology branch to chief physiology division Chemical Corps Medical Laboratory, Army Chemical Center, Maryland, 1947—1965.
Professor pharmacology Albany Medical College, New York, 1965—1975. Senior reviewer division criteria documentation & standards development National Institute Occupational Safety & Health, Rockville, Maryland, 1975—1980. Visiting professor Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, 1980—1988.
Member toxicology subcommittee Food & Nutrition Board, National Research Council, Washington, 1952—1970. Executive secretary New York State Pesticide Control Board, Albany, 1965—1970. Member toxicology study section Division Research Grants, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, 1968—1972.
Member medical advisory committee American Institute Biological Sciences, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, 1972—1975. Member hazardous materials advisory committee Environmental Protection Agency, 1975—1976. Member advisory committee Armed Forces Epidemiology Board on Exposure to Organophosphorus Pesticides, 1975—1976, Department Army on Safety of Operations at Dugway Proving Ground & Edgewood Arsenal, 1976—1978, secretary of Department of Health on safety of herbicides eradication of marijuana, Rockville, Maryland, 1978—1980.
Safety of removal of lethal munitions Rocky Mountain Arsenal to Toele, Utah, 1979—1980.
Member editorial board Journal Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. Fellow: New York Academy of Sciences, American Chemical Society. Member: American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry, Society Toxicology, American Society Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics, Society Experimental Biology & Medicine, American Physiological Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Ruth Elizabeth Cass, June 12, 1948.