Background
Keirns, James Jeffrey was born on July 1, 1947 in New Haven. Son of Marvin Myrl and Nancy Esther (Davis) Keirns.
biochemist pharmaceutical company executive
Keirns, James Jeffrey was born on July 1, 1947 in New Haven. Son of Marvin Myrl and Nancy Esther (Davis) Keirns.
Bachelor cum laude, Rice University, 1968. Master in Philosophy, Yale University, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1972.
Postdoctoral fellow, Yale School Medicine, New Haven, 1972-1974; senior research biochemist, Lederle laboratories, Pearl River, New York, 1975-1977; project leader, Lederle laboratories, Pearl River, New York, 1977-1978; acting department head, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceutical, Ridgefield, Connecticut, 1979-1980; department head, director, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceutical, Ridgefield, Connecticut, since 1980. Adjunct Professor Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1985.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, Health Physics Society, American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, American Association Pharmaceutical Scientists, New York Academy of Sciences.
Married Mary Hope Hull, January 3, 1967 (divorced December 1982). Children: Mary Elizabeth, Carla Christine, Katherine Mae. Married Eun Chung Park, September 7, 1985.