James Merritt Downey

Background

Downey, James Merritt was born on November 1, 1944 in Wabash, Indiana, United States. Son of Richard Merritt Downey and Janet M. Hebson.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Manchester (Indiana) College, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1971.

Career

Research fellow Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, 1970-1972; assistant professor, U. South Florida, Tampa, 1972-1975; associate professor, U. South Alabama, Mobile, 1975-1980; professor, U. South Alabama, Mobile, since 1980; honorary senior lecturer Medical School, St. Thomas Hospital, London, since 1988. Member study section National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1990-1994.

Achievements

• James Merritt Downey has been listed as a noteworthy Physiology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Physiological Society (cardiovascular section). Member International Society for Heart Research (governance committee since 1989).

Connections

Married Patty A. Froebe, June 18, 1967 (divorced 1979). Married Yukiko Hayashi, August, 1987. Children: Michael Merritt, Douglas Merritt.

Father:

Richard Merritt Downey Hebson

Mother:

Janet M. Hebson

Spouse:

Patty A. Froebe

Spouse:

Yukiko Hayashi

child:

Michael Merritt Downey

child:

Douglas Merritt Downey