Background
Ram, Jeffrey Lewis was born on September 25, 1945 in Newark, New Jersey, United States. Son of Joseph and Sylvia (Ertag) Ram.
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Jeffrey Lewis Ram
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Jeffrey Lewis Ram, American Physiology educator, researcher. Achievements include determining hormones and other chemicals that regulate reproduction in gastropods and bivalves; developing molecular methods for authenticating canned fish products; describing inhibitory effects of estrogens and anti-estrogens on vascular smooth muscle.
Education
Bachelor in Physics with honors, University of Pennsylvania, 1967; affiliated student, Cambridge (England) University, 1967-1968; Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, California Institute Technology, 1974.
Career
Postdoctoral research associate, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1974-1977; assistant professor physiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1977-1982; associate professor physiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1982-1993; visiting professor physiology, Technion, Haifa, Israel, 1984-1985; visiting researcher, Dalhousie U., Halifax, Nova Scoti, Canada, 1996; professor physiology, Wayne State University, since 1993. Investigator Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, 1975, consultant, 1981.
Achievements
Membership
Vice president Labor Zionist Alliance, Detroit, since 1994. Member American Physiological Society, International Society Invertebrate Reproduction (vice president since 1995), Society Integrative and Comparative Biology, International Association GreatLakes Research.
Connections
Married Michal Livni, August 16, 1977. Children: Sharon, Natalie, Tammy.
Awards
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Recipient research grants National Institutes of Health, Detroit, since 1979, National Science Foundation, Detroit, 1991-1992, 96-, Sea Grant, Detroit, 1991-1995, 96-.Recipient research grants National Institutes of Health, Detroit, since 1979, National Science Foundation, Detroit, 1991-1992, 96-, Sea Grant, Detroit, 1991-1995, 96-.