Background
CONN, Jerome was born on September 24, 1907 in New York, United States. Son of Joseph H. Conn and Dora Kobrin.
CONN, Jerome was born on September 24, 1907 in New York, United States. Son of Joseph H. Conn and Dora Kobrin.
Student, Rutgers University, 1928. Doctor of Science, Rutgers University, 1964. Doctor of Medicine, University Michigan, 1932.
Intern University Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1932-1933, assistant resident, 1933-1934, instructor medicine, 1935-1938, assistant professor medicine, 1938-1944, associate professor, 1944-1950, professor internal medicine, 1950-1968, distinguished professor internal medicine, 1968-1973, professor, director department metabolism and endocrinology, also metabolism research unit, 1943-1973, professor emeritus, 1973-1994. Distinguished physician VA, 1973-1976. Consultant to surgeon general United States Army, 1945-1954, surgeon general United States Public Health Service, 1947-1958.
Holder numerous named lectureships, including Banting Memorial lecturer American Diabetes Association, 1958. Russell lecturer University Michigan, 1961, Gordon Wilson lecturer American Clinical and Climatological Association, 1962, Lawson lecturer Royal College Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, 1964, Phillips lecturer American College of Physicians, 1965, Joslin Memorial lecturer New England Diabetes Association, 1965, Harvey lecturer, New York City, 1967, Ramon Guiteras lecturer American Urological Association, 1967, Ricketts lecturer University Chicago, 1967, Loeb lecturer St. Louis University, 1970. Member committee on metabolism in trauma United States Army Department Research and Development, 1953-1961.
Drug research board division medical science National Academy of Sciences National Research Council, 1963-1964. Member expert advisory panel on chronic degenerative disease World Health Organization, 1964-1994. Member board science directors Center Research Diseases of Heart.
Contributor to books, journals in field of metabolism and endocrinology.
Member American College of Physicians (master), Australian Computer Society (honorary), American Society Clinical Investigation (council 1949-1952), Central Society Clinical Research (vice president 1953, president 1954), American Institute Nutrition, American Diabetes Association (president 1962, chairman committee research 1964-1971), National Academy of Sciences, Institute Medicine (charter, Medical Center Alumni award 1987), Association American Physicians, Endocrine Society, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha, Phi Kappa Phi. Honorary member National Academy Medicine Argentina, Endocrine Society Columbia, Peruvian Society Cardiology, Peruvian Society Angiology, Medical Society Santiago.
Tennis, squash, fishing, writing.
Married Elizabeth Stern, June 17, 1932. Children: Phyllis, J. William.