Background
Syverton, Jerome T. was born on March 29, 1907 in Courtenay, North Dakota, United States. Son of John and Thea (Nelson) Syverton.
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Jerome T. Syverton
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Bachelor of Arts, University of North Dakota, 1927, Bachelor of Science, 1928. Doctor of Medicine Harvard, 1931.
Career
Instructor in bacteriology, University North Dakota, 1928. Interne and assistant resident in medicine, Duke University Hospital, 1931-1932. Assistant pathology and bacteriology, Rockefeller Institute Medical Research, 1932-1934.
Visiting associate Professor pathology and bacteriology, Vanderbilt University, April-October, 1942. In str. bacteriology, University of Rochester School Medicine and Dentistry, 1934-1937, assistant professor, 1937-1939, associate professor, 1939-1947. Professor microbiology and head department, Louisiana State University, School Medicine, 1947-1948.
Professor and head of department of bacteriology University of Minnesota since 1948.
Membership
Member microbiology panel Office of Naval Research, 1946-1950. Member scientific advisory board consultants Armed Forces Institute Pathology, since 1960. Served in Medical Corps, United States Navy Reserve, 1941-1947.
Member American Medical Association, American Academy of Microbiology, also Society of America Bacteriologists, Society Clinical Investigation, Society Experimental Pathology, American Association Immunol. Clubs: Campus (University of Minnesota). Member editorial board Bacteriological Reviews, Cancer Research, Proceedings of Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine.
Connections
Married Mildred Sloulin, June 26, 1932. Children: Jane, Gail, Laurie.
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Religion
Presbyterian
Awards
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Recipient Lilly award for Research in Bacteriology and Immunology, 1938. Commonwealth Fund Award in Support of Creative Work, 1957. Diplomate National Board Medical Examiners.Recipient Lilly award for Research in Bacteriology and Immunology, 1938. Commonwealth Fund Award in Support of Creative Work, 1957. Diplomate National Board Medical Examiners.