John Bienenstock

Background

Bienenstock, John was born on October 6, 1936 in Budapest, Hungary. Son of Maurice and Anne (Horn) Bienenstock.

Education

He was educated at Street Paul"s School in London and studied medicine at King"s College London School of Medicine graduating with his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree in 1960.

Career

Fellow, Harvard University Medical School, Boston, 1964-1966; Buswell fellow, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1966-1968; assistant research professor medicine, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1967-1968; assistant professor medicine, McMaster U., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 1968-1974; associate dean research, McMaster U., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 1972-1978; professor medicine and pathology, McMaster U., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, since 1974; department chairman pathology, McMaster U., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 1978-1989; vice president health science, McMaster U., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 1989-1997; dean health science, McMaster U., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 1992-1997; university professor, McMaster U., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, since 1997. Founder AB Biological Supply Inc., 1977, Agritech Research Inc., 1980. D.W. Harrington lecturer State University of New York, Buffalo, 1986, Rayne visiting professor U. Western Australia, Perth, 1987.

Consultant World Health Organization, Geneva, since 1970. Also consultant various pharmaceutical companies.

Achievements

• John Bienenstock has been listed as a noteworthy Physician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Recent Advances in Mucosal Immunology: Part A: Cellular Interactions (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology)

    (Increasing interest in the immunology of mucosal surfaces...)

  • Mast Cell Differentiation and Heterogeneity

    (Book by Befus, A. Dean, Bienenstock, John)

  • Handbook of Mucosal Immunology

Membership

Chairman board Dundas Valley (Ontario) School Art, 1984-1986. Chairman, board directors Canada Red Cross Society. Chairman advising committee national blood services, 1985-1990.

Fellow Royal College of Physicians (Canada), Royal College of Physicians (London), Royal Society (Canada). Member Swiss Society Allergy and Immunology (honorary), Canada Society Immunology (president 1985-1987), Association American Physicians, American Society Clinical Investigation, American Thoracic Society, International Union Immunological Socs. (member county), Society Mucosal Immunology (president 1990-1992), College International Allergologicum (president 1998-2002).

Interests

• Avocation: painting.

Connections

Married Dody Sanders, November 24, 1961. Children: Jimson Andrew, Adam Sebastian, Robin Anne.

Father:

Maurice Bienenstock

Mother:

Anne (Horn) Bienenstock

Spouse:

Dody Sanders

child:

Adam Sebastian Bienenstock

child:

Jimson Andrew Bienenstock

child:

Robin Anne Bienenstock