John Boris Schenkman

Background

Schenkman, John Boris was born on February 10, 1936 in New York City. Son of Abraham and Theresa (Moses) Schenkman.

Education

Bachelor in Chemistry, Brooklyn College, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, State University of New York Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, 1964.

Career

Postdoctoral fellow, University of Pennsylvania Johnson Foundation, Philadelphia, 1964-1967; postdoctoral fellow, Institute Protein Research Osaka U., Japan, 1967-1968; postdoctoral fellow, Institute Toxicology Tübingen U., Federal Republic Germany, 1968; assistant professor, Yale University School Medicine, New Haven, 1968-1971; associate professor, Yale University School Medicine, New Haven, 1971-1978; professor, department head, U. Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, 1978-1987; professor, U. Connecticut, Farmington, since 1987; director graduate program cellular and molecular pharmacology, U. Connecticut, Farmington, since 1995.

Achievements

• John Boris Schenkman has been listed as a noteworthy Pharmacologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served as sergeant United States Army, 1953-1955. Member American Society Biochemists and Molecular Biologists, AM. Society Pharmacology Experimental Therapeutics, British Biochemistry Society, Society Toxicology, American Medical School Pharmacologists (councilor 1987-1988).

Interests

• Avocations: fishing, botany, wine making.

Connections

Married Deanna Owen, June 5, 1960. Children: Jeffrey Alan, Laura Ruth.

Father:

Abraham Schenkman

Mother:

Theresa (Moses) Schenkman

Spouse:

Deanna Owen

child:

Laura Ruth Schenkman

child:

Jeffrey Alan Schenkman