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Poggenburg, John Kenneth was born on January 18, 1935 in New York City. Son of J. Kenneth and Elizabeth M. (Nicolais) Poggenburg.
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John Kenneth Poggenburg, American Biotechnologist. Served to Lieutenant United States Navy, 1956-1961. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Research Council (committee nuclear and radiochemistry 1992-1994), American Chemical Society (chairman East Tennessee section 1978, chairman San Diego section 1991), Society Nuclear Medicine, New York Academy Sciences, Sigma Xi.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Holy Cross College, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1956; Doctor of Philosophy in Nuclear Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, 1966.
Career
Member of staff, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1965-1973; group leader, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1973-1977; section head, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1977-1978; manager nuclear products, Medical Products division Union Carbide, Tuxedo, New York, 1978-1981; director research and development, Analytab Products Inc., Plainview, New York, 1981-1984; director radiopharms., Hybritech, Inc., San Diego, 1984-1994; vice president operations, Neoprobe Corporation, Dublin, Ohio., since 1994. Instructor chemistry U. Tennessee extension, Oak Ridge, 1968-1970.
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Served to Lieutenant United States Navy, 1956-1961. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Research Council (committee nuclear and radiochemistry 1992-1994), American Chemical Society (chairman East Tennessee section 1978, chairman San Diego section 1991), Society Nuclear Medicine, New York Academy Sciences, Sigma Xi.
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Married R. Sheila Clarke, August 3, 1963. Children: Clare, Joseph, Laura, Carola, David.
