Background
Litchfield, John Thomas was born on August 29, 1912 in Minneapolis. Son of John Thomas and Agnes A. (LeDuc) Litchfield.
Litchfield, John Thomas was born on August 29, 1912 in Minneapolis. Son of John Thomas and Agnes A. (LeDuc) Litchfield.
Bachelor of Science, University of Minnesota, 1935; Bachelor of Medicine, University of Minnesota, 1936; Doctor of Medicine, University of Minnesota, 1937.
Instructor department pharmacology and experimental therapeutics, Johns Hopkins Medical School, 1937-1943; assistant professor department pharmacology, University of Minnesota, 1943-1945; group leader, assistant director, then director pharmaceutical research chemotherapy division, Stamford Research laboratories, American Cyanamid Company, 1945-1954; director experimental therapeutics research section, Lederle laboratories division, 1955-1963; director research, Lederle laboratories division, 1963-1968; consultant, National Library Medicine and United States Department of Agriculture, 1969-1970; director extramural and clinical research, Bureau Drugs Food and Drug Administration, 1970-1971; medical associate, Kremers-Urban Company. Member Commision on Drug Safety. Consultant to council on drugs American Medical Association, National Library Medicine, United States Department of Agriculture.
Fellow New York Academy Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Society Toxicology, American Society Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, Canadian Association for Research in Toxicology, New York State Society Medical Research, Drug Information Association, Sigma Xi. M C.
Married Ann E. Sliwka, October 16, 1937. Children— John Thomas III, Barbara Annual.