Background
Uhr, Jonathan William was born on September 8, 1927 in New York City. Son of Jacques Stanley Uhr and Mary Wetsman.
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Jonathan William Uhr
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Jonathan William Uhr, American Immunologist, educator, researcher. Diplomate American Board Internal Medicine. Recipient Newcomb Cleveland prize American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1963, Squibb award InfectiousDiseases Society American, 1971, NAS award, 1984, Faculty medal Medical School Montpellier, France, 1984; Commonwealth fellow Walter and Eliza Hall Institute Medical Research, 1961-1962.
Education
AB, Cornell Univercity, 1948; Doctor of Medicine, New York University, 1952.
Career
Dazian fellow department microbiology, New York University Medical Center, 1955-1956;
chief resident in medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, 1956-1957;
instructor department microbiology, New York University School Medicine, 1957-1958;
assistant professor medicine, New York University School Medicine, 1958-1962;
associate professor, New York University School Medicine, 1962-1968;
professor, New York University School Medicine, 1968-1972;
professor department microbiology, University Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, since 1972. Director Irvington House Institute for Rheumatic Fever and Allied Diseases, New York City, 1962-1972. Visiting professor microbiology Yale University, 1970-1972.
Associate attending physician University Hospital, New York City, 1963-1972. Associate visiting physician Bellevue Hospital, New York City, 1959-1972. Consultant internal medicine Manhattan Veterinary's Hospital, 1964-1974.
Achievements
Membership
With United States Navy, 1945-1946. Member American Association Immunologists (president since 1989), American Association Pathologists, American Society Clinical Investigation, Transplantation Society, Association American Physicians.
Connections
Married Roberta Joy Klibanoff (divorced). Children: Jacqueline, Sarita.
