Background
Irr, Joseph David was born on September 19, 1934 in Pittsburgh. Son of Joseph T. and Margaret C. (McDonald) Irr.
Irr, Joseph David was born on September 19, 1934 in Pittsburgh. Son of Joseph T. and Margaret C. (McDonald) Irr.
Bachelor of Science, University Pittsburgh, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, University California, 1967.
Postdoctoral fellow University Washington, Seattle, 1967-1968. Associate professor Marquette University, Milwaukee, 1969-1974. Research fellow Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1974-1977.
Principal scientist E.I. duPont de Nemours Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1978-1990. Senior manager new product planning DuPont Merck Pharmaceutical Company, since 1991. Adjunct professor University Delaware, Newark, since 1981.
Member science committee American Industrial Health Council, Washington, 1979-1983, chair mutagenicity committee, 1980-1982.
Chairman Wauwatosa (Wisconsin) Democratic party, 1972-1974. Chairman Delaware March of Dimes, 1981-1984. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Microbiology, Genetic Toxicology Association (president 1982-1983.
Married Mary C. Edmunds, May 25, 1963. Children: Caren, Hans.
