Background
Weiss, Joseph Francis was born on January 26, 1940 in Taylor, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Joseph Patrick and Clare Rita (Sekelsky) Weiss.
Weiss, Joseph Francis was born on January 26, 1940 in Taylor, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Joseph Patrick and Clare Rita (Sekelsky) Weiss.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, University Scranton, 1961. Master of Science in Physiological Chemistry, Ohio State University, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy in Physiological Chemistry, Ohio State University, 1966.
Postdoctoral fellow Institute of Pharmacology, U. Milan, Italy, 1966-1968; from instructor to assistant professor neurosurgery, New York University Medical Center, 1968-1974; from research chemist to project manager Biochemistry Department, Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland., 1974-1991; administrator research requirements, Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland., 1991-1992; senior scientist, Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland., since 1992. Visiting professor U. Cagliari (Italy) Medical School, 1987-1988, U. Pisa (Italy) Medical School, 1989-1994.
Commissioner Community Ministry of Montgomery County, Rockville, Maryland. Member local advisory council for vocational and technical education Montgomery County Public Schools and Montgomery College, Rockville, 1990-1993. Member American Chemical Society, American Association Cancer Research, American Society Clinical Oncology, Radiation Research Society, European Society for Radiation Biology, Oxygen Club Greater Washington.
Married Elvira S. deCastro, September 7, 1968. Children: Joseph M., Michael I.