Joseph Winston Byron

Background

Byron, Joseph Winston was born on April 23, 1930 in New York City. Son of Joseph Adolphos and Florence Augusta (Coull) Byron.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Fordham University, 1952; Master of Science, Philadelphia College Pharmacy and Science, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Buffalo, 1960.

Career

Senior research scientist, Paterson Cancer Research Institute, Manchester, United Kingdom, 1962-1965; principal research scientist, Paterson Cancer Research Institute, Manchester, 1965-1973; associate professor, U. Maryland. Medical School, Baltimore, 1973-1976; professor pharmacology, U. Maryland. Medical School, Baltimore, 1976-1982; professor, chairman pharmacology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, since 1982.

Member board science counselors National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, since 1991, Division Cancer Treatment, National Cancer Institute, 1980-1982. Member committee National Board Medical Examiners, Philadelphia, 1989-1990. National research county fellowship panelist, Washington,1986-1990.

Member evaluation panel Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowships for Minorities in Biological Sciences, since 1996.

Achievements

• Joseph Winston Byron has been listed as a noteworthy Pharmacologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member International Society for Experimental Hematology (member county 1978-1981), American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.

Connections

1 child, Annette.

Father:

Joseph Adolphos Byron

Mother:

Florence Augusta (Coull) Byron

child:

Annette Byron