Margaret Ann Acara

Background

Acara, Margaret Ann was born on January 11, 1934 in Buffalo. Daughter of William A. and Helen M. (Parkes) Smith.

Education

Bachelor in Chemistry, D'Youville College, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1971; postgraduate, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1972-1973.

Career

Professional and technical assistant, Roswell Park Memorial Institute, Buffalo, 1955-1957; medical technician, Veterans Administration Hospital., Buffalo, 1958-1959; research assistant department medicinal chemistry School Pharmacy, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1961-1964; research assistant department biochemistry pharmacology School Pharmacy, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1964-1967; postdoctoral fellow department pharmacology and therapeutics, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1971-1973; assistant professor pharmacology and therapeutics School Medicine, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1974-1981; associate professor pharmacology and therapeutics, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1982-1990; professor pharmacology and therapeutics, State University of New York, Buffalo, since 1990. Visiting professor department physiology U. Arizona, Tucson, 1982-1983. Member research peer review committee American Heart assosiation, New York, 1983-1986.

Achievements

• Margaret Ann Acara has been listed as a noteworthy Pharmacology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Pharmacology and Therapeutics, American Society Nephrology, Research Society on Alcoholism, International Society for biomedical Research on Alcoholism, American Chemical Society, American Women in Science, Biochemistry and Pharmacology Club of Buffalo (chair 1979), Sigma Xi (treasurer State University of New York-Buffalo Chapter.1985-1987). F C.

Connections

Married Thomas J. Acara. Children: Thomas, Mary Grace, Janet, Rosanne.

Father:

William A. Smith

Mother:

Helen M. (Parkes) Smith

Spouse:

Thomas J. Acara

child:

Rosanne Acara

child:

Janet Acara

child:

Thomas Acara

child:

Mary Grace Acara