Marian Stern Kafka

Background

Kafka, Marian Stern was born on March 30, 1927 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Daughter of Henry Sycle and Adele (Lewit) Stern.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Zoology, Connecticut College, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy in Physiology, University of Chicago, 1952.

Career

Research assistant department physiological chemistry, Emory University School Medicine, Atlanta, 1952-1953; research associate, Illinois Neuropsychiat. Institute, University of Illinois School Medicine, Chicago, 1953-1954; research assistant department internal medicine, Yale University School Medicine, New Haven, 1954-1957; United States Public Health Service postdoctoral fellow endocrinology branch National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1965-1968; physiologist hypertention-endocrine branch, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1968-1974; physiologist section biochemistry and pharmacology Biological Psychiatry Branch, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, 1974-1982; physiologist Clinical Neurosci. Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, 1982-1986; executive secretary neurobehavioral research review subcommittee, Neuroscience research review committee, National Institute of Mental Health, Rockville, Maryland., 1986; executive secretary cellular neurobiology & psychopharmacology committee, National Institute of Mental Health, Rockville, Maryland., 1986-1990; chief clinical review branch division extramural activities, National Institute of Mental Health, Rockville, 1990.

Achievements

• Marian Stern Kafka has been listed as a notable Neuroscientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physiological Society (member public affairs public information committee 1974-1979, chair public information committee 1980-1984, centennial committee 1979-1985), Society.for Neurosci., Endocrine Society, Biophysics Society, International Society Chronobiology, Federation American Society for Experimental Biology (public information committee 1977-1982), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married John S. Kafka, October 3, 1952. Children: David Egon, Paul Henry, Alexander Charles.

Father:

Henry Sycle Stern

Mother:

Adele (Lewit) Stern

Spouse:

John S. Kafka

child:

David Egon Kafka

child:

Paul Henry Kafka

child:

Alexander Charles Kafka