Background
Witten, Mark Lee was born on June 23, 1953 in Amarillo, Texas, United States. Son of Gerald Lee and Polly Ann Witten.
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Mark Lee Witten
Edit Profileeducator Lung injury research scientist
Mark Lee Witten, American Lung injury research scientist, educator. Achievements include first animal model of cigarette smoke exposure to show cigarette smoke increases lung permeability, animal model of passive cigarette smoke, to demonstrate pulmonary edema in a microgravity model, studies of fluid regulation in space biology models; patent for immunostimulatory properties of substance P.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Physical Science, Emporia State University, 1975; Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana U., 1983.
Career
Postdoctoral fellow, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1983-1988; instructor in medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 1988-1990; research professor, U. Arizona, Tucson, since 1990; head Airborne Particulates Research Center, U. Arizona, Tucson, since 1998; head Lung Injury Laboratory, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1998. Consultant Ames Life Sciences Space Station program National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Grant consultant United States Air Force, Washington, since 1991, National Science Foundation, 1995, United States Army, 1995.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Physiological Society, New York Academy Sciences, Society Toxicology.
Connections
Married Christine Ann McKee, June10, 1988. 1 child, Brandon Lee.
Awards
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Grantee United States Air Force, since 1991, Training grant Department of Defense, since 1992, National Institutes of Health, since 1991, Upjohn Pharmaceutical, 1992, Department of Army, 1993.Grantee United States Air Force, since 1991, Training grant Department of Defense, since 1992, National Institutes of Health, since 1991, Upjohn Pharmaceutical, 1992, Department of Army, 1993.