Background
Cohen, Maynard Manuel was born on May 17, 1920 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Son of Aleck and Dora (Pinsk) Cohen. came to the United States, 1920, naturalized, 1925.
educator neurochemist neurologist
Cohen, Maynard Manuel was born on May 17, 1920 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Son of Aleck and Dora (Pinsk) Cohen. came to the United States, 1920, naturalized, 1925.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Michigan, 1941; Doctor of Medicine Wayne U., 1944; Doctor of Philosophy, University Minnesota, 1953.
Intern, Woman's Hospital, Detroit, 1944-1945;
resident pathology, Woman's Hospital, 1945-1946;
resident pathology, University of Minnesota and
resident pathology, Minneapolis Veterans Administration Hospital., 1948-1950;
resident neurology, Minneapolis Veterans Administration Hospital., 1949-1950;
faculty, University of Minnesota, 1950-1963;
professor neurology, University of Minnesota, 1959-1963;
director, Center Cerebrovascular Research, 1961-1963;
professor neurology, head division, University of Illinois, 1963-1971;
professor pharmacology, University of Illinois, since 1963;
department chairman neurology, Presbyterian-St. Luke's Hospital, Chicago, 1963-1983;
Jean Schweppe Armour professor, department chairman neurological science, professor biochemistry, Rush Medical College, since 1971;
Jean Schweppe Armour professor, chairman emeritus, Rush Medical College, since 1987;
professor department preventive medicine, Rush Medical College, since 1992. Member medical advisory board Illinois Epilepsy League, 1963-1966, Epilepsy Foundation, 1964-1968. Member neurological science postgraduate training grant committee National Institute Neurological Diseases and Blindness, 1959-1963.
Member biological science training grant committee National Institute of Mental Health, 1968-1972, member of advisory committee Council International Exchange Scholars, 1978-1981. Fellow American Scandinavian Foundation, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Oslo Community Hospital, 1951-1952. National Institutes of Health fellow department biochemistry Institute Psychiatry, Maudsley Hospital, U. London, 1957-1958.
Fulbright-Hayes lecturer U. Oslo, 1977.
Served to captain Medical Corps Army of the United States, 1946-1947. Member American Academy Neurology (vice president 1967-1969, president-elect 1979-1981, president 1981-1983, Distinguished Service award 1989), Association University Professors Neurology (president 1967-1968), American Neurological Association, World Federation Neurology (secretary-treasurer research group on organization and delivery neurological services since 1989), International Brain Research Organization, Norwegian Neurological Society, International, American societies neurochemistry, Royal Society Medicine, Norwegian Academy of Sciences and Letters, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Doris Rosenshine. Children: Deborah, Elena.