Background
James, Michael Kent was born on November 14, 1957 in Topeka. Son of Joseph William and Anita Ella (Kukuk) James.
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Michael Kent James, American Pharmacologist. Achievements include patent for novel phenylpiperidine anagesics; development of a new mathematical method for the estimation of agonist dissociation constants (Ka), an important quanitative measure for evaluating drug-receptor interactions. Recipient travel award American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 1985.
Education
Bachelor, U. Kansas, 1980; Doctor of Philosophy, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1986.
Career
Postdoctoral fellow, Wellcome Research laboratories, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 1985-1986; postdoctoral fellow, Glaxo Research Institute, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 1986-1987; research investigator, Glaxo Research Institute, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 1987-1991; senior research investigator, Glaxo Research Institute, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 1991; group leader, Glaxo Research Institute, Research Triangle Park, since 1991.
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Membership
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society for Neurosci., American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.
Connections
Married Nancy Bernice Caplan, August 23, 1986.
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Political Party
Democrat