Background
Aprison, Morris Herman was born on October 6, 1923 in Milwaukee. Son of Henry and Ethel (Mollin) Aprison.
experimental and theoretical neurobiology educator
Aprison, Morris Herman was born on October 6, 1923 in Milwaukee. Son of Henry and Ethel (Mollin) Aprison.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, 1945; teachers certified, University of Wisconsin, 1947; Master of Science in Physics, University of Wisconsin, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, 1952.
Graduate teaching assistant in physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1947-1949;
graduate research assistant in pathology, School Medicine, 1950-1951;
graduate research assistant in biochemistry, School Medicine, 1951-1952;
technical assistant in physics, Institute Paper Chemistry, Appleton, Wisconsin, 1949-1950;
biochemist, principal investigator, head biophysics section, Galesburg (Illinois) State Research Hospital, 1952-1956;
principal research investigator in biochemistry, Institute Psychiatric Research
assistant professor departments biochemistry and psychiatry, Indiana U. Medical School, Indianapolis, 1956-1960;
associate professor, Indiana U. Medical School, 1960-1964;
professor biochemistry, Indiana U. Medical School, 1964-1978;
distinguished professor neurobiology and biochemistry, Indiana U. Medical School, 1978-1993;
distinguished professor emeritus, Indiana U. Medical School, since 1993;
chief neurobiology section, Indiana U. Medical School, 1969-1974. Member Executive Committee department psychiatry, executive administrator Institute Psychiatric Research, 1973-1974, director institute, 1974-1978, chief section applied and theoretical neurobiology, 1978-1993. Co-chairman session on neurotransmitters 23d International Physiological Congress, 1965.
Chairman session neurochemistry and neuropharmacology 25th Congress, 1971. Ad hoc member study section psychopharmacology National Institute of Mental Health, 1967-1971, member neuropsychology study section, 1970-1974;member molecular and cellular neurobiology program advisory panel National Science Foundation, 1984-1986. Member committee recommendations United States Army scientific research National Research Council Board Physics and Astronomy, 1987-1989.
Member governor board Institute for Advanced Study Indiana U., Bloomington, 1989-1992. Visiting professor 4th ASPET Workshop, Vanderbilt University, 1972. Guest scholar Graduate School, Kansas State University, 1973.
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Member Indiana regional advisory board Anti-Defamation League, 1973-1976. Board overseers St. Meinrad Seminary, 1974-1977. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946.
Member American Physiological Society, Biophysics Society, Society Biological Psychiatry (program committee 1974-1975, co-chairman 1975-1976, gold medal 1975), International Brain Research Organization, International Society Neurochemistry (co-chairman session 1st international meeting Strasbourg, France 1967, 4th meeting Tokyo 1973, 7th meeting Jerusalem 1979, council 1973-1975, secretary 1975-1979, chairman 1979-1981, publicity committee 1975-1983, nominating committee 1983-1987, policy advisory committee 1985-1998, ad hoc and founding rules committee 1998-2000, standing rules committee, 2000^), American Society Neurochemistry (co-chairman science program committee 1972, member 1973), Society for Neurosci. (president Indianapolis chapter 1970-1971), Sigma Xi.
Married Shirley Reder, August 21, 1949. Children— Barry, Robert.