Background
Bricker, Neal S. was born on April 18, 1927 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Eli D. and Rose (Quiat) Bricker.
Bricker, Neal S. was born on April 18, 1927 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Eli D. and Rose (Quiat) Bricker.
Bachelor of Arts, University Colorado, 1946; Doctor of Medicine, University Colorado, 1949.
Intern, resident, Bellevue Hospital, New York City, 1949-1952;
senior assistant resident, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, 1954-1955;
associate director cardio-renal laboratory, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, 1955-1956;
instructor, Harvard, 1955-1956;
fellow, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 1955-1956;
from assistant professor to professor, Washington University, 1956-1972;
director renal division, Washington University, 1956-1972;
Member science advisory board, National Kidney Foundation, 1962-1969;
chairman research and fellowship grants committee, National Kidney Foundation, 1964-1965;
member Executive Committee, National Kidney Foundation, 1968-1971;
professor medicine, department chairman, Albert Einstein College Medicine, 1972-1976;
professor medicine, U. Miami, Florida, 1976-1978;
vice department chairman, U. Miami, 1976-1978;
Distinguished professor medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, 1978-1986;
distinguished professor medicine, director science and technical planning, Loma Linda (California) U., 1986-1992;
executive vice president, Naturon Pharmaceutical, Riverside, California, since 1992. Consultant National Institutes of Health, 1964-1968, chairman general medicine study section, 1966-1968, chairman renal disease and urology training grants committee, 1969-1971. Visiting investigatorInst.
Biological Chemistry, Copenhagen, 1960-1961. Investigator Mount Desert Island Biological laboratories. Advisor on behalf Institute Medicine to Sen.
Lowell Weicker.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1945. Served with United States Army, 1952-1954. Fellow American College of Physicians.
Member American Federation for Clinical Research, Central Society Clinical Research (council 1970-1973), Association American Physicians, American Society for Clinical Investigation (president 1972-1973, Chairman of Commission national medical policy 1973-1977, Distinguished Service award 1969), International Society Nephrology (Executive Committee 1966-1981, vice president 1966-1969, treasurer 1969-1981), International Congress Nephrology (president 1981-1984), American Society Nephrology (1st president, John Peters medal 1991), American Physiological Society, Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, Western Society Clinical Research, Southern Society Clinical Investigation, National Academy Sciences (commission on space biology and medicine, ad hoc panel on renal and metabolic effects space flight 1971-1972, member drug efficacy committee 1966-1968, com.space biology, chairman medicine in space science board 1972-1981, committee chairman 1978-1981, Chairman of Commission renal and metabloic effects space flight 1972-1974,chairman study commission on life science 1976-1981, member space science board 1977-1981), Institute Medicine of NAS, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.
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Married Miriam Thalenberg, June 24, 1951 (deceased 1974). Children: Dusty, Cary, Susan, Dan Baker. Married Ruth T. Baker, December 28, 1980.