Background
Lever, O. William was born on September 11, 1944 in Greenville, South Carolina. Son of Oscar William and Dorothy (Smith) Lever.
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O. William Lever
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O. William Lever, American Chemist. Achievements include 6 United States patents and 20 foreign patents pending for antiallergic, cardiovascular and antitumor agent potentiation; research in analgesics, antiinflammatories, allergy, cardiovascular; development of Over-the-counter health care products.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, University of Southern California, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1974.
Career
Senior medicinal chemist, Burroughs Wellcome Company, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 1974-1984; group leader drug discovery, Ortho Pharmaceutical Corporation, Raritan, New Jersey, 1984-1988; director research, Bausch & Lomb, Rochester, New York, 1988-1995; director clinical affairs, Bausch & Lomb, Rochester, New York, 1995-1996; director global business development, Bausch & Lomb, Rochester, New York, since 1996. Member Commision on Massachusetts Institute of Technology Education, 1970.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Chemical Society, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Contact Lens Association Ophthalmologists, Industrial Research Institute, New York Academy Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Andrea Maria Lance, July 31, 1993. 2 child, O. William III.
