Background
Pearson, Paul Brown was born on November 28, 1905 in Oakley, Utah, United States. Son of Levi and Ada (Brown) Pearson.
Pearson, Paul Brown was born on November 28, 1905 in Oakley, Utah, United States. Son of Levi and Ada (Brown) Pearson.
Bachelor of Science, Brigham Young University, 1928. Master of Science (Walsh fellow), Montana State University, 1930. Doctor of Philosophy (fellow), University Wisconsin, 1937.
Assistant professor, Montana State University, 1930-1931;
research associate, University of California, 1932-1935;
professor, Agricultural and Mechanical College Texas, 1937;
distinguished professor, Agricultural and Mechanical College Texas, 1941;
dean graduate school, head department biochemistry and nutrition, Agricultural and Mechanical College Texas, 1947;
chief biology, Atomic Energy Commission, 1949-1958;
consultant, Atomic Energy Commission, 1958-1970;
professor, Johns Hopkins University, 1951-1958;
with program in science and engineering, Ford Foundation, 1958-1963;
president, science director, Nutrition Foundation, 1963-1972;
department chairman nutrition, Drexel U., 1972-1973;
professor department family and community medicine and department nutrition and food science, U. Arizona, Tucson, since 1974;
chief department nutrition, U. Autónoma de Guadalajara, Mexico., 1974-1984;
professor, U. Autónoma de Guadalajara, Mexico, since 1984. Collaborator Bureau Animal Industry. Consultant President's Science Advisory Committee, National Agriculture Research Advisory Committee, 1952-1958.
Delegate 6th International Zootechnic Congress, Copenhagen, 1952, 2d International Bio-chemical Congress, Paris, 1952, United States-Japan Conference on Radiobiology, Tokyo, 1954, World Conference Peaceful Uses Atomic Energy, Geneva, 1955, International Symposium on Biochemistry ofSulphur, Roscoff, France, 1956. Member Executive Committee division biological and agrl.NRC, 1950-1952. Liaison Food and Nutrition Board.
Program committee Internat.Congress on Nutrition, 1960. Chairman advising committee P.R. Nuclear Center, 1962-1973. Delegate White House Conference International Cooperation, 1965, White House Conference on Food, Nutrition and Health, 1969.
Advising committee McCollum-Pratt Institute. Trustee Food Drug Law Institute, 1967-1985, Nutrition Foundation, 1972-1974. Member committee International Union of Nutrition, 1970-1976.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society for Animal Science, American Institute Nutrition. Member Bio-chemical Society London, American Chemical Society, British Nutrition Society, Society Biological Chemists, El Coligeo de Medicos Cirujanos de Jalisco. Clubs: Lochinvar, Cosmos.
Married Emma Snow, June 20, 1933 (deceased). Children– Paula (Mistress Raymond Soller), Marilyn (Mistress Walter Johnson).