Background
AXELROD, Julius was born on May 30, 1912 in New York, United States. Son of Isadore and Molly (Leichtling) Axelrod.
AXELROD, Julius was born on May 30, 1912 in New York, United States. Son of Isadore and Molly (Leichtling) Axelrod.
Bachelor of Science in Biology, City College of New York, 1933. Master of Arts in Chemistry, New York University, 1941. Doctor of Science (honorary), New York University, 1971.
Doctor of Philosophy, George Washington University, 1955. Doctor of Laws (honorary), George Washington University, 1971. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Chicago, 1965.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Medical College Wisconsin, 1971. Doctor of Science (honorary), Medical College Pennsylvania, 1974. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Pennsylvania, 1986.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Hahnemann University, 1987. Doctor of Laws (honorary), City College of New York, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Panama, 1972.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Paris, 1982. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Ripon College, 1984. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Tel Aviv University, 1984.
Doctor of Science (honorary), McGill University, Montreal, 1989.
Chemist, Laboratory Industrial Hygiene, 1935-1946;
research associate, 3d New York University research division Goldwater Memorial Hospital, 1946-1949;
associate chemist section chemical pharmacology, National Heart Institute, National Institutes of Health, 1949-1950;
chemist, National Heart Institute, National Institutes of Health, 1950-1953;
senior chemist, National Heart Institute, National Institutes of Health, 1953-1955;
acting chief section pharmacology Laboratory Clinical Science, National Institute of Mental Health, 1955;
chief section pharmacology, National Institute of Mental Health, 1955-1984;
guest worker Laboratory Cell Biology, National Institute of Mental Health, since 1984.
scientist emeritus, National Institutes of Health, 1996. Otto Loewi memorial lecturer New York University, 1963. Karl E. Paschkis memorial lecturer Philadelphia Endocine Society, 1966.
National Institutes of Health lecturer, 1967. Nathanson memorial lecturer University of Southern California, 1968. James Parkinson lecturer Columbia University, 1971.
Wartenberg lecturer American Academy Neurology, 1971. Arnold D. Welch lecturer Yale University, 1971. Harold Carpenter Hodge distinguished lecturer toxicology U. Rochester, 1971.
Bennett lecturer American Neurological Association, 1971. Harvey lecturer, 1971. Mayer lecturer Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1971.
Distinguished professor science George Washington University, 1972. Salmon lecturer New York Academy of Medicine, 1972. Eli Lilly lecturer, 1972.
Mike Hogg lecturer University Texas, 1972. Fred Schuelerlectr. Tulane University, 1972. Numerous other honorary lectures.
Visiting scholar Herbert Lehman College City Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, 1973. Professorial lecturer George Washington University, since 1959. Panelist United States Board Civil Service Examiners, 1958-1967.
Member research advising committee United Cerebral Palsy Association, 1966-1969. Member psychopharmacology study section National Institute of Mental Health, 1970-1974. Member International Brain Research Organisation.
Member research advising committee National Foundation. Visiting committee Brookhaven National Laboratory, 1972-1976. Board overseers Jackson Laboratory, 1974-1988.
Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Neuropsychopharmacology, American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member: National Academy of Sciences, Deutsche Academie Naturfoucher (East Germany), American Philosophical Society, German Pharmacol. Society (correspondent), American Neurological Association (honorary), Institute Medicine (senior ), American Psychopathol.
Association (honorary), Royal Society London (foreign member), American Society Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (Torald Sollmann award 1973), American Chemical Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Sally Taub, August 30, 1938 (deceased 1992). Children: Paul Mark, Alfred Nathan.