Background
Knobil, Ernst was born on September 20, 1926 in Berlin. Son of Jakob and Regina (Seidmann) Knobil. came to the United States, 1940, naturalized, 1945.
endocrinologist physiologist university professor
Knobil, Ernst was born on September 20, 1926 in Berlin. Son of Jakob and Regina (Seidmann) Knobil. came to the United States, 1940, naturalized, 1945.
Bachelor of Science, Cornell Univercity, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy (Schering fellow endocrinology 1949-1951), Cornell Univercity, 1951; Dr honoris causa, U. Bordeaux, France, 1981; Doctor of Science (honorary), Medical College Wisconsin, 1983; Dr honoris causa, U. Liege, Belgium, 1994.
Assistant zoology, Cornell Univercity, 1948-1949;
Milton Research fellow, Harvard University, 1951-1953;
from instructor to assistant professor physiology, (Medical School), 1953-1961;
John and Mary R. Markle Foundation scholar medical science, 1956-1961;
Richard Beatty Mellon professor physiology, department chairman, U. Pittsburgh School Medicine, 1961-1981;
H. Wayne Hightower professor medical science, University Texas Medical School, Houston, since 1981;
Ashbel Smith professor, University Texas Health Science Center, since 1989;
dean, University Texas Medical School, 1981-1984;
Bowditch lecturer American Physiological Society, 1965;
Gregory Pincus Memorial lecturer Laurentian Hormone Conference, 1973;
Upjohn lecturer, American Fertility Society, 1974;
Kathleen M. Osborn Memorial lecturer, U. Kansas, 1974;
Karl Paschkis lecturer, Philadelphia Endocrine Society, 1975;
1st Transatlantic lecturer, Society Endocrinology, Great British, 1979;
Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society lecturer, 1980;
2d Bard lecturer, Johns Hopkins University School Medicine, 1981;
Herbert M. Evans Memorial lecturer, University of California, 1981;
American Academy Arts and Sciences fellow, University of California, 1981;
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4th Carl Gemzell lecturer, U. Uppsala, 1981;
4th annual James H. Leathem lecturer, Rutgers Medical School, 1982;
Geoffrey Harris Memorial lecturer, International Society Neuroendocrinology, 1982;
Ayerst lecturer, American Fertility Society, 1983;
Distinguished Guest lecturer, Society Gyn. Investigation, 1984;
Potter lecturer, Thomas Jefferson U., 1984;
3d Distinguished lecturer in physiology, Medical College Virginia, 1988;
Andrew V. Nalbandov Memorial lecturer, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1992. Consultant United States Public Health Service, Ford Foundation.
Member human growth and development study section National Institutes of Health, 1964-1966. Member of advisory council Institute Laboratory Animal Resources, National Research Council-National Academy Science, 1966-1969. Member of national science advisory board Growth, Inc., 1969.
Member liaison commission on medical education American Medical Association-American Association Medical Colls., 1971-1974. Member population research committee Center for Population Research, National Institute Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, 1974-1978. Member medical advisory board National Pituitary Agency, 1980-1984.
Member committee international organizations and programs National Research Council, 1990-1993.
Served with United States Army, 1944-1946. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Honorary fellow American Association Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Gynecological Society.
Member American Physiological Society (county 1969-1972, president 1978-1979), recipient of Ray G. Dagg's award, 1994, Endocrine Society (Ciba award 1961, county 1968-1971, president 1976-1977, Koch award 1982), Society Endocrinology (Great Britain), Association Chairmen Depts. Physiology (president 1969), Association American Medical Colls. (administrative board county academic societies, Executive Committee, Distinguished Svc. member 1987), International Society Endocrinology (chairman program organizing committee 5th Congress 1976, chairman of the executive committee 1976-1984, president 1984-1988, honorary president 1992), Society Study Reproduction (Hartman award 1983, Axel Munthe award 1985), Japan Endocrine Society (honorary), Academie des Sciences (foreign associate), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Endokrinologie (honorary), Hungarian Academy Sciences (honorary), International Union Physiological Sciences (chairman committee endocrinology 1982-1989), Society Research Biological Rhythms (science advisory board 1987-1992).
Married Julane Hotchkiss, July 11, 1959. Children: Erich Richard, Mark, Nicholas, Katharine.