Background
Vesell, Elliot Saul was born on December 24, 1933 in New York City. Son of Harry and Evelyn (Jaffe) Vesell.
Vesell, Elliot Saul was born on December 24, 1933 in New York City. Son of Harry and Evelyn (Jaffe) Vesell.
AB, Harvard University, 1955; Doctor of Medicine, Harvard University, 1959; Doctor of Science (honorary), Philadelphia College Pharmacy & Science, 1988; Doctor of Philosophy, Philipps U., Marburg, Germany, 1991.
Intern, children's medical service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1959-1960; research associate, Rockefeller U., New York City, 1960-1962; resident in medicine, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, 1962-1963; clinical associate, National Institute Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1963-1965; head section pharmacogenetics, National Heart Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, 1965-1968; Evan Pugh professor pharmacology, department chairman, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, since 1968; assistant dean graduate education, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, 1973-1996; Bernard B. Brodie professor, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, since 1991. Frohlich visiting professor Royal Society Medicine, 1985, Pfizer visiting professor, Burroughs Wellcome visiting professor.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Royal Society of Medicine. Member Association American Physicians, American Society for Clinical Investigation, American Society Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (secretary-treasurer 1995-1998, Experimental Therapeutics award 1971, Harry Gold award in clinical pharmacology, 1985), American College Clinical Pharmacology (president 1980-1982), American Society Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Oscar B.Hunter Memorial award 1991).
Married Kristen Paige Peery, March 24, 1968. Children: Liane Clark, Hilary Peery.