Background
Cuatrecasas, Pedro Martin was born on September 27, 1936 in Madrid. Arrived in United States, 1947, naturalized, 1954. Son of Jose and Martha Cuatrecasas.
Cuatrecasas, Pedro Martin was born on September 27, 1936 in Madrid. Arrived in United States, 1947, naturalized, 1954. Son of Jose and Martha Cuatrecasas.
AB, Washington University, St. Louis, 1958. Doctor of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, 1962. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Barcelona, 1984.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Mount Sinai School Medicine, 1985. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Buenos Aires, 1990. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Naples, Italy, 1990.
Intern/resident internal medicine Johns Hopkins University Hospital, Baltimore, 1962-1964, assistant physician, 1972-1975. Clinical associate endocrinology branch National Institute Arthritis & Metabolic Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 1964-1966, United States Public Health Service postdoctoral fellow, NIAMS Laboratory Chemical Biology, 1966-1967, medical officer, Laboratory Chemical Biology, 1967-1970. Associate professor pharmacology, experimental therapeutics & medicine, Burroughs Wellcome professor clinical pharmacology, director division clinical pharmacology Johns Hopkins University School Medicine, 1970-1972, professor pharmacology/experimental therapeutics, associate professor medicine, 1972-1975.
Adjunct professor department medicine, department pharmacology/physiology Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1975—1989. Adjunct professor University North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1975—1992, University Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, 1990—1997. Adjunct professor department pharmacology, department internal medicine University California, San Diego, since 1997.
Professional lecturer biochemistry George Washington University School Medicine, 1967—1970. Vice president research & development department molecular biology Wellcome Research Laboratories, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 1975—1986. Director Burroughs Wellcome Company, Research Triangle Park, 1975—1985.
Senior vice president research & development, director Glaxo, Inc., Research Triangle Park, 1986—1989. Director Glaxo International Research, Ltd., London, 1988—1989. President pharmaceutical research division Parke-Davis, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1989—1997.
Vice president Warner-Lambert Company, Morris Plains, New Jersey, 1989—1997.
Fellow: Royal Society Medicine, American Academy Arts. & Sciences; member: American Diabetes Association (Eli Lilly award 1975), American Chemical Society, Endocrine Society, American Cancer Society, Maryland Academy of Sciences (Outstanding Young Scientist of Year 1970), Spanish Bio-chemical Society, American Society Clinical Research, American Society Clinical Investigation, American Society Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics (Goodman & Gilman award for receptor research 1982), Institute Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, American Society Biological Chemists, Sigma Xi.
Fellow: Royal Society Medicine
American Academy Arts. & Scis.; American Diabetes Association (Eli Lilly award 1975)
American Chemical Society
Endocrine Society
American Cancer Society
Maryland Academy Scis. (Outstanding Young Scientist of Year 1970)
Spanish Biochem. Society
American Society Clinical Research
American Society Clinical Investigation
American Society Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics (Goodman & Gilman award for receptor research 1982)
Institute Medicine
National Academy Scis.
American Society Biological Chemists
Sigma Xi
Married Carol Zies, August 15, 1959. Children: Paul, Lisa, Diane, Julia.