Background
UDENFRIEND, Sidney was born on April 5, 1918 in New York, United States. Son of Max Udenfriend and Esther Tabak.
UDENFRIEND, Sidney was born on April 5, 1918 in New York, United States. Son of Max Udenfriend and Esther Tabak.
Bachelor of Science, College City New York, 1939. Master of Science, New York University, 1942. Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1948.
Doctor of Science honoris causa, New York Medical College, 1974. Doctor of Science honoris causa, College Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 1979. Doctor of Science honoris causa, Mount Sinai School Medicine, City University New York, 1981.
Laboratory assistant New York City Department Health, 1940-1942. Junior chemist New York University Research Service, 1942-1943, assistant chemist, 1943-1944, research chemist, 1944-1946. Research assistant Medical School, 1946-1947, instructor, 1947-1948, Washington University Medical School, 1948-1950.
Biochemist National Heart Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, 1950-1953, head section cellular pharmacology laboratory chemical pharmacology, 1953-1956, chief laboratory clinical biochemistry, 1956-1968. Director Roche Institute Molecular Biology, New Jersey, 1968-1983, head laboratory molecular neurobiology, 1983-1996, director emeritus, 1983-1996. Director Dana Institute, Drew University, Madison, from 1996.
Professorial lecturer George Washington University, 1962-1969. Adjunct professor human genetics and development department Columbia University, 1969-1974. Adjunct professor department biochemistry City University New York, 1968-1995.
Department pharmacology Emory University, 1976-1978. Adjunct professor biochemistry Cornell University Medical School, 1982-1995. Member science advisory board Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, 1974-1978.
Member advisory committee to director National Institutes of Health, 1976-1978. Member Science Advisory Committee for Cystic Fibrosis. Member advisory council of science and engineering City University New York, since 1980.
Member science advisory committee Massachusetts General Hospital, 1980-1984.
Trustee Wistar Institute, 1968-1971. Member advisory board Weizmann Institute of Science, 1978-1979, board governors, since 1979. Fellow New York Academy of Sciences (trustee since 1978).
Member National Academy of Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Biological Chemists, American Society Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (secretary), Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, American Association Clinical Chemists (Van Slyke award 1967, Ames award 1969), American Chemical Society (Hillebrand award 1962, Torald Sollmann award 1975), American Academy Arts and Sciences, Japanese Pharmacol. Society (honorary), Japanese Bio-chemical Society (honorary), Czechoslovak Pharmacology Society (honorary), Congress International Neuropsychopharmacologists (honorary), Instituto de Investigaciones Citológicas (correspondent) (Spain), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Shirley Frances Reidel, June 20, 1943. Children: Aliza, Elliot.