Background
Milgrom, Felix was born on October 12, 1919 in Rohatyn, Poland. Son of Henryk and Ernestina (Cyryl) Milgrom. came to the United States, 1958. Naturalized, 1963.
Milgrom, Felix was born on October 12, 1919 in Rohatyn, Poland. Son of Henryk and Ernestina (Cyryl) Milgrom. came to the United States, 1958. Naturalized, 1963.
Student, University Lwow, Poland, 1941. Student, University Lublin, Poland, 1945. Doctor of Medicine, University Wroclaw, Poland, 1947.
Doctor of Medicine (honorary), University Vienna, Austria, 1976. Doctor of Medicine (honorary), University Lund, Sweden, 1979. Doctor of Medicine (honorary), University Heidelberg, Federal Republic Germany, 1979.
Doctor of Medicine (honorary), University Bergen, Norway, 1980. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Medical Dent., New Jersey, 1991.
He is best known for the development of a simple test for syphilis that could be performed on a drop of dried blood. Initially a student at the University of Lwow, he earned a medical degree from the Wrocław Medical University in 1946, becoming a docent in 1951. He taught at the Wrocław Medical University and led the microbiology department at the Medical University of Silesia.
He joined the Department of Microbiology at the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in 1958.
He was the chairman of the Department of Microbiology at the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences from 1967 to 1985. Milgrom was named a State University of New York Distinguished Professor in 1981.
Together with Ernest Witebsky and others, Milgram established what is now known as the Witebsky Center for Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology. Milgrom authored 400 articles and other publications, including several books
He received honorary degrees from the University of Vienna, the University of Lund, the University of Heidelberg, the University of Bergen, and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
Member American Association Immunologists, Transplantation Society (vice president 1976-1978), American Academy Microbiology, College International Allergologicum (vice president 1970-1978, president 1978-1982, honorary member since 1990), Polish Academy Arts and Sciences, Sigma Xi.
Married Halina Miszel, October 15, 1941. Children: Henry, Martin Louis.