Background
Guillemin, Roger Charles Louis was born on January 11, 1924 in Dijon, France. Arrived in the United States, 1953, naturalized, 1963.
academic administrator physiologist
Guillemin, Roger Charles Louis was born on January 11, 1924 in Dijon, France. Arrived in the United States, 1953, naturalized, 1963.
Bachelor, University Dijon, 1941. Bachelor of Science, University Dijon, 1942. Doctor of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Lyons, France, 1949.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Montreal, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Rochester, 1976. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Chicago, 1977.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Baylor College Medicine, 1978. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Ulm, Germany, 1978. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Dijon, France, 1978.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Free University Brussels, 1979. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Montreal, 1979. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Manitoba, Can, 1984.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Turin, Italy, 1985. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Kyung Hee University, Korea, 1986. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Paris, Paris, 1986.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Barcelona, Spain, 1988. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Madrid, 1988. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 1988.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Claude Bernard, Lyon, France, 1989. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Laval University, Quebec, Canada, 1990. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Laval University, Quebec, Canada, 1996.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Sherbrooke University, Quebec, 1997. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Franche-Comté, France, 1999.
Director and Assistant Professor, of Experimental Medicine 1951-1953. Assistant Professor, of Physiology, College, of Medicine, Baylor University, Houston, Texas 1953, Association Professor 1957, Professor, of Physiology and Director Laboratories for Neuroendocrinology 1963-1970, Professor, of Physiology (Adjunct) since 1970. Consultant in Physiology, Veterans’ Administration Hospital, Houston 1954-1960, 1967-1970.
Lecturer in Experimental Endocrinology, Department, "f Ri(l!°gy. W. M. Rice University, Houston 1958-1960. Association Director, Department, of Experimental Endocrinology, College, de France, Paris, as jt. appointment with College, of Medicine, Baylor University 1960-1963.
Consultant in Biochemistry, M. DAnderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, Houston since 1967. Resident Fellow and Research Professor, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, San Diego, California 1970-1989, Dean 1972-1973, 1976-1977. Professor, of Medicine (Adjunct), University of Mil.
San Diego since 1971. Distinguished Scientist, Whittier Institute for Diabetes and Endocrinology, La Jolla since 1989. President The Endocrine Society 1986.
Honorary degrees (University of Rochester, N Y.) 1976, (University of Chicago, 111.) 1977, (Baylor College, of Medicine, Houston, Texas) 1978, (University of Ulm) 1978, (University of Dijon) 1978, (University Libre de Bruxelles) 1979, (University de Montreal) 1979, (University of Manitoba) 1984, (University of Turin) 1985, (Kung Hee University, Seoul) 1986, (Paris VII) 1986, (Autonoma, Madrid) 1988, (McGill) 1988. Bonneau and La Caze.
Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member: National Academy of Sciences, Texas Medical Center Research Society (president elect 1959, president 1960, honorary 1970), American Institute Biological Science, Western Society Clinical Research, International Society Neurosci. (charter), Academy of Sciences, French Academy of Sciences, American Academy Arts & Sciences, Society Neuroscis., International Society Research Biology Reproduction, International Brain Research Organization, Society Experimental Biology & Medicine, Endocrine Society (council 1969-1973, nominating committee 1974-1975, president 1986), Association American Physicians, American Physiological Society, Society Francaise d'Endocrinologie (honorary.
1982-1983), Society Biology Paris (honorary), International Society for Immunology of Reproduction (honorary), Howard Florey Institute Experimental Physiology and Medicine (honorary), Canada Society Endocrinology and Metabolism (honorary), Swedish Society Medical Science (honorary), American Peptide Society (honorary), Club of Rome.
Married Lucienne Jeanne Billard in 1951.