Background
Cervoni, Peter Paul was born on March 4, 1931 in Jamaica, New York, United States. Son of Louis and Domenica (Bernardi) Cervoni.
Cervoni, Peter Paul was born on March 4, 1931 in Jamaica, New York, United States. Son of Louis and Domenica (Bernardi) Cervoni.
Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy cum laude, St. John's U., 1952; Master of Science, U. Washington, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology, U. Washington, 1957.
Research assistant department pharmacology, U. Washington, Seattle, 1952-1957;
postdoctoral fellow department pharmacology, Downstate Medical Center, State University of New York, Brooklyn, 1959-1960;
assistant professor department pharmacology, U. Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, 1960-1961;
assistant professor department pharmacology, State University of New York, Brooklyn, 1961-1966;
senior researcher phamacology, Burroughs Wellcome, Tuckahoe, New York, 1966-1970;
director pharmacology, United States Volunteers Pharmaceutical Company, Tuckahoe, 1970-1979;
head department cardiovascular pharmacology medical research, American Cyanamid Company, Pearl River, New York, 1979-1994;
director cardiac diseases, Wyeth-Ayerst Research, Pearl River, 1994-1996;
consultant, Pharm/Tox, since 1996. Adjunct Professor St. John's U., Jamaica, New York, 1975-1981, New York Medical College, Valhalla, since 1982, U. Tennessee Medical Center, Memphis, 1984-1989. Adjunct senior research scientist College Physicians and Surgeons/Columbia University, 1994-1997.
Track director clinical research administration New York Medical College, since 1995.
First lieutenant Mediterranean Shipping Company, 1957-1964. Fellow New York Academy Sciences, Council for High Blood Pressure Research American Heart Association. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (membership committee, Abel award committee, Sollman award committee, pharmacologists in industry committee, councilor), Sigma Xi.
Married Antoinette Marie Angiolillo, January 25, 1964. Children: Peter Anthony, Christine Marie, Michael Francis.