Richard Alan Murphy

Background

Murphy, Richard Alan was born on July 4, 1938 in Twin Falls, Idaho, United States. Son of Albert M. and S. Elizabeth (McClain) Murphy.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Biology cum laude, Harvard University, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy in Physiology, Columbia University, 1964.

Career

National Institutes of Health postdoctoral fellow, Max Planck Institute Physiology, Heidelberg, Germany, 1964-1966; research associate, University of Michigan, 1966-1968; assistant professor, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1968-1972; associate professor, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1972-1977; professor physiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, since 1977. Sabbatical Open U. Research Unit, Oxford, England, 1974-1975.

Achievements

• Richard Alan Murphy has been listed as a noteworthy Physiology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Scientists Center for Animal Welfare, Bethesda, Maryland., 1986-1992;chair research committee Virginia affiliate American Heart Association, Richmond. Member American Society Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American Physiological Society, Biophys Society, International Society Heart Research.

Connections

Married Genevieve M. Johnson, December 16, 1961. Children: Hayley McClain Murphy Parrish, Wendy Louisa Murphy Bossong.

Father:

Albert M. Murphy

Mother:

S. Elizabeth (McClain) Murphy

Spouse:

Genevieve M. Johnson

child:

Wendy Louisa Murphy Bossong Murphy

child:

Hayley McClain Murphy Parrish Murphy