Background
Adelman, Richard Charles was born on March 10, 1940 in Newark. Son of Morris and Elanor (Wachman) Adelman.
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Richard Charles Adelman
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Bachelor of Arts, Kenyon College, 1962; Master of Arts, Temple University, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy, Temple University, 1967.
Career
Postdoctoral fellow, Albert Einstein College Medicine, Bronx, New York, 1967-1969;
from assistant professor to professor, Temple University, Philadelphia, 1969-1982;
director institute aging, Temple University, Philadelphia, 1978-1982;
professor biological chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, since 1982;
director institute gerontology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1982-1997. Member study section National Institutes of Health, 1975-1978. Advisory county VA, 1981-1985.
Chairman Gordon Research Conference Biological Aging, 1976. Advising committee VA, 1981-1991. Chairman VA Geriatrics and Gerontology Advisory Committee, 1987-1991.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Botsford Continuing Care Centers, Inc., Farmington Hills, Michigan, 1984-1988. Fellow Gerontological Society American (vice president 1976-1977, president elect 1986-1987, Kent award 1990). Member American Society Biological Chemists, Gerontological Society American (president 1986-1987), American Chemical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Philadelphia Biochemists (president), Practictioners in Aging.
Connections
Married Lynn Betty Richman, August 18, 1963. Children— Mindy Robin, Nicole Ann.
