Background
Skalko, Richard Gallant was born on April 10, 1936 in Providence. Son of Francis Charlesand Emilie Margaret (Gallant) Skalko.
Skalko, Richard Gallant was born on April 10, 1936 in Providence. Son of Francis Charlesand Emilie Margaret (Gallant) Skalko.
Bachelor of Arts, Providence College, 1957. Master of Science, Saint John"s University, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy, University Florida, 1963.
Instructor anatomy Cornell Univercity Medical College, 1963-1966, assistant professor, 1966-1967. Assistant professor anatomy Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, 1967-1969, associate professor, 1969-1970. Director Embryology Laboratory, Birth Defects Institute, New York State Health Department, Albany, 1970-1977.
Associate professor anatomy and toxicology Albany Medical College, 1970-1976, professor, 1976-1977.
Professor anatomy and cell biology East Tennessee State University College Medicine, Johnson City, 1977, department chairman, 1977. Member science advisory board NCTR, Food and Drug Administration, 1976-1979.
Visiting professor Institut fur Toxikologie und Embyronalpharmakologie, Freie University, Berlin, 1978. Member human embryology and development study section, National Institutes of Health, 1990-1994.
Member American Association Anatomists, Teratology Society, Society Development Biology, European Teratology Society, Society Toxicology.
Married Louise Marie Luchetti (divorced 1982). Children: Patricia, Margaret, Christine.