Background
Ablin, Richard Joel was born on May 15, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Robert Benjamin and Minnie Edith (Gordon) Ablin.
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Richard Joel Ablin
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AB, Lake Forest College, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1967.
Career
Graduate assistant department biology, State University of New York-Buffalo, 1963-1965;
research assistant, State University of New York-Buffalo, summer 1963;
research fellow, State University of New York-Buffalo, 1965-1966;
United States Public Health Service postdoctoral fellow department microbiology School Medicine, lecturer, lab instructor, 1966-1968;
instructor, research assistant, Rosary Hill College, 1965-1966;
research consultant program medical education, Agency for International Development, Paraguay, 1968;
director division immunology, Millard Fillmore Hospital Research Institute, Buffalo, 1968-1970;
head section immunology, renal unit, Memorial Hospital of Springfield, 1970-1973;
director section immunobiology division urology department surgery, Cook County Hospital and Hektoen Institute for Medical Research, Chicago, 1973-1975;
senior science officer division immunology, Cook County Hospital and Hektoen Institute for Medical Research, Chicago, 1976-1983;
senior member science staff, clinical immunologist, Cook County Hospital, 1973-1975;
assistant professor medicine, Southern Illinois U., 1971-1973;
associate professor microbiology, University Health Science (Chicago Medical School), 1973-1974;
research associate professor urology, director immunology unit department urology, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1983-1989;
president, director, Robert Benjamin Ablin Foundation for Cancer Research, Evergreen Park, Illinois, since 1979;
director science investigation, Innapharma, Inc., Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, since 1991. Member University Senate, 1986-1989, 89-92, University Governing Coms., 1984-1992. Academic delegate United University Professions, 1986-1988, 88-90.
Organizer, presenter, instructor, participant numerous national and international professional meetings, symposia, seminars.
Achievements
Membership
Chief Sangamo Nation Y-Indian Guides, Springfield, 1972-1973. Manager Skokie Indians' Boys' Baseball, Illinois, 1973-1974, 77, 80, 81, board directors, 1979-1983, executive vice president, 1981-1982. Manager Little League Three Villages, Setauket, New York, 1986.
Cubmaster N.W. Suburban county Boy Scouts American, 1974-1978,assistant scoutmaster, 1975-1977. Member exploring division Suffolk County county Boy Scouts American, 1985-1988. President, director Spirit of Chicago Hockey Club Foundation, Skokie, Illinois, since 1982.
Fellow American College Allergy and Immunology, American College Cryosurgery (vice president 1977-1979, parliamentarian 1977-1979, advisory board 1977-1978, 80-81, 84-98), Indian Cryogenics Council (honorary). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association Cancer Research, American Association Immunologists, British Association Surgical Oncology, Buffalo Collegium Immunology, International Society Andrology, International Society Chronobiology, International Society Cryosurgery (president 1977-1980, honorary life president), International Society Immunology Reproduction, Japan Society Low Temperature Medicine, New York Academy Sciences, Society Leukocyte Biology, Society Cryobiology, Society Protozoologists, Society Study Reproduction, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, Transplantation Society, American Academy Microbiology (National Registry Microbiologist, certified specialist in public health and medical laboratory microbiology), Cryoimmunotherapeutic Study Group (chairman), Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Linda Lee Lutwack. 1 son, Michael David.
