Background
Ader, Robert was born on February 20, 1932 in New York City. Son of Nathan and Mae (Levine) Ader.
Ader, Robert was born on February 20, 1932 in New York City. Son of Nathan and Mae (Levine) Ader.
Bachelor of Science, Tulane University, 1953. Doctor of Science honoris causa, Tulane University, 2002. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, 1957.
Doctor of Medicine honoris causa, University Trondheim, Norway, 1992.
Research instructor department of psychiatry, School of Medicine and Dentistry, U. Rochester, New York, 1957-1961;
assistant professor, School of Medicine and Dentistry, U. Rochester, New York, 1961-1964;
associate professor, School of Medicine and Dentistry, U. Rochester, New York, 1964-1968;
professor, School of Medicine and Dentistry, U. Rochester, New York, 1968;
director division behavioral and psychosocial medicine, School of Medicine and Dentistry, U. Rochester, New York, since 1982;
George L. Engel professor of Psychosocial Medicine, School of Medicine and Dentistry, U. Rochester, New York, since 1983;
director center psychoneuroimmunology research, since 1993. Visiting professor Rudolf Magnus Institute for Pharmacology, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1970-1971. Salmon lecturer New York Academy of Medicine, New York City, 1989.
Fellow Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences, Stanford, California, 1992-1993.
Fellow Academy Behavioral Medicine Research (president 1984-1985), Society for Behavioral Medicine. Member American Psychosomatic Society (president 1979-1980), International Society Development Psychobiology (president 1981-1982), Academy Behavioral Medicine Research (president 1984-1985), Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society (founding president 1993-1994).
Married Gayle Simon, June 2, 1957. Children: Deborah, Janet, Norine, Leslie.