Background
Cagan, Robert H. was born on April 8, 1938 in New York City.
Cagan, Robert H. was born on April 8, 1938 in New York City.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, Harvard University, 1966.
Postdoctoral fellow, Karolinska Institute, Nobel Medical Institute, Stockholm, 1966-1968;
research scientist, VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, 1968-1983;
member Research and Development committee, VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, 1978-1983;
assistant professor biochemistry, University of Pennsylvania Medical School, Philadelphia, 1968-1975;
associate professor, University of Pennsylvania Medical School, Philadelphia, 1975-1989;
Adjunct Professor biochemistry, University of Pennsylvania Medical School, Philadelphia, since 1989. Member Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, 1968-1983. Associate director Colgate-Palmolive Company, Piscataway, New Jersey, 1983-1990, director, since 1990.
Member of advisory panelon dental caries National Institutes of Health-National Institute Dental Research, Bethesda, Maryland., 1973. Member of advisory panel food engineering National Science Foundation, Washington, 1975. Member study section National Institutes of Health-National Institute Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke, 1980, advisory panel USDA Human Nutrition Reserve Center Aging Tufts U., 1981.
ByronRiegel lecturer Northwestern University, 1979. Manheimer lecturer Monell Center, Philadelphia, 1988.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Society Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, American Society Neurochemistry, Association Chemoreception Sciences (1st. Annual award for research excellence 1989), Swedish Bio-chemical Society, European Chemoreception Research Organisation, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi.
Married Ingrid L. Berglund. Children: Birgitta A., Caroline J.