Background
Vernier, Robert Lawrence was born on July 29, 1924 in El Paso, Texas, United States. Son of William J. and Ada E. (McQuillen) Vernier.
Vernier, Robert Lawrence was born on July 29, 1924 in El Paso, Texas, United States. Son of William J. and Ada E. (McQuillen) Vernier.
Bachelor of Science, University Dayton, 1948. Doctor of Medicine, University Cincinnati, 1952.
Intern, University Hospital, Little Rock, 1952-1953;
resident, U. Arkansas, 1952-1954;
resident, University of Minnesota, 1954-1958;
assistant professor, University of Minnesota, 1959;
associate professor, University of Minnesota, 1963;
professor, University of California, Los Angeles, 1964-1968;
professor pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1968-1995. Retired;
National consultant United States Air Force, since 1970. Established investigator American Heart Association, 1959-1964, member research committee, 1966-1971, chairman, 1970.
President Kidney Foundation Upper-Midwest, 1968-1971. Member science review committee National Institutes of Health, 1961-1966.
Served to First lieutenant, infantry Army of the United States, 1943-1946. Member American Society Clinical Investigation, American Society Nephrology (president 1980), American Society Pediatric Research (Mead Johnson award for research 1962), American Society Pediatric Nephrology (president 1977).
Married Molly Katherine Bennett, April 31, 1945. Children– Katherine (Mistress David Peterson), Patricia (Mistress Louis DeMartino), Janet, Richard, Christine.