Robert Morris Dowben

Background

Dowben, Robert Morris was born on April 9, 1927 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Morris and Zena Dowben.

Education

AB, Haverford College, 1946; Master of Science, University of Chicago, 1947; Doctor of Medicine, University of Chicago, 1949.

Career

Intern, University of Chicago Clinics, 1949-1950; research fellow, U. Oslo, 1950-1951; fellow, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1951-1952; resident in medicine, University of Pennsylvania Hospital, 1952-1953; instructor medicine, University of Pennsylvania and director radiosotope unit Veterans Administration Hospital., Philadelphia, 1953-1955; assistant professor medicine, Northwestern University Medical School, 1957-1962; associate professor biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1962-1968; lecturer medicine, Harvard University Medical School, 1962-1968; professor medical science, Brown U., 1968-1972; professor biochemistry, U. Bergen, Norway, 1972; professor physiology and neurology, director graduate program in biophysics, University Texas Health Science Center, Dallas, 1972-1988; professor neurology, University Texas Health Science Center, Dallas, 1988-1993; director Medical Cell Biology Laboratory, Baylor Research Institute, Dallas, 1987-1993; professor physiology, Brown U., Providence, Rhode Island, since 1993. Consultant neurologist Children's Hospital, Scottish Rite Hospital, Presbyterian Hospital, Baylor Hosp, all Dallas, 1972-1993. Member corporation Haverford (Pennsylvania) College, since 1979, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, 1964-1979.

Trustee Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory, 1994-1998.; advising committee to the president, Haverford College, since 1997. Board directors Greenhill School, Dallas, 1974-1977.

Achievements

• Robert Morris Dowben has been listed as a notable Physician, scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Biological membranes,

Membership

Served to captain Medical Corps United States Air Force, 1955-1957. Member American Physiological Society, American Society Biological Chemists, American Chemical Society, Society.Exptl. Biology and Medicine, Biophysics Society, Society Clinical Investigation, Central Society Clinical Research, Massachusetts Medical Society, Southern Medical Society, DallasCounty Medical Society, Texas Medical Association, Bio-chemical Society London, Faraday Society (London), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Carla Lurie, June 20, 1950. Children— Peter Arnold, Jonathan Stuart, Susan Laurie.

Father:

Morris Dowben

Mother:

Zena Dowben

Spouse:

Carla Lurie