Background
Koch, Ronald L. was born on November 19, 1947 in Bloomington, Illinois, United States. Son of Frank J. and Edna J. (Croutcher) Koch.
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Ronald L. Koch
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Ronald L. Koch, American Pharmacologist, researcher. Achievements include discovery and identification of acetamide as metabolite of metronidazole in human urine; demonstration of role for gut flora in metabolism of verapamil to produce nor-verapamil and thiocynate; use of materials research society to measure diffusion of drugs through skin non-invasively.
Education
Bachelor of Science, University of Illinois, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1976.
Career
Postdoctoral, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 1976-1979; research associate, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 1979-1981; research investigator Research and Development, G.D. Searle & Company, Skokie, Illinois, 1981-1984; assistant professor, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1985-1991; associate professor, University of Illinois, Chicago, since 1991.
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Activist Common Cause, Oak Park, Illinois, since 1972. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association Pharmaceutical Sciences, Society Intestinal Microecology and Disease, Rho Chi, Phi Lambda Sigma.
Connections
Married Lois Marie Platt, August 26,1973. Children: Gretchen Prettymarsh, Alexander Goodharbor.
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Recipient Leadership award, University of Illinois, 1975. Damon Runyon-Walter Winchell fellow, 1976-1977, National Institutes of Health fellow, 1977-1979.Recipient Leadership award, University of Illinois, 1975. Damon Runyon-Walter Winchell fellow, 1976-1977, National Institutes of Health fellow, 1977-1979.