Background
Estabrook, Ronald Winfield was born on January 3, 1926 in Albany, New York, United States. Son of George Arthur and Lillian Florence (Childs) Estabrook.
Estabrook, Ronald Winfield was born on January 3, 1926 in Albany, New York, United States. Son of George Arthur and Lillian Florence (Childs) Estabrook.
Bachelor of Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, University Rochester, 1954. Honorary Doctor of Science, University Rochester, 1980.
Doctor of Medicine (honorary), Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, 1981.
Johnson Research Foundation fellow University Pennsylvania School Medicine, 1955-1958. Research associate, 1958-1959. Assistant professor physical biochemistry, 1959-1962.
Associate professor, 1961-1965. Professor, 1965-1968. Virginia Lazenby O'Hara professor biochemistry, since 1968.
Chairman biochemistry University Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, 1968-1982. Dean University Texas Health Science Center (Graduate School biomedical Sciences), 1973-1976. Cecil and Ida Green Chair of Biomedical Sciences, since 1990.
Acting director Green Center for Reproductive Biology Sciences University Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, 1997-1999. Chairman basic science review committee VA, 1972-1974. Consultant in field; board science advisors St. Judes Hospital, Memphis, 1978-1981.
Chairman board toxicology and environmental health National Academy of Sciences, 1980-1985. Governing board National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences, 1986-1989. Member Atlantic Richfield Science Advisory Council, 1981-1987.
Member council Institute Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, 1984-1989, report review committee. Chairman board science overseers Medical Research Institute San Francisco. Member Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission on Medical Education, board science advisors ILSI Foundation.
Treasurer Federation American Societies Experimental Biology, 1992-1994. Treasurer 17th International Congress of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Chairman Philip Morris United States of America SAB, since 2002.
Member SAB Kansas City Life Science Institute, since 2002.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Member National Academy of Sciences, Institute Medicine, Pan American Association, Bio-chemical Societies (secretary-general 1972-1975), American Association Medical Schools (administrative board council academy societies. Task force cost medical education 1971-1972, liaison committee medical education 1975-1980), American Society Biological Chemists (treasurer 1985-1991), International Society for Study Xenobiotics (president 1988-1990), American Society Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Academy Medicine, Engineering, and Science Texas (treasurer, member governor board), OXYgene (founder 1989), Sigma Xi.
Married June Elizabeth Templeton, August 23, 1947. Children: Linda Estabrook Gilbert, Laura Estabrook Verinder, Jill Estabrook Wisehart, David.