Background
Ross, Russell was born on May 25, 1929 in St. Augustine, Florida, United States. Son of Samuel and Minnie (DuBoff) Ross.
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Russell Ross
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Bachelor of Arts, Cornell Univercity, 1951; Doctor ol Dental Surgery, Columbia University, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy, University Washington, 1962; Doctor of Science (honorary.P, Medical College of Pennsylvania, 1987.
Career
Intern, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, 1955-1956;
intern, United States Public Health Service Hospital, Seattle, 1956-1958;
special research fellow pathology school medicine, U. Washington, Seattle, 1958-1962;
assistant professor pathology and oral biology school medicine and dentistry, U. Washington, Seattle, 1962-1965;
associate professor pathology School Medicine, U. Washington, Seattle, 1965-1969;
professor School Medicine, U. Washington, Seattle, since 1969;
Adjunct Professor biochemistry School Medicine, U. Washington, Seattle, since 1978;
associate dean for science affairs school medicine, U. Washington, Seattle, 1971-1978;
department chairman pathology school medicine, U. Washington, Seattle, 1982-1994;
director, Center for Vascular Biology, since 1991. Visiting scientist Strangeways Research Laboratory, Cambridge, England. Member research committee American Heart Association.
Member of advisory board Foundation Cardiologique Princess Liliane, Brussels, Belgium. Life fellow Clare Hall, Cambridge U. Member of advisory county National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, 1978-1981.
Visiting professor Royal Society Medicine, United Kingdom, 1987, 95.
Achievements
Membership
Trustee Seattle Symphony Orchestra. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member American Society Cell Biology, Tissue Culture Association, American Association Pathologists (Rous-Whipple award 1992), International Society Cell Biology, Electron Microscope Society American, American Society for Investigative Pathology (president 1994-1995), American Heart Association (fellow Council on Arteriosclerosis, National Research Achievement award 1990), Royal Micros.
Society, Harvey Society (honorary), American Society Biochemistry and MolecularBiology, Romanian Academy Medical Sciences (honorary), Royal Belgian Academy Sciences(foreign corresponding member), Brazilian Academy Medicine (honorary foreign), Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Jean Long Teller, February 22, 1956;children: Valerie Regina, Douglas Teller.
