Samuel McDonald McCann

Background

McCann, Samuel McDonald was born on September 8, 1925 in Houston, Texas, United States. Son of Samuel Glenn and Margaret (Brokaw) McCann.

Education

Student, Rice U., Houston, 1942-1944; Doctor of Medicine, University Pennsylvania, 1948.

Career

Intern in internal medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1948-1949; resident, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1949-1950; member of faculty, University of Pennsylvania School Medicine, 1952-1965; professor physiology, University of Pennsylvania School Medicine, 1964-1965; acting department chairman, University of Pennsylvania School Medicine, 1963-1964; professor, chairman physiology, University Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, 1965-1985; director neuropeptide division, University Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, 1985-1995; professor internal medicine, University Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, 1995; endowed professor Pennington biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, since 1995. Consultant Schering Corporation, Bloomfield, New Jersey, 1958. Member general medicine B study section National Institutes of Health, 1965-1967, endocrinology study section, 1967-1969, population research committee, 1974-1976, reproductive biology study section, 1978-1982, chairman reproductive biology study section, 1980-1982, neurology study section, 1985-1986.

Achievements

• Samuel McDonald McCann has been listed as a noteworthy Physiologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Endocrine Society (executive council 1985-1988, Fred Conrad Koch award 1979), American Physiological Society (council 1979-1981), Society for Experimental Biology andMedicine (county 1979-1983, president since 1995), Society Clinical Investigation, New York Academy Sciences, National Academy Sciences, American Academy Arts and Sciences, Neuroendocrine Discussion Group (chairman 1965), International Neuroendocrine Society (council 1972-1979, president 1984-1988), International Society Neuroimmunomodulation (secretary general 1990-1996, president since 1996). M C.

Connections

Married Barbara Lorraine Richardson. Children: Samuel Donald, Margaret, Karen Elizabeth.

Father:

Samuel Glenn McCann

Mother:

Margaret (Brokaw) McCann

Spouse:

Barbara Lorraine Richardson

child:

Margaret McCann

child:

Karen Elizabeth McCann

child:

Samuel Donald McCann