Background
Miller, Sanford Arthur was born on May 12, 1931 in Brooklyn. Son of Howard and Lillian (Kenter) Epstein.
academic administrator biochemistry educator
Miller, Sanford Arthur was born on May 12, 1931 in Brooklyn. Son of Howard and Lillian (Kenter) Epstein.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Biology, City College of New York, 1952. Master of Science in Psychology and Biochemistry, Rutgers University, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy, Rutgers University, 1957.
Junior chemist electronics branch Army Chemical Center, Edgewood, Maryland, summer 1951, chemist applied research branch, 1952. Assistant to chief toxicology Army Medical Center, Washington, 1953-1954. Teaching assistant in physiology and biochemistry Rutgers University, 1955-1957.
Research associate department food technical Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1957-1959, assistant professor nutritional biochemistry, 1959-1965, associate professor, 1965-1970, professor, director training program in oral science, 1970-1983. Director Center Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Food and Drug Administration, Washington, 1978-1987. Professor biochemistry and medicine, dean graduate school biomedical science University Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, 1987-2000, professor, dean emeritus, since 2000.
Senior fellow, professor Center for Food and Nutrition Policy, Georgetown University, Washington, since 1999. Visiting lecturer in nutrition Tufts University School Dental Medicine, 1963-1985, Boston University School Medicine, 1963-1987, Harvard University School Medicine, 1963-1987. Senior lecturer Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1983-1984.
Consultant to food and drug companies, United States and abroad. Chairman ad hoc committee National Institute Neurological Disease and Stroke, 1972-1977. Member meetings committee Federation American Societies Experimental Biology, 1972, chairman conference, 1973, expert committee on generally recognized as safe substances, 1972-1978.
Member committee on maternal and child health National Institute Child Health and Human Development, 1973-1977, committee on contraceptive steroids, 1973-1981, committee on growth and development, 1972-1976. Member advisory committee on nutrition National Institute Dental Research, 1973-1978. Board science advisory Food and Drug Administration, 1972-1978.
Member Food Update Board Governors Food and Drug Law Institute, 1978-1982. Trustee toxicology forum. Member National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council, 1988-1992, United States Nestle Advisory Board, 1990, Food Forum, Institute Medical, National Academy of Sciences, since 1993.
Co-chairman USDA-Food and Drug Administration working group on food safety legislation, 1980-1987. Coordinator nutrition initiatives for Public Health Service, 1982-1987. Co-chairman Cancer Risk Assessment Task Force, 1984-1987.
United States co-coordinator Codex Alimentarius, 1984-1987. Chair dietary reformed intakes on macronutrients National Academy of Sciences, 2000, committee on agricultural biotechnology, health and the environment, 2000, roundtable on environmental health science, research and medicine, 2000.
Fellow Mark L. Morris Animal Care Panel (honorary). Member American Chemical Society (Sterling B. Hendricks award 1989), American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Academy Sciences, Institute FoodTechnologists (chairman Northeast section 1970-1971, secretary Northeast section 1968-1969, vice chairman Northeast section 1969-1970, national councilor 1966-1969, national Chairman of Commission on nutrition education 1969-1972, Babcock-Hart award 1991), Animal Care Panel, American Institute Nutrition (chairman fellows committee 1977-1978, chairman biochemistry nutrition committee 1967-1969, national program committee 1967-1972, chair public affairs committee 1988, Conrad Elvehjem award 1981), Society Teratology, Perinatal Research Society, American Institute Dental Research, Society Pediatric Research, Gordon Research Conferences (chairman 1973, vice chairman 1972), Western Hemisphere Nutrition Congress (program committee 1977, chair World Health Organization-Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations) joint food safety committee 1990, world food conference Planning Commission, 1990), Commision on Health and Environment (panel on food and agriculture 1990), Corporation Culinary Institute American (life), Sigma Xi.
Clubs: Cosmos (Washington).
Married Judith West. Cohen, August 17, 1958. Children: Wallis Jo, Debra Lauren.