Background
UDENFRIEND, Sidney was born on April 5, 1918 in New York, United States. Son of Max Udenfriend and Esther Tabak.
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Sidney Udenfriend
Edit Profilebiochemist Pharmacologist university professor
Education
Bachelor of Science, College City New York, 1939; Master of Science, New York University, 1942; Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1948; Doctor of Science honoris causa, New York Medical College, 1974; Doctor of Science honoris causa, College Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 1979; Doctor of Science honoris causa, Mount Sinai School Medicine, City Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, 1981.
Career
Laboratory assistant, New York City Department Health, 1940-1942;
junior chemist, New York University Research Svc., 1942-1943;
assistant chemist, New York University Research Svc., 1943-1944;
research chemist, New York University Research Svc., 1944-1946;
research assistant, Medical School, 1946-1947;
instructor, Medical School, 1947-1948;
instructor, Washington University Medical School, 1948-1950;
biochemist, National Heart Institute, Bethesda, Maryland., 1950-1953;
head section cellular pharmacology laboratory chemical pharmacology, National Heart Institute, 1953-1956;
chief laboratory clinical biochemistry, National Heart Institute, 1956-1968;
director, Roche Institute Molecular Biology, New Jersey, 1968-1983;
head laboratory molecular neurobiology, Roche Institute Molecular Biology, New Jersey, 1983-1996;
director emeritus, Roche Institute Molecular Biology, New Jersey, 1983-1996;
director Dana Institute,, Drew U., Madison, New Jersey, since 1996. Professorial lecturer George Washington University, 1962-1969. Adjunct Professor human genetics and development department Columbia University, 1969-1974.
Adjunct Professor department biochemistry City Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, 1968-1995. Department pharmacology Emory University, 1976-1978. Adjunct Professor biochemistry Cornell Univercity Medical School, 1982-1995.
Member science advanced.bd. Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, 1974-1978. Member of advisory commission to director National Institutes of Health, 1976-1978.
Member Science Advisory Committee for Cystic Fibrosis. Member of advisory council of science and engineering City Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, since 1980. Member science advising committee Massachusetts General Hospital, 1980-1984.
Achievements
Membership
Trustee Wistar Institute, 1968-1971. Member advisory board Weizmann Institute of Science, 1978-1979, board governors, since 1979. Fellow New York Academy of Sciences (trustee since 1978).
Member National Academy of Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Biological Chemists, American Society Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (secretary), Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, American Association Clinical Chemists (Van Slyke award 1967, Ames award 1969), American Chemical Society (Hillebrand award 1962, Torald Sollmann award 1975), American Academy Arts and Sciences, Japanese Pharmacol. Society (honorary), Japanese Bio-chemical Society (honorary), Czechoslovak Pharmacology Society (honorary), Congress International Neuropsychopharmacologists (honorary), Instituto de Investigaciones Citológicas (correspondent) (Spain), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Interests
Connections
Married Shirley Frances Reidel, June 20, 1943. Children: Aliza, Elliot.
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Nationality
United States
Education
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1981
Awards
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Recipient Certified of Merit for studies on malignant carcinoid American Medical Association, 1956, Arthur S. Flemming award, 1958. City of Hope research award, 1975. National Institutes of Health fellow St. Mary's Hospital Medical School, London, England., 1957. Harvey lecturer, 1964. Recipient Superior Service award Department Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1965, Distinguished Service award, 1966. Gairdner Foundation award, 1967. Heinrich Waelsch lecturer in neuroscience, 1978. Recipient Townsend Harris medal City College of New York Alumni Association, 1979. Rudolph Virchow gold medal, 1979. Chauncey Leake lecturer University of California, 1980.Recipient Certified of Merit for studies on malignant carcinoid American Medical Association, 1956, Arthur S. Flemming award, 1958. City of Hope research award, 1975. National Institutes of Health fellow St. Mary's Hospital Medical School, London, England., 1957.
Harvey lecturer, 1964. Recipient Superior Service award Department Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1965, Distinguished Service award, 1966. Gairdner Foundation award, 1967.
Heinrich Waelsch lecturer in neuroscience, 1978. Recipient Townsend Harris medal City College of New York Alumni Association, 1979. Rudolph Virchow gold medal, 1979.
Chauncey Leake lecturer University of California, 1980.