Background
Szára, Stephen István was born on March 21, 1923 in Budapest, Hungary. Arrived in the United States, 1957. Son of János Szára and Mária Katona.
Szára, Stephen István was born on March 21, 1923 in Budapest, Hungary. Arrived in the United States, 1957. Son of János Szára and Mária Katona.
Doctor of Natural Sciences, Petrus Pázmány University, Budapest, 1950. Doctor of Medicine, Medical University Budapest, 1951.
Assistant professor department biochemistry Medical University Budapest, 1950—1953. Chief biochemistry laboratory State Institute for Nervous Disorders, Budapest, 1953—1956. Visiting scientist Clinical Science Laboratory National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 1957—1961, section chief Washington, 1961—1971.
Branch chief National Institute on Drug Abuse National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, 1971—1990. Science consultant Kensington, since 1990. Associate, clinical professor psychiatry George Washington University, Washington, 1966—1975.
Member advisory board Heffter Research Institute, Santa Fe, since 1993.
Fellow: College International Neuro-Psychopharmacologicum, American College Neuro-Psychopharmacology. Member: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Pharmacol. Experimental Therapy, Hungarian Association Psychophamacology (honorary).
Married Madeleine Gadányi, September 5, 1959 (divorced June 1980). 1 child Christopher.