Background
Ellis, Sydney was born on April 20, 1917 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of George I. and Sarah (Gaull) Ellis.
pharmacology educator Pharmacological scientist
Ellis, Sydney was born on April 20, 1917 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of George I. and Sarah (Gaull) Ellis.
Bachelor of Science, Boston University, 1938; Master of Arts, Boston University, 1939; Doctor of Philosophy, Boston University, 1941.
Fellow, then assistant, Harvard University Medical School, 1941-1944;
Fellow, then assistant, New York University National Defense Research Committee project, 1942;
assistant professor, Duke U. School Medicine, 1946-1949;
associate professor, Temple University School Medicine, 1949-1957;
professor pharmacology and toxicology, department chairman, Woman's Medical College Pennsylvania, 1957-1967;
professor pharmacology and toxicology, University Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 1967-1980;
department chairman, University Texas Medical Branch, 1967-1977;
deputy director division drug biology, Food and Drug Administration, 1980-1989;
deputy director division research and testing, Food and Drug Administration, 1989-1995;
science consultant, Food and Drug Administration, since 1995. Visiting professor U. Paris Institute Pharmacology, 1972. Visiting scientist division drug biology Food and Drug Administration, 1979-1980.
Consultant in field; member pet study section National Institutes of Health, 1960-1964, medical chemical B study section, 1964-1968. Member National Board Medical Examiners, 1964-1968.
Served to captain Army of the United States, 1944-1946. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Academy of Sciences. Member American Society Pharmacology (councilor 1967-1970, secretary-treasurer 1976-1979), American Chemical Society, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, Catecholamine Club (president 1990-1991), American Association of University Professors, Sigma Xi (president Temple University chapter 1957).
Married Marion Gardner, October 8, 1942. Children— Jeanne (Mistress Richard P. Jaffe), Richard Jay.