Background
Salmon, Sydney Elias was born on May 8, 1936 in Staten Island, New York, United States.
Salmon, Sydney Elias was born on May 8, 1936 in Staten Island, New York, United States.
Bachelor cum laude, University Arizona, 1958. Doctor of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, 1962.
Intern, then resident in medicine, Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, New York, 1962-1964;
research fellow in immunology department pediatrics, Harvard University Medical School, Boston, 1965-1966;
research fellow department medicine Medicine and Cancer Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, 1966-1968;
assistant professor medicine department medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 1968-1972;
associate professor medicine, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1972-1974;
head section hematology and oncology, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1972-1981;
professor medicine, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1974-1989;
founding director Arizona Cancer Center, U. Arizona, Tucson, since 1976;
regents professor medicine, U. Arizona, Tucson, since 1989. National Institutes of Health special fellow Cancer Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, 1966-1968, research associate, 1968-1972. Member of national cancer advisory board National Cancer Institute,1990-.
Founding science Selectide Corporation, 1990. Member science advisory boards Amplimed Corporation, SUGEN Corporation. Board directors Synergen Development Corporation, Repligen Development Corporation.
Surgeon United States Public Health Service, 1964-1966. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Hematology, American Society Clinical Investigation, American Society Clinical Oncology (president 1984-1985), American Cancer Society (board directors Arizona division), Leukemia Society American, American Association Cancer Research, Association American Cancer Institutions (president 1988-1989).
Married Joan; children: Howard, Julia, Laura, Stewart, Russell.