Thomas Charles Merigan

Background

Merigan, Thomas Charles was born on January 18, 1934 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Thomas C. and Helen M. (Greeley) Merigan.

Education

Bachelor with honors, University of California, Berkeley, 1955; Doctor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 1958.

Career

Intern in medicine, 2d and 4th Harvard medical services Boston City Hospital, 1958-1959; assistant resident medicine, 2d and 4th Harvard medical services Boston City Hospital, 1959-1960; clinical associate, National Heart Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1960-1962; associate, Laboratory Molecular Biology, National Institute Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 1962-1963; practice medicine specializing in internal medicine and infectious diseases, Stanford, California, since 1963; assistant professor medicine, Stanford University School Medicine, 1963-1967; associate professor medicine, Stanford University School Medicine, 1967-1972; head division infectious diseases, Stanford University School Medicine, 1966-1992; professor medicine, Stanford University School Medicine, since 1972; George E. and Lucy Becker professor medicine, Stanford University School Medicine, since 1980. Director Diagnostic Microbiology Laboratory, University Hospital, 1966-1972, Diagnostic Virology Laboratory, since 1969, Center Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Research Stanford University, since 1988. Hospital epidemiologist, 1966-1988.

Member microbiology research training grants committee National Institutes of Health, 1969-1973, virology study section, 1974-1978. Consultant antiviral substances program National Institute Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 1970-1994, member Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome clinical drug development commission, 1986-1994. Member Virology Task Force, 1976-1978, bd.sci. counselors, 1980-1985.

Member United States Hepatitis panel United States and Japan Cooperative Medical Science Program, 1979-1990, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome subcommittee National Advisory Allergy and Infectious Diseases Council, 1988-1989. Co-chairman interferon evaluation Group American Cancer Society, 1978-1981. Member vaccines and related biological productsadv. committee Center for Drugs and Biols., Food and Drug Administration, 1984-1988.

Member international advising committee on biological science Science Council, Singapore, 1985-1988. Member of advisory committee J.A. Hartford Foundation, 1979-1984. Member Albert Lasker awards jury, 1981-1984.

Member peer review panel United States Army Medical Research and Development Committee, 1986-1988. National commission to review current procedures for approval New Drugs forCancer and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, 1989-1990. Member Committee to Study Use of Coms. within Food and Drug Administration, 1991-1992.

Achievements

• Thomas Charles Merigan has been listed as a noteworthy Physician, medical researcher, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Medical Association, Association American Physicians, Western Association Physicians, American Society Microbiology, American Society Clinical Investigation (county 1977-1980), American Association Immunologists, American Federation Clinical Research, Western Society Clinical Research, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine (publication committee 1985-1989), Infectious Diseases Society American, American Society Virology, institute Medicine, Pan American Group for Rapid Viral Diagnosis, International Society Interferon Research (county 1983-1989), California Medical Association, Santa Clara County Medical Society, California Academy Medicine, Royal Society Medicine, Alpha Omega Alpha.

Connections

Married Joan Mary Freeborn, October 3, 1959. 1 son, Thomas Charles III.

Father:

Thomas C. Merigan

Mother:

Helen M. (Greeley) Merigan

Spouse:

Joan Mary Freeborn