Thomas Daulton Rohde

Background

Rohde, Thomas Daulton was born on June 7, 1940 in Centralia, Illinois, United States. Son of Daulton Louis and Marjorie Josephine (McConaghie) Rohde.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Southern Illinois U., 1962; Master of Science in Zoology, Southern Illinois U., 1967; Chemical Abstracts Service in Microbiology, Northern Illinois U., 1974.

Career

Research assistant, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, 1963-1965; 8th grade science teacher, Center Junior High School, Belleville, Illinois, 1965-1966; instructor in mathematics and biological science, Kaskaskia College, Centralia, Illinois, 1969-1971; teaching assistant, Northern Illinois U., DeKalb, 1971-1973; director research Implantable Device Laboratory, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, since 1973.

Achievements

• Achievements include patents for Method for Maintaining Fluidity of Hormone Solutions. For PolyHormone Mixture for Use in Chronic Parenteral Hormone Administration. For Solvent System for Chronic Vascular Infusion of Hydrophobic Drugs.
  
  Development of the world's first implantable drug infusion pump (now called the Infusaid pump) and introduction of the pump into clinical practice in anticoagulant therapy, cancer chemotherapy, and diabetes treatment.

Membership

Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1966-1969, Vietnam. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society for Artificial Internal Organs (member program com.1991), American Diabetes Association, Association for Advancement of Medical Instrumentation.

Connections

Married Nancy Jane Freeman, May 27, 1972.

Father:

Daulton Louis Rohde

Mother:

Marjorie Josephine (McConaghie) Rohde

Spouse:

Nancy Jane Freeman