Background
Young, Vernon Robert was born on November 15, 1937 in Rhyl, Wales. Arrived in the United States, 1961.
Nutrition biochemistry educator
Young, Vernon Robert was born on November 15, 1937 in Rhyl, Wales. Arrived in the United States, 1961.
Bachelor of Science, University Reading, England, 1959. Diploma in agriculture, Cambridge University, England, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy in Nutrition, University California, Davis, 1965.
Doctor of Medicine(honorary), Uppsala University, Sweden, 1997.
Lecturer nutritional biochemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1965-1966;
assistant professor physiology chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1966-1972;
associate professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1972-1976;
professor nutritional biochemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1976. Program management human nutrition competitive research grants program USDA, 1980-1981. Associate program director Massachusetts Institute of Technology Clinical Research Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1985-1987.
Biochemist department surgery Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School, Boston, since 1987. Senior visiting scientist USDA Human Nutrition Center Aging, Tufts U., since 1988.
Member of National Academy of Sciences, Am.Chem. Society, Gerontology Society of America, Nutrition Society, American Society Clinical Nutrition (McCollum award 1987), American Society Nutritional Science, Institute Medicine National Academy of Sciences (Mead Johnson award 1973, Borden award 1982).
Married, 1966; 5 children.