Background
Babayan, Vigen Khachig was born on January 1, 1913 in Erivan, Armenia. Came to the United States, 1922. Naturalized, 1929. Son of Khosrov and Nectar (Kouroumdjian) Babayan.
Babayan, Vigen Khachig was born on January 1, 1913 in Erivan, Armenia. Came to the United States, 1922. Naturalized, 1929. Son of Khosrov and Nectar (Kouroumdjian) Babayan.
Bachelor, New York University, 1938. Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1943.
Chemist, E.F. Drew & Company, Boonton, New Jersey, 1938-1941; director R & D, Ridbo Labs, Patterson, New Jersey, 1941-1948; chief chemist, Theobold Industries, Kearny, New Jersey, 1948-1949; vice-president, director R & D, Drew Chemical Corporation, New York City, 1949-1964; vice-president, director R & D and quality control, Stokely-Van Camp, Inc., Indianapolis, 1964-1978; vice president science and technical, Stokely-Van Camp, Inc., Indianapolis, 1978-1982; assistant professor medicine, Indiana U. Medical School, Indianapolis, 1968-1977; senior research associate, New England Deaconess Hospital Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1979-1982; director research, nutrition/metabolism laboratory Cancer Research Institute, New England Deaconess Hospital Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1983-1993; retired, 1993; consultant for special structured lipids for nutrition, Needham, Massachusetts. Visiting scientist St. Luke's Hospital Columbia University Medical School, New York City, 1979-1993. Member of advisory committee National Research Council.
Member central executive committee Armenian Apostolic Church, 1972-1980. Active Armenian Cultural Association American, since 1976, Armenian Folk Festival Committee, 1962-1965, Armenian National Committee, since 1976, Armenian Relief Society, since 1932. Fellow American College Nutrition, Institute Food Technologists (Science Achievement award 1977).
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association Candy Technologists, American Association Cereal Chemists, American Chemical Society, American Frozen Food Institute, American Institute Nutrition, American Oil Chemists Society, American Oil Chemists Society Foundation, American Society Clinical Nutrition, American Society Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Association Research Directors, Federation American Societies Experimental Biology, Grocery Manufacturers Association, Institute Shortening and Edible Oils, National Confectioners Association, National Food Processors Association, New York Academy of Sciences, North America Association Study Obesity, Nutrition Today Society, Research and Development Associates, Soap and Detergent Association.
Married Kanre Edgarian, November 15, 1942. Children: Tamar, Richard, Sona.