Background
Abrahams, Vivian Cecil was born on October 19, 1927 in London, England. Son of Woolf S. and Eva (Shirotta) Abrahams. emigrated to Canada, 1963.
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Vivian Cecil Abrahams
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Bachelor of Science, Edinburgh (Scotland) U., 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, Edinburgh (Scotland) U., 1955; Doctor of Science, Edinburgh (Scotland) U., 1978.
Career
Assistant, also lecturer physiology, Edinburgh U., 1952-1955;
Fulbright fellow, visiting instructor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1955-1956;
Beit Memorial fellow, National Institute Medical Research, London, 1956-1959;
member scientific staff, medical research council division physiology and pharmacology, National Institute Medical Research, 1959-1963;
associate professor, Queen's U., Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 1963-1967;
professor, Queen's U., Kingston, Ontario, Canada, since 1967;
professor, acting head department physiology, Queen's U., Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 1971-1972;
head department, Queen's U., Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 1976-1988;
director Group in Sensory-Motor Physiology,, Medical Research Council Canada, since 1990. Member of committee on neuroscience Medical Research Council, 1984-1990, member standing commission on public affairs, 1985-1990, working group on research involving animals, 1986-1990, standing commission on research and personnel funding, 1987-1990, Executive Committee, 1988-1990, sub-committee of executive, 1988-1990, budget committee, 1988-1990. Visiting scientist Cerebral Functions Research Group, University College London, 1970-1971, chairman Ontario Graduate Study Programme, 1977-1978.
National organizing committee 3d International Brain Research Organisation/World Federation Neurological Science Congress, 1987-1991.
Achievements
Membership
Served with Royal Artillery, 1945-1948. Member Society Neurosci. (finance committee 1983-1986, nominating committee 1985-1986, governmental public affairs committee 1987-1990), Association of Science, Engineering and Technology Community of Canada (president 1978-1979), Interciencia (Association Science Assns.
American, councillor 1977-1980, vice president parliamentary and science committee 1979-1980), Committee Parliamentarians Scientists and Engineers (vice president science side 1979-1983), Physiological Society, Canadian Physiological Society (president 1983-1984), American Physiological Society, International Association Study of Pain, Canada Association Neurosci. (president 1981-1982, chairman nominating committee 1986-1990), International Union Physiological Sciences (organizing committee 1984-1986), Canada Federation Biological Socs. (vice chairman science policycom.
1983-1985, board directors 1982-1985), Muscular Dystrophy Association Canada (scientific committee 1982-1991, chairman 1988-1991, chairman medical advising committee 1988-1991, Executive Committee 1988-1991), Council of Scientists, Human Frontiers Research Program, Canada National Network on Neural Regeneration and Functional Recovery (board directors since 1990, principal investigator since 1990, chairman science advising committee since 1990).
Connections
Married Pamela Dance, September 10, 1955. Children: Graham, Mark, Carolyn, Jennifer.
