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Parsegian, Vozken Adrian was born on May 28, 1939 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Voscan Lawrence and Varsenig (Boyajian) Parsegian.
Parsegian, Vozken Adrian was born on May 28, 1939 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Voscan Lawrence and Varsenig (Boyajian) Parsegian.
Bachelor of Arts in Physics magna cum laude, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, 1960. Student, Weizmann Institute, Rehovoth, Israel, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy in Biophysics, Harvard University, 1965.
With communications biophyics laboratory Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1961-1962;, 1967-1995. Chief laboratory structural biology Division Computer Research & Technology, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, since 1995. With Hansen Biophysics Laboratory Stanford (California) University, summer 1965.
Research physicist physical science laboratory division computer research/technical National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 1967-1993, chief laboratory structural biology division computer research/technical, since 1993. Head unit on molecular forces, laboratory biochemistry and metabolism, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, since 1984. Visiting professor department physics Princeton (New Jersey) University, 1990-1991.
Member biophysics panel National Science Foundation, 1987-1991, member materials synthesis and processing program panel, 1992. Member council Gordon Research Conferences, 1988-1991, member site and scheduling committee, 1988-1992, chairman conference on transport in bilayers and biological membranes, 1985, chairman conference on chemistry at interfaces, 1986, chairman conference on water and aqueous solutions, 1994.
Member Biophysics Society (president 1983-1984, member council 1974-1980, member executive committee 1974-1975, program chairman annual meeting 1981, member publication committee 1980-1983, chairman publication committee 1981-1983, founding editor Biophysics Discussions, 1978-1992, editor Biophysics Journal 1977-1980, Distinguished Service award 1994), Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Valerie Phillips, March 2, 1963. Children: Andrew, Homer, Aram.