Background
Rose, William Cumming was born on April 4, 1887 in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. Son of John McAden and Mary Evans (Santos) Rose.
Rose, William Cumming was born on April 4, 1887 in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. Son of John McAden and Mary Evans (Santos) Rose.
Bachelor of Science, Davidson (North Carolina)( College, 1907. Doctor of Science, Davidson (North Carolina)( College, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1911.
Doctor of Science, Yale University, 1947. Postgraduate, University Freiburg, Germany, 1913. Doctor of Science, University Chicago, 1956.
Doctor of Science, University Illinois, 1962.
Assistant in physiology and chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1908-1911;
instructor in physiology and chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 1911-1913;
associate professor biological chemistry, College of Medicine, University Texas, 1913-1914;
professor and head of department, College of Medicine, University Texas, 1914-1922;
professor physiological chemistry, University of Illinois, 1922-1936;
professor biochemistry, University of Illinois, 1936-1953;
research professor biochemistry, University of Illinois, 1953-1955;
emeritus, University of Illinois, 1955-1985;
acting head chemistry Department, University Illinois, 1942-1945. Visiting lecturer University of Michigan, summer 1938, Fourteenth Hektoen lecturer, Institute Medicine of Chicago, 1938. Associate fellow American Medical Association (member Council on Pharmacy andChemistry 1936-1943).
Member of advisory board Wistar Institute, 1936-1940. Member food and nutrition board, Chairman of Commission Protein Foods, National Research Council, 1940-1947, National Advisory Health Council, 1944-1949. Member of advisory committee Nutrition Foundation, 1943-1957.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Biochemistry Society of Great Britain, American Society of Biological Chemists (councillor 1931-1934, 1936-1937, vice president 1937-1939. President 1939-1941), American Chemical Society, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, American Institute Nutrition (president 1945-1946, honorary fellow), Illinois Academy of Sciences, Harvey Society (honorary), University Club (Urbana), Chaos Club (Chicago), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Phi Beta Pi, Alpha Chi Sigma.
Married Zula Franklin Hedrick, Sept 3, 1913.