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Agnew, William Finley was born on August 28, 1925 in Greenville, South Carolina. Son of Arthur S. and Onnie (Langston) Agnew.
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William Finley Agnew
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William Finley Agnew, American Physiologist, researcher. Achievements include developed and tested electrodes used in neuroprosthetic devices for control of bladder and incontinence in paraplegicpatients, control of intractable epilepsy, development of safe and effective techniques for electrical stimulation of brain and nerves. National Institutes of Health fellow U. Copenhagen, 1965-1966, grantee, 1961-1984.
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Zoology, Wheaton (Illinois) College, 1949; Master of Science in Physiology, University of Illinois, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy in Physiology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1964.
Career
Research associate, Baxter laboratories, Morton Grove, Illinois, 1954-1955; research associate biology department, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1955; neurosurgery fellow Institute Medical Research, Huntington Hospital, Pasadena, 1955-1960; teaching assistant, University of Southern California, 1959-1963; investigator, Huntington Medical Research Institutions, Pasadena, 1963-1976; postdoctoral fellow National Institutes of Health, U. Copenhagen, Denmark, 1965-1966; director neurological research, Huntington Medical Research Institutions, Pasadena, since 1976. Member internal review board Huntington Hospital, since 1978.
Achievements
Membership
With United States Navy, 1943-1946. Member American Physiological Society, Society for Neurosci.
Connections
Married Anne Davidson, April 19, 1958. Children: Kimberley Jeane, Michelle Anne.
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congregationalist -
Political Party
Republican