Background
Nyhan, William Leo was born on March 13, 1926 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of W. Leo and Mary Nyhan.
Nyhan, William Leo was born on March 13, 1926 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of W. Leo and Mary Nyhan.
Student, Harvard University, 1943-1945; Doctor of Medicine Columbia University, 1949; Master of Sciences, University Illinois, 1956; Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1958; honorary doctorate, Tokushima U., Japan, 1981.
Intern, Yale University-Grace-New Haven Hospital, 1949-1950;
resident, Yale University-Grace-New Haven Hospital, 1950-1951, 53-55;
assistant professor pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University, 1958-1961;
associate professor, Johns Hopkins University, 1961-1963;
professor pediatrics, biochemistry, U. Miami, 1963-1969;
department chairman pediatrics, U. Miami, 1963-1969;
professor, University of California, San Diego, since 1969;
department chairman pediatrics, University of California, 1969-1986. Member Food and Drug Administration advising committee on Teratogenic Effects of Certain Drugs, 1964-1970. Member pediatric panel American Medical Association Council on Drugs, 1964-1970.
Member National Advisory Child Health and Human Development Council, 1967-1971. Member research advisory com.Calif. Department Mental Hygiene, 1969-1972.
Member medical and science advising committee Leukemia Society American, Inc., 1968-1972. Member basic advising committee National Foundation March of Dimes, 1973-1981. Member Basil O'Connor Starter grants committee, 1973-1993.
Member clinical cancer program project review committee National Cancer Institute, 1977-1981. Visiting professor extraordinario U. del Salvador (Argentina), 1982.
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Served with United States Navy, 1944-1946. United States Army, 1951-1953. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Federation Clinical Research, American Chemical Society, Society Pediatric Research (president 1970-1971), American Association Cancer Research, American Society Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Western Society Pediatric Research (president 1976-1977), New York Academy Science, American Academy Pediatrics (Borden award 1980), American Pediatric Society, American Institute Biological Sciences, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, American Society Clinical Investigation, American Society Human Genetics (director 1978-1981), Am.Assn.
Clinical Chemistry, American College Human Genetics, Institute Investigaciones Citologicas (Spain, correspondent), Bio-chemical Society, Société Française de Pediatrie (correspondent), South African Human Genetics (honorary), Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Christine Murphy, November 20, 1948. Children: Christopher, Abigail.