Background
Berndt, William O. was born on May 11, 1933 in St. Joseph, Missouri, United States. Son of Oscar Emil and Gertrude Ann (Muthig) Berndt.
academic administrator pharmacology educator
Berndt, William O. was born on May 11, 1933 in St. Joseph, Missouri, United States. Son of Oscar Emil and Gertrude Ann (Muthig) Berndt.
Bachelor of Science, Creighton University, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1959.
From instructor to professor pharmacology, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, N.H., 1959-1974; professor, chairman pharmacology and toxicology Medical Center, U. Mississippi, Jackson, 1974-1982; professor pharmacology Medical Center, U. Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, since 1982; dean graduate studies and research, U. Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, 1982-1996; vice-chancellor academic affairs, U. Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, 1985-1996; chancellor, U. Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, since 1996. Chairman Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel, Washington, 1987-1990, Gordon Research Conference: Mechanisms of Toxicity, Meriden, N.H., 1991. Member American Board Toxicology, 1988-1992, president 1992.
Member pharmaceutical study section National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1980-1984. Chairman Who Task Group Nephrotoxicity Document, Bilthoven, The Netherlands, 1989. Captain Medical Corps, 1962-1963.
Fellow Academy Toxicological Sciences. Member American Society Nephrology, American Society Pharmaceutical and Experimental Therapeutics, Society Toxicology, Institute Society Study Xenobiotics, International Society Nephrology, American Heart Association (established investigator 1964-1969).
Married Bonnie Lou Lampe, August 28, 1954. Childen; Barbara, Carol, David, Mary Joan, Paul.