Xavier Joseph Musacchia

Background

Musacchia, Xavier Joseph was born on February 11, 1923 in Brooklyn. Son of Castrense and Orsolina (Mazzola) Musacchia.

Education

Bachelor of Science, St. Francis College, Brooklyn, 1944. Master of Science, Fordham University, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy, Fordham University, 1949.

Career

Instructor biology, Marymount (New York) College, 1948-1949; from instructor to professor biology, St. Saint Louis University, 1949-1965; professor physiology, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1965-1978; professor physiology and biophysics, U. Louisville, 1978-1991; professor emeritus, U. Louisville, since 1991; dean Graduate School, U. Louisville, 1978-1989; associate provost for research, U. Louisville, 1985-1989. Board directors Council Graduate Schools, 1986-1989.

Achievements

• Xavier Joseph Musacchia has been listed as a noteworthy Physiology and biophysics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board governors J. Graham Brown Cancer Center, Louisville, 1978-1983. Board directors Oak Ridge Associated Universities Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1945. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Member American Physiological Society, American Society Zoologists, American Society for Space and Gravitational Biology (vice president 1988-1989, president 1989-1990), Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, Corporation Marine Biological Laboratory, Sigma Xi. (past chapter president).

Connections

Married Betty Cook, November 23, 1950. Children: Joseph, Mary, Thomas, Laura Annual.

Father:

Castrense Musacchia

Mother:

Orsolina (Mazzola) Musacchia

Spouse:

Betty Cook

child:

Joseph Musacchia

child:

Mary Musacchia

child:

Laura Annual Musacchia

child:

Thomas Musacchia