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'''Elliot Saul Vesell''' (December 24, 1933 – July 23, 2018) was an American pharmacologist.
'''Elliot Saul Vesell''' (December 24, 1933 – July 23, 2018) was an American pharmacologist.


A [[New York City]] native born on December 24, 1933, Vessell attended [[Horace Mann School]] and [[Philips Exeter Academy]] before enrolling at [[Harvard University]], where he studied American literature and history. Vessell then earned a medical degree from [[Harvard Medical School]] and completed postdoctoral research at [[Rockefeller University]].<ref name="patnews">{{cite news |title=Dr. Elliot S. Vesell |url=http://obits.pennlive.com/obituaries/pennlive/obituary.aspx?n=elliot-s-vesell&pid=189680996 |accessdate=July 29, 2018 |work=The Patriot News |date=July 25, 2018}}</ref> After a stint at [[Peter Bent Brigham Hospital]], Vessell worked for the [[National Institutes of Health]].<ref name="patnews"/><ref name="ret">{{cite news |title=Elliot S. Vesell retires |url=https://news.psu.edu/story/177397/2009/04/16/elliot-s-vesell-retires |accessdate=July 29, 2018 |publisher=Pennsylvania State University |date=April 16, 2009}}</ref> George T. Harrell invited Vessell to join the faculty of [[Pennsylvania State University]] in 1968 as founding chair of the Department of Pharmacology.<ref name="ret"/> He was appointed to the Bernard B. Brodie Professorship,<ref name="ret"/> followed by PSU most prestigious title, the Evan Pugh Professorship, in 1981.<ref name="patnews"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Evan Pugh Professors |url=https://www.research.psu.edu/ovpr/faculty-honors/evan-pugh |accessdate=July 29, 2018 |publisher=Pennsylvania State University}}</ref> In 1990, he was made a fellow of the [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]].<ref>[https://www.aaas.org/historic-fellow/vesell-elliot-s "Elliot Vesell"]. American Association for the Advancement of Science. Retrieved July 29, 2018.</ref> Vessell stepped down as pharmacology department chair in 2004, and was succeeded by [[Kent Vrana]] in an endowment named for Vessell.<ref name="psuobit">{{cite news |title=Vesell, founding pharmacology chair, dies at 84 |url=https://news.psu.edu/story/529370/2018/07/26/vesell-founding-pharmacology-chair-dies-84 |accessdate=July 29, 2018 |publisher=Pennsylvania State University |date=July 26, 2018}}</ref> Vessell retired from Penn State in December 2008,<ref name="ret"/> and died on July 23, 2018, aged 84.<ref name="psuobit"/>
A [[New York City]] native born on December 24, 1933, Vesell attended [[Horace Mann School]] and [[Philips Exeter Academy]] before enrolling at [[Harvard University]], where he studied American literature and history. Vesell then earned a medical degree from [[Harvard Medical School]] and completed postdoctoral research at [[Rockefeller University]].<ref name="patnews">{{cite news |title=Dr. Elliot S. Vesell |url=http://obits.pennlive.com/obituaries/pennlive/obituary.aspx?n=elliot-s-vesell&pid=189680996 |accessdate=July 29, 2018 |work=The Patriot News |date=July 25, 2018}}</ref> After a stint at [[Peter Bent Brigham Hospital]], Vesell worked for the [[National Institutes of Health]].<ref name="patnews"/><ref name="ret">{{cite news |title=Elliot S. Vesell retires |url=https://news.psu.edu/story/177397/2009/04/16/elliot-s-vesell-retires |accessdate=July 29, 2018 |publisher=Pennsylvania State University |date=April 16, 2009}}</ref> George T. Harrell invited Vesell to join the faculty of [[Pennsylvania State University]] in 1968 as founding chair of the Department of Pharmacology.<ref name="ret"/> He was appointed to the Bernard B. Brodie Professorship,<ref name="ret"/> followed by PSU most prestigious title, the Evan Pugh Professorship, in 1981.<ref name="patnews"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Evan Pugh Professors |url=https://www.research.psu.edu/ovpr/faculty-honors/evan-pugh |accessdate=July 29, 2018 |publisher=Pennsylvania State University}}</ref> In 1990, he was made a fellow of the [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]].<ref>[https://www.aaas.org/historic-fellow/vesell-elliot-s "Elliot Vesell"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729141913/https://www.aaas.org/historic-fellow/vesell-elliot-s |date=2018-07-29 }}. American Association for the Advancement of Science. Retrieved July 29, 2018.</ref> Vesell stepped down as pharmacology department chair in 2004, and was succeeded by [[Kent Vrana]] in an endowment named for Vesell.<ref name="psuobit">{{cite news |title=Vesell, founding pharmacology chair, dies at 84 |url=https://news.psu.edu/story/529370/2018/07/26/vesell-founding-pharmacology-chair-dies-84 |accessdate=July 29, 2018 |publisher=Pennsylvania State University |date=July 26, 2018}}</ref> Vesell retired from Penn State in December 2008,<ref name="ret"/> and died on July 23, 2018, aged 84.<ref name="psuobit"/>


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Latest revision as of 22:14, 30 September 2022

Elliot Saul Vesell (December 24, 1933 – July 23, 2018) was an American pharmacologist.

A New York City native born on December 24, 1933, Vesell attended Horace Mann School and Philips Exeter Academy before enrolling at Harvard University, where he studied American literature and history. Vesell then earned a medical degree from Harvard Medical School and completed postdoctoral research at Rockefeller University.[1] After a stint at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Vesell worked for the National Institutes of Health.[1][2] George T. Harrell invited Vesell to join the faculty of Pennsylvania State University in 1968 as founding chair of the Department of Pharmacology.[2] He was appointed to the Bernard B. Brodie Professorship,[2] followed by PSU most prestigious title, the Evan Pugh Professorship, in 1981.[1][3] In 1990, he was made a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[4] Vesell stepped down as pharmacology department chair in 2004, and was succeeded by Kent Vrana in an endowment named for Vesell.[5] Vesell retired from Penn State in December 2008,[2] and died on July 23, 2018, aged 84.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Dr. Elliot S. Vesell". The Patriot News. July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "Elliot S. Vesell retires". Pennsylvania State University. April 16, 2009. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  3. ^ "Evan Pugh Professors". Pennsylvania State University. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  4. ^ "Elliot Vesell" Archived 2018-07-29 at the Wayback Machine. American Association for the Advancement of Science. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Vesell, founding pharmacology chair, dies at 84". Pennsylvania State University. July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
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