Julius H. Comroe
Julius Hiram Comroe (born March 13, 1911 in York (Pennsylvania) , † July 31, 1984 in Hillsborough (California) ) was an American physiologist . He is known for his work on the physiology and pathophysiology of the heart and especially the lungs .
Live and act
Comroe was the son of a doctor. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in medicine in 1934. Research stays took him to Zurich in 1938 and to the National Institute for Medical Research in London in 1939 . He then received a teaching position at the University of Pennsylvania , where he received a professorship in physiology and pharmacology in 1946 . Here he made outstanding contributions to multidisciplinary research and teaching.
1958 Comroe was founding director of the Cardiovascular Research Institute (CVRI, Institute of Cardiovascular -Research) at the University of California in San Francisco (UCSF). At UCSF, he introduced mathematics , statistics , physics and biophysics to medical studies and weekly conferences on cardiovascular physiology. In 1973 he resigned as director of the institute to devote himself exclusively to his own research.
Comroe was a founding member of the Institute of Medicine . He was Associate Editor of Circulation Research and the Annual Review of Physiology . In 1976 he received the Jessie Stevenson Kovalenko Medal from the National Academy of Sciences for "his invaluable contributions to the diagnosis and treatment of human diseases during his career, which he dedicated to the physiology and chemistry of respiration and the chemical and mechanical properties of the human lungs" (For his immeasurable contribution to the diagnosis and treatment of human disease during his career, which was devoted to the physiology and chemistry of respiration and the mechanical and chemical properties of the human lung) .
Awards (selection)
- 1961 member of the National Academy of Sciences
- 1964 member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- 1968 Honorary doctorate from the Karolinska Institute
- 1968 Honorary Doctorate from the University of Chicago
- 1976 Jessie Stevenson Kovalenko Medal
Fonts
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The Lung: Clinical Physiology and Pulmonary Function Tests
- German translation (with Heinrich Anton Gerlach): The lung: Clinical physiology and lung function tests , Stuttgart 1964
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Physiology of Respiration
- German translation: Physiology of Respiration , Stuttgart 1968
literature
- Seymour S. Kety , Robert E. Forster : Julius H. Comroe, Jr. (1911-1984). In: Biographical Memoirs. National Academy of Sciences 2001 ( PDF, 155 kB )
Web links
- Julius Comroe (1911–1984) at the University of California, San Francisco
- Julius H. Comroe Jr .; Heart and Lung Expert , New York Times , August 2, 1984.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Julius Comroe. In: nasonline.org. Retrieved November 26, 2016 .
- ^ Book of Members 1780 – present. (PDF, 1.7 MB) at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org); Retrieved November 26, 2016.
- ↑ Jessie Stevenson Kovalenko Medal. In: nasonline.org. Retrieved November 26, 2016 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Comroe, Julius H. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Comroe, Julius Hiram; Comroe, Julius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American physiologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 13, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | York, Pennsylvania |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 31, 1984 |
| Place of death | Hillsborough, California |