Jerome W. Conn
Jerome W. Conn (born September 24, 1907 in New York City , † June 11, 1994 in Naples , Florida ) was an American internist and endocrinologist.
Life
Conn first attended Rutgers University for three years and enrolled in 1928 at the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor , from which he graduated in 1932 with a medical doctor degree. Here he had also married his wife Betty Stern, who later assisted him with his clinical research. Conn conducted research on diabetes mellitus in relation to obesity and in 1935 became assistant professor of internal medicine . In 1943 he took over the department of endocrinology and metabolism and from 1944 was professor of internal medicine. In 1968 he was appointed LH Newburgh Distinguished University Professor by the University of Michigan. He retired in 1974 after authoring over 250 scientific publications in his career.
Conn syndrome
He was best known for the first description of primary hyperaldosteronism . The disease was named after his name, Conn syndrome .
Conn register
In 2006, a German Conn registry was founded in Munich with the aim of collecting multicenter data on diagnostics, therapy and the course of the Conn syndrome.
Awards (selection)
- 1958: Banting Medal of the American Diabetes Association
- 1965: Gairdner Foundation International Award
- 1967: Howard Taylor Ricketts Award
- 1969: Member of the National Academy of Sciences
Web links
- Jerome W. Conn at whonamedit.com (English)
- Literature by and about Jerome W. Conn in the WorldCat bibliographic database
literature
- Heinz-Peter Schmiedebach : Conn, Jerome W. In: Werner E. Gerabek , Bernhard D. Haage, Gundolf Keil , Wolfgang Wegner (eds.): Encyclopedia of medical history. De Gruyter, Berlin / New York 2005, ISBN 3-11-015714-4 , p. 269.
Individual evidence
- ^ Jerome W Conn: Primary aldosteronism, a new clinical syndrome. In: J. Laborat. Clin. Med. Volume 45, No. 4, 1955, pp. 661-664.
- ↑ http://www.conn-register.de/register1.html
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Conn, Jerome W. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American internist and endocrinologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 24, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 11, 1994 |
| Place of death | Naples , Florida |