Dean, Health Sciences, 1992-; Vice Pres., 1989-; Professor of Med. & Path., 1974-
McMaster University
John Bienenstock was born in Hungary, but was educated in England. He became a physician and later a university professor. He studied at Harvard Medical School and elsewhere, but joined McMaster University in Canada in 1968. He has done important work studying how the lung and respiratory system protect themselves from disease. He is currently Chair, Dean and Vice President of the Centre of International Health, Steering Committee. He was awarded the Order of the Red Cross in 1990. He also likes to paint and was chairman of an art school.
Fellow, Harvard Med. School 1964-66; Buswell Fellow, State Univ. of N.Y. at Buffalo 1966-68; joined McMaster as Asst. Prof. 1968; Assoc. Dean for Research 1972-78; Chrmn, Dept. of Pathology 1978-88. Founding member AB Biol. Supplies Inc.; Agritech Rsch. Inc.; consultant to many pharmaceutical companies. Chrmn., Canadian Red Cross Nat. Blood Services Adv. Ctte. 1985-89; mem. Sci. Adv. Ctte., Ottawa Civic Hosp. Loeb Inst. 1987; Chrmn., Candn. Arthritis & Rheumatism Rsch. Projs. Panel 1988; Scholar Candn. Med. Rsch. Council 1969-74; Order of the Red Cross 1990; Secy., Collegium Internat. Allergologicum; Pres., Candn. Soc. for Immunology 1985-87. Author or co-author of more than 300 sci. papers & pubs.; ed. "Immunology of the Lung and Upper Respiratory Tract"; "Mast Cell differentiation and Heterogeneity" 1986; "Recent Advances in Mucosal Immunology--Part A & B" 1987.
Sources: Canadian Who's Who, 1993
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