ALFRED BENNUN, PH.D.

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II.  RESEARCH - PUBLICATIONS

D. COMMUNICATIONS

Bennun, A. Phosphorus metabolism and its relation to the activity of adenosínetríphosphatase in Baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae). (1965). Dissertation Abst.  Vol. XXVI (2), 665-6.

Bennun, A. and Racker, E.  Interaction between chloroplast particles and coupling factor. (1966). VII Cong. A.L.A.C.F., 7-12 Aug. 1966, Mar del Plata, Arg., Acta Physiol. Latino Americana, Vol. XVI, Suppl. No. 1, 16.

Bennun, A. and Racker, E.  Interaction between chloroplast particles and coupling factor. (1967).  Federation Proc., Vol. 26-2 609.

Bennun, a. and Blum, J.J.  Properties of the induced phosphatase and of the constitutive acid phosphate of Euglena. (1966). B.B.A. 65466.

Bennun, A. and Bennun, N. Regulation of heat-activated ca2+-dependent ATPase, l5th Annual Meeting Biophysical Society Abstracts, 39a, 1971.

Bennun, A.  The unitary hypothesis for coupling of energy transduction and its relevance to the modeling of mechanisms for ATP synthesis or ATP hydrolysis. Conference on the Mechanism of Energy Transduction in Biological Systems Abst.  The New York Academy of Sciences February 7 - 9,  1973.

Bennun, A.  Hypothesis for a biochemical memory pathway IUB. (1973). Ninth International Congress of Biochemistry, Abstract book Dc 27, 459, Stockholm.

Bennun, A.  The unitary hypothesis and the relationship of enzyme modification to the pathophysiology of membranes. (1974).  Biochemistry / Biophysics 1974 Meeting Abstracts, Fed. Proc. 33, 1528.

Bennun, A. A model mechanism for coupled phosphorylation. (1974). Abstracts book. 3rd International Congress on Photosynthesis, Rehovoth.

Harris, R.H. and Bennun, A.  Integration of hormone-dependent effects of adenyl cyclase. (1974). Abstr. Am. Chem. Soc. 168th Meeting Biol. 130

Bennun, A. and Brydon-Golz, 5. Norepinephrine and the pathophysiology of neuronal membranes.  (1975). Biophysical Journal 15, No. 2, 49a.

Bennun, A.  A model pathway for coupled phosphorylation. (1975). Plant Physiology 56, No. 2, 47.

Brydon-Golz, 5. and Bennun, A. Post-synthetic stabilized modification of adenylate cyclase by metabolites. (1975). The Biochemical Society Agenda Papers, 557th Meeting, Liverpool, pp. 27.

Bennun, A. A metal coordinative chemistry model for coupled phosphorylation. (1975). Abstracts 3rd Annual Meeting American Society for Photobiology, pp. 79.

Brydon-Golz, S. and Bennun, A. Relevance of the alteration of thresholds of adenylcyclase response. (1975). Abstr. papers Am. Chem. Soc. 17Oth Meeting, Biol. Chem., 165.

Brydon-Golz, S. and Bennun, A. Regulation of thresholds of adenylcyclase response. (1976). Biophysical Journal 16, No. 2 part 2, 190a.

Bennun, A. A structure and function model for coupling between regulatory and active site. (1977). Biophysical Journal 17, 239a.

Harris, R., Cruz, R. and Bennun, A. Metal and ATP interactions with adenylate cyclase. (1978). Biophysical Journal 21, 14a.

Harris, R., Cruz, R. and Bennun, A.  Calcium and calcium-ATP interactions with adenylate cyclase. (1978). Federation Proc. 37, 1789.

Harris, R. and Bennun, A. Hormonal control of fat cells adenylate cyclase. (1978). Feeding, Weight and Obesity Abstracts, 2w1055.

Ohanian, H., Borhanian, K. and Bennun, A.  The effect of the equilibrium concentrations of metal and ATP on adenylate cyclase.  (1978). Abstr. Am. Chem. Soc. 176th National Meeting Biol. 51.

Ohanian, H., Borhanian, K. and Bennun, A.  The effect of manganese on the regulation of brain adenylate cyclase by magnesium and ATP.  (1978) The Biochemical Society Agenda Papers 57th meeting, Oxford.

Ohanian, H. and Bennun, A. Regulation of the responsiveness to calcium of hypothalamic adenylate cyclase.  (1980). Fed. Proc. 39 (6) 2106.

Harris, R.H., Cruz, R. A. and Bennun, A.  The effects of hormones on metal and metal-ATP  interaction with fat cell adenylate cyclase.  Eastern Regional Conference on Comparative Endocrinology, Rutgers University, May 22-24, 1980.

Nicotra, Y., Needle, M., Ward, W., Bennun, A. and DeBari, V.  Transport of guanosine 3,,5' cyclic monophosphate cGMP into human erythrocytes. (1983). Biophysical Journal vol. 41, No. 2, Part 2, 163a.

DeBari, V.A., Bennun, A. and Needle, M.A.  Multiple internal reflectance-infrared spectroscopy (MIR-IR) of erythrocyte plasma membranes (Ghosts). (1983). Federation Proc. vol. 42, No, 7, 2552.

DeBari, V., Bennun, A.  Regulation of the pentose phosphate pathway in the human erythrocyte. (1984). Biophysical Journal, vol. 45, No. 2, Part 2, 212.

Cruz, R.A., Menendez, S. and Bennun, A.  The Role of energy charge in regulation of brain adenylate cyclase activity. (1984). Bull. New Jersey Acad. Sci. 29, 29-30.

DeBari, V.A., Needle, N.A. and Bennun, A.  Catalase as a manganese-dependent NADS4PH peroxidase.  (1984). Biochemical Society Bulletin vol. 6, No. 2, page 53 (609/32).

Bennun, A., Needle, N.A. and DeBari, V.A.  Infrared spectroscopy of erythrocyte plasma membranes. (1984). Biochemical Society Bulletin, vol. 6, No. 2 (609/33).

Sulner, J.W. and Bennun, A. Ca 2+-dependent control of renin release. (1984). Biochemical Society Bulletin, vol. 6, No. 3, page 30 (610/29).

Bennun, A., Seidler, N. and DeBari, V.A. A model for the regulation of haemoglobin affinity for oxygen. (1984). Biochemical Society Bulletin, vol. 6, No. 3, page 30 (610/30).

Sulner, J.W. and Bennun, a.  KCl-stimulated renin release. (1984). Abstracts Book - N.Y. Acad. Sci., Second Colloquium in Biological Sciences, p-39.

Bennun, a., Seidler, N. and DeBari, V.A.  Divalent metals in the regulation of hemoglobin affinity for oxygen. (1984). Abstracts Book - N.Y. Acad. Sci., Second Colloquium in Biological Sciences, p. 92.

DeBari, V.A., Cruz, R.A., Needle, N.A., and Bennun, A.  Dinucleotide oxidation by the Fenton reaction. March 5, 1985. Federation Proceedings vol. 44, No. 4, 922 (comm. 2937)

Sulner, J.W. and Bennun, A. Acachidonic acid stimulation of renin release:  Dependence upon calcium, calmodulin and B-adrenergic agonism (1985).  Federation Proceedings vol. 44, No. 4, 1127.

Bennun, A. Dependence Federation and Sulner, J.W.  Tyramine stimulation of renin release: upon calcium, calmodulin and prostaglandins. March 5, 1985. Proceedings vol. 44, No. 4, 1128.

Serban, G. Foldes, C. and Bennun, A.  Electrometric studies in human nails in vivo - 5th International Symposium on Bioengineering and the 5km (8/29-9/2, 19895).  Hyatt Regency Hotel, Union Square, San Francisco.

Cruz, Rafaela A., Billey, D., Bennun, A. and DeBari, V.A.  The Fe(II) - catalyzed peroxidation of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotides. (1986). The 14 th Annual Minority Biomedical Research Support Symposium, by Sponsored Div. Research Res. - National Institute of Health, New Orleans, Aprill6-20. NBRS Book of Abstracts, page B-32 comm. 191*

Cruz, R.A.*, Batista, V. and Bennun, A.  Integration of hormonal and endogenous regulation of adenylate cyclase.  The l4th Annual Minority Biomedical Research Support Symposium, sponsored by Div. research Res. National Institute of Health, New Orleans, April 16-22. 1986, NBRS Book of Abstracts, page 8-11, comm. 63.

Casciano, C. and Bennun, A.  Characterization of the interrelationship of the secretory activities of gastric tissues. Annals New York Acad. Sci., The Fourth Colloquium in Biological Sciences.  Vista International Hotel, World Trade Center, New York City, Nov. 3, 1986.  Book of Abstracts, comm. 53, 246-249.

Vicario, P. Saperstein, R., Katzen, H. and Bennun,, A.  Metabolic interactions of insulin-activated receptor kinase. Annals New York Acad. Sci., The Fourth Colloquium in Biological Sciences.  Vista International Hotel, 3 World Trade Center, New York City, Nov. 3, 1986.  Book of Abstracts, comm. 62.

DeBari, V.A., Needie, N.A., Bennun, A.  Catalase as a manganese-dependent NADPH peroxidase.  Cambridge Scientific Biochemistry Abstracts: Part 3. Amino-Acids, Peptides and Proteins.  Vol. 15, No. 3, Page 59 (1383-615).

Vicario, P., Saperstein, R., and Bennun, A.  Divalent metal ion interaction and activation of rat liver insulin receptor Tyrosine Kinase. 1987 Fed. Proc. 46, 2075 comm. 877.

Casciano, C. and Bennun, A.  A comparison of two inhibitors of H+K+ ATPase in gastric tissue.  (1987). Fed. proc.  Vol. 46 No. 6, 2106, comm. 1054

Bennun, A.  Hemoglobin as a model for a coupling mechanism between regulatory and active sites.  (1987). Fed. proc. 46, No. 6 2047, comm. 712

Cruz, R., Batista, V.M., and Bennun, A.  the integration of hormones, Mg2+  and Ca 2+  on the regulation of Adenplate Cyclase. NIR Centennial MBRS - Marc Symposium.  Arlington, Virginia, Oct. 1-3, 87 Book of Abstracts, comm. 317, page 72.

Batista, V.M., Cruz, R. and Bennun, A.  Divalent metals and hormones in the control of Adenplate Cyclase activity.  NIR Centennial NBRs - marc Symposium.  Submitted.  Arlington, Virginia, Oct. 1-3, 87 Book of abstracts, comm. 317, page 71

Casciano, C. and Bennun, A. A Characterization of Two Inhibitors of H+K+ATPase in Gastric Tissue. 623rd meeting of the Biochemical Society at the University of Kent at Canterbury 7/21-23/87.  Biochemical Society Bulletin, 9, No. 2, 66, comm. 52.

Vicario, P.P., Saperstein, R. and Bennun, A.  (1987) Regulation of insulin receptor tyrosine kinase (IRTK) by activatory Me+2, MeATP sybstrate and free ATP-4  .  623rd meeting of the Biochemical Society at the University of Kent at Canterbury.  7/20-23/87, Biochemical Society Bulletin 9, No. 2, 76, comm. 83.

Vicario, P.P., Saperstein, R. and Bennun, A.  (1987) Interrelationships of peptide substrate and metal-ATP with insulin receptor tyrosine kinase. 624th Meeting of the Biochemical Society at Dublin. Biochemical Society Bulletin 2, No. 3, 77, comm. 116

Vicario,P.P., Saperstein, R. and Bennun, A.  (1987) Kinetic studies of the reaction catalyzed by rat liver insulin receptor tyrosine kinase.  38th Annual Meeting of the American Physiological Society San Diego, Calif. 11/11-15/87, The Physiologist.  Vol. 30, No. 4, 128, comm. 8.4

Casciano, C. and Bennun A.  The Effect of Li + on the Secretion of HCO3  in Rat Fundic Tissue.  (1987). Biochemical Society Bulletin. Vol. 9, No. 3, 73, comm. 103.

Vicario, P.P., Saperstein, R. and Bennun, A. Metabolic feedback control of insulin receptor tyrosine Kinase. (1988). The FASEB Journal.  Vol. 2, No. 6, A1758 comm. 8490.

Casciano, C., Kaminska, G.Z. and Bennun A. Protection of rat gastric mucosa by two inhibitors of H K -ATPase against acid ethanol induced gastric lesions. (1988). The FASEB Journal.  Vol. 2, No. 4, A617 comm. 1863.

Casciano, C., Kaminska, G.Z. and Bennun, A. (1988).  Protection of rat gastric mucosa nu omhonotprs of  H+K+ against acid-ethanol induced gastric lesions IUB-l4th International Congress of Biochemistry, Praque, Czechoslovakia, July 10-15, 1988, Abstract book, accepted.

Vicario, P.P., R. Saperstein and A. Bennun. The interaction of rat liver insulin receptor tyrosine kinase with heavy metals. (1988). 626th Meeting of the Biochemical Society Bulletin 10, No. 1, 150, comm. 225.

 


III. PARTICIPATION IN SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS

8/7 – 8/12/66 - Interaction between chloroplast particles and coupling factor.  Latin American Association of physiological Sciences Mar del Plata, Argentina

11/21 – 1/12/61 - The effect of 2,4-dinitrophenol on the oxidation of endogenous substrates by the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.  International Atomic Energy Agency. Conference "Use of Radio Isotopes in Animal Biology and the Medical Sciences

3/9 3/13/64 - Effect of DNP on the metabolism of phosphates in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.  Symp. of the Inter-American Nuclear Commission, Valparaiso

1967 – Interaction between chloroplast particles and coupling. Federation American Societies Experimental Biology, FASEB

6/1970 – Interaction of the chloroplast coupling factor with protons and water.  V Argentine Congress of Biological Sciences

6/24 – 6/29/71 - Sigmoidal kinetics of chloroplast's heat-activated ATPase.  Am. Society of Plant Physiology  Ind. Int. Cong. on Photosynthesis Research

1971 - Regulation of heat-activated Ca2+-dependent ATPase. Biophysical Society

9/14 – 9/17/71 - Properties of chloroplast's coupling factor-1.  European Biophysical Society (First Congress)

9/1972 - Bioenergetics of chloroplast.  N.A.T.O. Advanced study institute on "Primary Molecular Events in Photobiology" Fiesole, Italy, upon invitation

2/7 – 2/9/73 - The unitary hypothesis for coupling of energy transduction.  The New York Academy of Sciences invited lecturer to the Conference on the Mechanism of Energy Transduction in Biological Systems

7/1973 - Hypothesis for a biochemical memory pathway. International Union of Biochemistry, 9thInternational Congress

1974 - The unitary hypothesis and the relationship of enzyme modification to the pathophysiology of membranes. American Society of Biological Chemist, Inc. (Biochemistry/Biophysics)

 

9/2 – 9/6/74 - A model mechanism for coupled phosphorylation.  American society of Plant Physiology (Third International Congress of Photosynthesis)

1974 - Integration of hormone-dependent effects on adenyl cyclase.  American Chemical Society (168th) annual meeting

12/6/74 - “A unitary hypothesis of energy transduction and model mechanism for hemoglobin, coupled phosphorylation and active transport.  Berliner Physiologischen Gessellschaft and Akademie de Wissenschaffen der DDR (Invited lecturer)

12/9 – 12/12/74 - Properties of fat cell's adenylate cyclase.  Biochemische Gessellschaft der DDR, Dresden Congress in biological regulation (Invited lecturer)

1975 - Norepinephrine ad the pathophysiology of neuronal membrane.  Biophysical Society annual meeting

3/12/75 - "The role of energy activation in the regulation of the enzymes within the transducing membranes. International Union of Biochemistry (Plenary lecturer at the 7íst Symposium)

1975 - A model pathway for coupled phosphorylation. American Society of Plant Physiology.

1975 - Post-synthetic stabilized modification of adenylate cyclase by metabolites. The Biochemical Society (557th Meeting)

1975 - A metal coordinative chemistry model for coupled phosphorylation. American Society for Photobiology (annual meeting)

 

1975 - Relevance of the alteration of thresholds of adenyl cyclase response. American Chemical Society (l7Oth meeting)

11/1975 - Hormonal control adenylate cyclase in lipolysis. International Union of Biochemistry (plenary lecturer at 75th Symposium on the Regulation of Metabolic Pathways Bogota, Columbia)

1976 - Regulation of thresholds of adenylate cyclase response. Biophysical Society

1977 - A structure and function model for coupling between regulatory and active site. Biophysical Society

1978 - Metal and ATP interactions with adenylate cyclase. National Meeting Biophysical Society, Washington, D.C.

1980 - The effect of hormones on fat cell adenylate cyclase. Joint presentation with R. Cruz at Comparative Endocrinology Conference of American Society of Zoologist, Cook College, New Brunswick, N.J.

1980 - Regulation of the responsiveness to calcium of hypothalamic adenylate cyclase (with H. Ohanian). ASBC/BS fleeting, New Orleans

5/22 – 24/84 - The effect of hormones on metal and metal-ATP interactions with fat cell adenylate cyclase. Corresponding co-presenter R. Cruz. Eastern Regional Conference on Comparative Endocrinology Rutgers University

2/13 – 16/83 - Transport of guanosine 3', 5' cyclic monophosphate into human erythrocytes.  Corresponding co-presenter V. DeBari.  27th Annual Meeting Biophysical Society San Diego, California

 

6/5 – 9/83 - Multiple internal reflectance-infrared spectroscopy (MIR-IR) of erythrocytes plasma membranes.  Corresponding co-presenter V. DeBari. 74th Annual Meeting American Soc. of Biological Chemists, San Francisco, California

2/19 – 23/84 - Regulation of the pentose phosphate pathway in the human erythrocyte Corresponding co-presenter V. DeBari. 28th Annual Meeting Biophysical Society San Antonio, Texas

3/31/84 - The role of energy change on the regulation of brain adenylate cyclase activity Corresponding co-presenter S. Menendez

11/11/83 - Erythrocyte transport of cyclic nucleotides. Corresponding co-presenter V. DeBari.  N.Y. Acad. Sci. 1st colloquium in Biological Sciences.

6/84 - Catalase as a Mn2+ dependent NADPH erpxodase (609/32). Co-presenter V. DeBari.  609th Meeting of Biochemical Society, Leeds, England

6/84 - Infrared spectroscopy of erythrocyte (609/33). Co-presenter, V. DeBari. Biochemical Society, Leeds, England plasma membrane 609th Meeting

8/84 - Ca2+ - dependent control of renin release (610/29). 610 th Meeting Biochemical Society, Stirling, England

8/84 - A model for the regulation of haemoglobin affinity for oxygen (610/30). Co-presenter N. Scidler.  610th Meeting Biochemical Society, Stirling, England

11/5/84 - KCB-stimulated renin release (F-39). Co-presenter, J. Sulner. second Colloquium in Biological Sciences, N.Y. Acad. Sci.

 

11/5/84 - Divalent metals in the regulation of hemoglobin affinity for O2 (P-92).  Co-presenter, V. DeBari. Second colloquium in Biological Sciences, N.Y. Acad. Sci.

4/21 – 26/85 - Dinucleotide oxidation by Fenton reaction (Comm. 2987). Co-presenter, V. DeBari. 69th Annual Meeting FASEB, Anaheim, California

4/2126/85 - Arachidonic acid stimulation of renin release (Comm.4191). Co-presenter, J.W. Sulner. 69th Annual Meeting FASEB, Anaheim, California

4/21 – 26/85 - Tyramine stimulation of renin release (Comm. 4192).  69th Annual Meeting F'ASEB, Anaheim, California

8/31 – 9/86 - Session on haemoglobin, catalytic functions.  Sept. 2 10:15 to 10:45 a.m.  Title lecture:  A coupling mechanism to inter-relate regulatory with haem-haem interactions of haemoglobin.  XIth International Symposium on Structure and Functioning Erythroid Cells

 

 

IV. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

A. INVITED   LECTURES

1959 - Institute of Cellular Biology, School of Medicine, Univ. of Cordoba, Argentina

1961 - Seminar Program, Laboratory for Ceil Metabolism, National Atomic Energy Commission and Institute of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires.

1961 - Department of Biochemistry, School of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Buenos Aires.

1962 - Institute of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires.

1964 - Seminar Program, Section of Biochemistry, Weizmam Institute of Sciences and Dept. of Molecular Biology, Neizmann Ist. of Sciences.

1965 - Dept. of Physiology and Pharmacology, Duke university, Durham, North Carolina

1965 - Biochemistry Section, Public Health Research Institute of the City of New York, Inc.

1967 - Seminar Program, Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Corneil University, Ithaca, N.Y.

1967 - Section of Genetics, Development and Physiology, Corneil University, Ithaca, N.Y.

02/67 - Charles F. Kettering Research Laboratory, Yellow Springs, Ohio (Lecture award)

1968 - Depart. of Biology, University of Puerto Rico Agricultural Station, University of Puerto Rico

1968 - Dept. of Biochemistry, Puerto Rico Nuclear Center, U.S.A. Atomic energy Commission (Lecture award)

1968 - Dept. of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras

1969 - Seminar Program, Dept. of Zoology, NCAS, Rutgers University

7/70 - Section of Biochemistry, Institute of Microbiology “Malbran” Buenos Aires

7/70 - Dept. of Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires

7/70 - Institute Campomar, Buenos Aires

1/71 - Section of Biochemistry, Agricultural & Experimental Station, Rutgers University, New Brunswick

7/71 - Dept. of Biochemistry, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

6/71 - Dept. of Biochemistry, New Jersey College of Medicine arid nentistry, Newark

9/71 - Seminar Program Dept. of Chemistry, NCAS, Rutgers University

5/72 - Dept. of Biology, Newark State College

3/72 - The Institute for Enzyme Research, University of Wisconsin (Lecture award)

7/72 - Dept. of Biochemistry, School of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, university of Buenos Aires

1973 - Dept. of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico (Lecture award)

7/73 - lecture at the Zentralinstitut fur Molekularbiologie, Akademie der Wissenschaften der DDR, Berlin Buch 1115, DDR

1974 - Zentralinstitut fur Molekularbiologie, Berlin Buch 1115, DDR

7/74 - Dept. of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires

7/74 - Professional course and workshop in Metabolic Regulation. Biochemical Association, San Juan, Argentina, upon invitation to organize and teach the course

7/74 - Conference on television Estorneil Channel, Argentina

3/75 - Lecture award at the Chemistry Institute, University of Sao Paulo, Brasil

7/77 - Institute of Enzymology, School of Medicine, Universidad Autonoma, Madrid, Spain

12/77 - Biochemistry Department, School of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Buenos Aires

12/77 - Lecture award at the Biochemical Association, San Juan, Argentina

12/78 - Department of Biological chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Buenos Aires

12/78 - Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires

12/78 - Institute Campomar of Medical Research as guest of Director Luis F. Leloir, Nobel Laureate

1/79 - Lecture presented at Dept. of Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine, and Dept. of Biochemistry, School of Pharmacy, University of Buenos Aires

7/80 - Differential properties of adenylate cyclase from hypothalamus, corpus striatum and cortex. A. Bennun. Seminar, Dept. of Physio. and Biophys., C.I.E.A., natl. Polytech. Inst., Mexico City.

7/80 - Properties of fat cell adenylate cyclase".  A. Bennun. Seminar, Dept. Physiol. and Biophys., C.I.E.A., Natl. Polytech. Inst., Mexico City.

2/82 - Workshop in adenylate cyclase.  School of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Buenos Aires

2/82 - Role of ionic equilibria in the control of adenylate cyclase activity. Department of Biological Chemistry, School of Chemical Sciences, University of Cordoba

3/82 - Dynamic controls of metabolic pathways. Biochemical Society of San Juan

5/82 - Workshop in interactions of coupling factors from chloroplasts with components of the chloroplast membrane. Biochemistry Section, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot

12/83 - Adenylate cyclase - control mechanisms, workshop; School of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Buenos Aires

1/84 - Hexose cycle in the erythroclyte, workshop, School of Pharmacy and Biochemistry University of Buenos Aires

1/85 - “Thermodynamics of hydrogen bondino and protein structure in hemoglobin and deoxyhemoglobin", workshop in the Division of Physical Chemistry, Department of Biological Chemistry, School of pharmacy and Biochemistry; University of Buenos Aires

9/85 - “A model for the regulation of hemoglobin affinity for oxygen"

9/86 - Department of Biochemistry and molecular Genetics, Pasteur Institute, Paris

9/85 - Divalent metals in the regulation of hemoglobin affinity for oxygen:, Department of Structural Immunology, Pasteur Institute, Paris

9/85 - "Hemoglobin structure and function", Biology Section, Curie Institute, Orsay, France

12/85 - Mechanism of cooperativity and hemoglobin function", Division of Physical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Buenos Aires, Bs As.

12/85 - “Thermodynamics of hemoglobin function", research Department National Institute Mario Fatala Chaben, Ministry of Health and Social Action of Argentina, Bs As.

 

B. MEMBERSHIPS TO THE EDITORIAL BOARDS OF SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS

1975 – 1978 - Member of the Editorial Board of “Science of Biology Journal"

1978 – 1983 - Member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes - Plenum Press

1976 - Reviewer for Biosystems

1979 - Reviewer for the Journal Cancer Biochemistry Biophysics

1983 - Present Reviewer for the Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health

1983 - Present Member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Hemisphere  Publishing Corporation

 

C. MEMBER OF THE FOLLOWING SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES

 

1969 – 1982 - American Chemical Society, Division of Biological Chemistry

1969 – Present - American Society of Plant Physiology

1969 – 1981 - Genetics Society of America

1969 – 1974 - American Nuclear Society, radioisotopes and education divisions

1970 to Present - Biophysical society, Bioenergetics group

1970 to present - New York Academy of Sciences

1972 – 1974 - Federation of American Scientists

1972 – 1981 - Argentine Society of Biochemical Research (SAIR) and Pan American Association of Biochemical Societies (PAABS)

1974 – 1978 - American Society for Photobiology

1974 to present - The Biochemical society arid Federation European Biochemical Societies (FEBS)

1976 – 1978 - Society for Supramolecular Biology

1977 to present - American Society of Biological Chemists, Inc. and Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)

1979 to present - American society of Zoologists

 

D. CHAIRING OF SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES

Chairman, Biochemistry Platform Session 1, morning Annual Minority Biomedical Research Support (NBRS) the Division of Research Resotirces of the National The Fairmont Hotel, New Orleans, La., April 16-20, of April 17, the l4th Symposium, sponsored by of Health, Institutes 1986.

Chairman, Biochemistry Platform Session 2, afternoon of April 17, the l4th,Amual Minority Biomedical Research Support (KBRS) symposium sponsored by the Division of Research Resources of the National Institutes of Health The Fairmont Hotel, New Orleans, La., April 16-20, 1986.

 

E. ATTENDANCE TO ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC STUDIES INSTITUTES

1958 - U.S. department of State, Northwestern University and University of Buenos Aires, Advanced Study Program for the use of radioisotopes in Biology by Profs. J.A.B. Cooper and M. Lipton of the Northwestern Univ. in the Dept. of Biological Physics, School of Medicine, Univ. of Buenos Aires

9/72 -  N.A.T.O. Advanced Study Institute on "Primary Molecular Events in Photobiology", Fiesole, Italy, upon invitation

 

F. PROFESSIONAL. SERVICE

1970 - Has acted as reviewer for grant applications by request of the National Science Foundation

1973 - Served as National Institute of Health supported consultant for the School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico

1973 - Member of the consultant organization of the Biophysical Society

1975 – 1976 - Member of the committee on Bioenergetics of the International Union of Pure and Applied Biophysics (IUPAB)

1981 - Consultant New Jersey Schools Board Association

1982 - Evaluator, Committee on an assessment of quality-related characteristics of Research-Doctorate programs, National Research Council, In progress.

1977 - Member, Public Health Panel.  New Jersey Association of Hispanic Human Services Professionals.  In progress

1980 - Chairman, Public Relations Committee.  New Jersey chapter of National Image, Inc.

1980 - Consultant NIH - In progress

1983 - Participant in the NIGNS, NIH funded “Visiting Scientists for Minority Institutions Program”. Listed in roster of available scientists.

 

G. MEMBER OF NON-ACADENIC INSTITUTIONS

1970 – 1972 - Sigma XI, Rutgers Chapter

1975 - Smithsonian Institution

1977 – 1979 - New Jersey Association of Hispanic Human Services Professions (NJAHHSP)

1978 – 1979 - International Platform Association

1978 – National IMAGE, Inc.

 

H. LISTED IN BIOGRAPHICAL PUBLICATIONS

American Men of Science, (1970) Bowker Co., 11th edition, supplement 6, p. 48, ACS Directory of Graduate Research, (1975)

 

I. BY NOMINATION

International Scholars Directory, International Scholarly publishers, first edition p. 17, 1972

Who's Who in the East, Narquis Who's Who, Inc., 1Sth edition, p. 50, 1975, 1976

1978 -  listing in special section of Who's who in America Comunity leader:and Noteworthy American:, American Biographical Institute, Bicentennial edition, pp. 69 & 70 1975, 1976

Dictionary of International Biography, International Biographical Center, Cambridge, England, p. 63, 1977

 


V. GRANTS RECEIVED

11/65 – 11/66 - USPHS Natl. Cancer Inst. (CA-87-66 supply allowance) Resolution and Reconstitution of chloroplasts:  $500