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... He graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1943. He became an instructor in the Physiology Department of Western Reserve University in 1949 and rose to the rank of professor in that department in 1961.
From page 38...
... 38 B I O G R A P H I C A L M E M O I R S came a physical education teacher at the Brooklyn Ethical Culture School, a private school that accepted Bob and his sister as students. Bob recalled that as he became more and more secure at this school, he became progressively more mischievous.
From page 39...
... Sputum examinations and chest X rays were negative, but his tuberculin test was positive. He was removed from school and was treated with bed rest for six months.
From page 40...
... The third and fourth years, the clinical years, of medical school were very busy ones. The clinical studies were carried out mainly at the Brigham Hospital.
From page 41...
... R O B E R T M . B E R N E 41 absorbed with his clinical and investigative efforts that he ignored the chronic fatigue that was caused by his lack of adequate sleep.
From page 42...
... Shortly after the peace agreement between Japan and the United States was signed, Bob sailed to Japan, arriving in Wakayama late in September. Over the next several months Bob was assigned as a medical officer to several cities on the island of Honshu.
From page 43...
... Bob Berne and I first met in Cleveland, Ohio, in August of 1948. On this day we began our academic activities as instructors in the Physiology Department of Western Reserve University Medical School (now Case Western Reserve University)
From page 44...
... 44 B I O G R A P H I C A L M E M O I R S the acting technician. The roles would be reversed on the intervening workdays.
From page 45...
... Ever since that experience Bob and I referred to our fluorescent light as our kerosene lamp. After serving one year as instructors in the Physiology Department, Bob and I were promoted to the rank of assistant professor.
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... 46 B I O G R A P H I C A L M E M O I R S and pathological aspects of the cardiovascular system. The medical school's syllabus reflected this rather unique orientation.
From page 47...
... In that office he became the first editor of the prestigious journal Circulation Research. Shortly thereafter George Sayers became the new chairman of the Physiology Department of Case Western Reserve University.
From page 48...
... This collaboration led to an important series of studies on the effects of adenosine on the coronary circulation and on cardiac function. These studies were carried out in collaboration with Professor Brian Duling, who completed a postdoctoral fellowship under Berne's tutelage.
From page 49...
... 107:738-39. 1963 Cardiac nucleotides in hypoxia: Possible role in regulation of coro nary blood flow.
From page 50...
... Longitudinal gradients in periarteriolar oxygen tension: A possible mechanism for the participation of oxygen in regulation of blood flow.


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