Alfred Stracher
Born1931
Albany, New York
Died2013
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (BSc)
Known forDrug Delivery (Taylor & Francis)
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry
InstitutionsSUNY Downstate Medical Center

Alfred Stracher (1931-2013) was an American biochemist and the founder and editor-in-chief of Drug Delivery. During his lifetime, he was Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry at SUNY Downstate Medical Center.[1]

Early life and education

Alfred Stracher was born in Albany, New York in 1931. He graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1952 with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. He received his PhD in Chemistry from Columbia University in 1956.[2]

Academic career

From 1956 until 1959, Stracher was a postdoctoral fellow of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis; his first fellowship was with Lyman C. Craig at the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research from 1956 to 1958,[3] the second was with Kaj Ulrik Linderstrøm-Lang at Carlsberg Laboratory from 1958 to 1959.[2]

He went on to become an assistant professor of biochemistry at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. He was chairman of biochemistry at SUNY from 1972 until 2006.[4] Between 1982 and 1988, Stracher was dean of research and development in the department.[5] He was appointed a Distinguished Professor in 1997.[6]

He held honorary positions as a visiting professor at King's College London and at Oxford University.[3] He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1974,[7] he was also a fellow of Merton College, Accademia dei Lincei,[8] and the Commonwealth Fund.[3]

In 2005, Stracher established the Robert F. Furchgott Society to honor the scientific achievements and groundbreaking work of Furchgott.[9] The society awards outstanding postdoctoral students and clinical fellows.[10]

Editorial activities

Stracher was the founder and co-editor of Drug Delivery until his death.[4]

Death and legacy

He died in 2013 due to complications from leukemia.[5] The Alfred Stracher Memorial Fund at SUNY provides annual awards to distinguished faculty.[8]

Personal life

He was married to Dorothy Stracher, with whom he had three children.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Paid Notice: Deaths STRACHER, ALFRED". NY Times. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  2. 1 2 3 "About the Alfred Stracher Fund". downstate.edu. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  3. 1 2 3 "Alfred Stracher". michaeljfox.org. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  4. 1 2 "Obituary: Alfred Stracher". Drug Delivery. 21 (1): 74. 2014. doi:10.3109/10717544.2014.874235. S2CID 218879182.
  5. 1 2 Shulman, Abraham (2012). "Tribute Alfred Stracher" (PDF). International Tinnitus Journal. 17 (2): 102–103. doi:10.5935/0946-5448.20120018. PMID 24333878.
  6. ↑ "Paid Notice: Deaths STRACHER, ALFRED". query.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  7. ↑ "Alfred Stracher". Guggenheim Foundation. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  8. 1 2 "Alfred Stracher Memorial Fund". downstate.edu. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  9. ↑ "About the Robert F. Furchgott Society". downstate.edu.
  10. ↑ "Past Society Presidents". downstate.edu.
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