Moses C. Shelesnyak
Moses C. Shelesnyak | |
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| Born | Moses Chiam Shelesnyak June 6, 1909 |
| Died | September 12, 1994 (aged 85) Solvang, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin Columbia University |
| Spouse | Rosalyn Shelesnyak[1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Reproductive biology |
| Institutions | Weizmann Institute of Science Smithsonian Institution |
Moses Chiam Shelesnyak (June 6, 1909 – September 12, 1994) was an American reproductive biologist. He received his B.A. at University of Wisconsin and Ph.D. in anatomy at Columbia University with a dissertation on the effects of pituitary hormone treatment on the uterus of the prepubertal rat and demonstration the synergistic interactions of estrogen with progesterone in preparing the uterus for pregnancy.[2] Then he became the director of the Washington office of the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory.[3] In 1950, he join Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel and founded Institute's Department of Biodynamics, now called the Department of Hormone Research. In 1968, he returned to the United States become a member in Smithsonian Institution until 1977. In 1994, he was found murdered in his home.[1][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "IN MEMORIAM Moses Chiam Shelesnyak". Biology of Reproduction. 52 (3): 707. 1995. doi:10.1093/biolreprod/52.3.707.
- ^ Engle, E.T.; SHELESNYAK, M.C. (1934). "First Menstruation and Subsequent Menstrual Cycles of Pubertal Girls". Human Biology. 6 (3): 431–453. JSTOR 41447202.
- ^ Shelesnyak, M. C. (1948-03-19). "Arctic Research Laboratory, Office of Naval Research, Point Barrow, Alaska". Science. 107 (2777): 283. Bibcode:1948Sci...107..283S. doi:10.1126/science.107.2777.283. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 17791173.
- ^ "Moses Shelesnyak, 85, Is Killed; Studied Human Contraception". The New York Times. September 15, 1994. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
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