Shannon, James A. (James Augustine), 1904-1994

James Shannon was on the faculty of the New York University College of Medicine from 1929-46. In 1946 he joined the National Institutes of Health, where he was the director from 1955-68. In 1970 he became Professor and Special Assistant to the President of the Rockefeller University.

From the description of James A. Shannon : an oral history / interviewed by Thomas J. Kennedy, 1984 Jan. 11. (National Library of Medicine). WorldCat record id: 49616990

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