Alfred Stracher

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Alfred Stracher
Born1931
Died2013
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
Known for Drug Delivery (Taylor & Francis)
Scientific career
Fields Biochemistry
Institutions SUNY 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]

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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]

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