Benjamin Weiss (scientist)

Benjamin Weiss
Alma mater	Philadelphia College of Pharmacy (Now part of Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Known for	Neuropharmacology; Phosphodiesterase inhibition
Spouse	Joyce Zelnick (m. 1959)
Scientific career
Institutions	Drexel University

Benjamin Weiss (b. 1937) is an American neuropharmacologist and Emeritus Professor of Pharmacology and Physiology at Drexel University College of Medicine. ^[1]

As of 1982 ^[update] , his research focused on "the effects of age on brain function and on the influence of psychotropic drugs on the brain." ^[2]

Early life and education

Weiss was born in 1937. ^[3] He went to high school in Toms River, New Jersey. ^[4] He received his undergraduate degree in pharmacy in 1958 from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy (later acquired by Saint Joseph's University). ^{[4] [1]} He received earned a M.Sc. in 1960 and a Ph.D. in Pharmacology in 1963 from the same university. ^[1] As a graduate student he published a co-authored paper in Nature with G. Victor Rossi. ^[5]

Career

Weiss was a professor of pharmacology at the Medical College of Pennsylvania, now known as the Drexel University College of Medicine.

In 1981, he was cited by Current Contents as one of the "1,000 scientist-authors most-cited for work published from 1965-1978." ^[3]

He was editor of two books. He has also published over 300 scientific articles.

Personal life

Weiss married Joyce Zelnick in 1959. ^[4]

Selected publications

• ———; Rossi, G. Victor (July 1962). "Separation of Catecholamines by Paper Chromatography". Nature. 195 (4837): 178–178. doi:10.1038/195178a0.

• Krishna, Gopal; ———; Brodie, Bernard B. (1 October 1968). "A simple, sensitive method for the assay of adenyl cyclase". The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 163 (2): 379–385. doi:10.1016/S0022-3565(25)28084-3.

• Weiss, Benjamin, ed. (1975). Cyclic nucleotides in disease: proceedings of the Symposium Cyclic Nucleotides in Disease ... Philadelphia, 4 - 5 April 1974. Baltimore: Univ. Park Press. ISBN   9780839107651.

• Levin, Robert M.; ——— (July 1976). "Mechanism by Which Psychotropic Drugs Inhibit Adenosine Cyclic 3',5'-Monophosphate Phosphodiesterase of Brain". Molecular Pharmacology. 12 (4): 581–589. doi:10.1016/S0026-895X(25)10787-6.

• Levin, Robert M.; ——— (July 1977). "Binding of Trifluoperazine to the Calcium-Dependent Activator of Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterase". Molecular Pharmacology. 13 (4): 690–697. doi:10.1016/S0026-895X(25)12432-2.

• ———; Levin, Robert M. (1978). "Mechanism for selectively inhibiting the activation of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase and adenylate cyclase by antipsychotic agents". Advances in cyclic nucleotide research. 9: 285–303. PMID   27079.

• Levin, Robert M.; ——— (March 1979). "Selective binding of antipsychotics and other psychoactive agents to the calcium-dependent activator of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase". The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics. 208 (3): 454–9. PMID   34709.

• Weiss, Benjamin, ed. (1997). Antisense oligodeoxynucleotides and antisense RNA: novel pharmacological and therapeutic agents. Roca Raton, Fla: CRC Press. ISBN   9780849385520.

References

1. "Benjamin Weiss, PhD: Pharmacology and Physiology". College of Medicine. Drexel University. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
2. "Physicians in the News". Pennsylvania medicine : official publication of the Pennsylvania Medical Society. Pennsylvania Medical Society: 94. February 1982. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
3. Garfield, Eugene (12 October 1981). "Current Comments: The 1,000 Contemporary Scientists Most-Cited 1965-1978. Part I. The Basic List and Introduction" (PDF). Current Contents. 41: 5–14. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
4. "Joyce Zelnick Bride of Benjamin Weiss". Asbury Park Press . Asbury Park, New Jersey. 30 June 1959. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
5. Weiss, Benjamin; Rossi, G. Victor (July 1962). "Separation of Catecholamines by Paper Chromatography". Nature. 195 (4837): 178–178. doi:10.1038/195178a0. ISSN   1476-4687 . Retrieved 22 January 2026.