Английская Википедия:Carolyn Cannon-Alfred
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Carolyn L. Cannon-Alfred (born August 16, 1934Шаблон:SndAugust 29, 1987) was an American pharmacologist who established a medical clinic in South-central Los Angeles. She was an assistant professor of pharmacology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and a senior pharmacologist at Riker Laboratories. Cannon-Alfred co-authored the Medical Handbook for the Layman in 1971.
Early life and education
Cannon-Alfred was born on August 16, 1934, in Tyler, Texas.[1] She graduated from Emmett J. Scott High School in 1950. Cannon-Alfred was a member of the St. James Colored Methodist Episcopal Church.[2] She completed a bachelor's from the University of Toledo in 1954. Cannon-Alfred earned a M.S. from Howard University in 1957. Her thesis was titled Studies on the acute effects of cortisone, with special reference to the heart: influence of potassium, digitalis and N-Allyl-Nor-Morphine (Nalline).[3]
Cannon-Alfred served as an assistant pharmacologist and instructor of pharmacology at Howard University between 1957 and 1959.[4] She earned a Ph.D. in pharmacology from Georgetown University in 1961. Her dissertation was titled The nature of Cocaine desensitization of Ephedrine Pressor responses.[5]
Career
Cannon-Alfred was hired as a Senior Pharmacologist at Riker Laboratories, and in 1962 she took a research associate position at California Riverside Hospital. She received a two-year research grant from the National Heart Institute in 1964, and she moved to the Keck School of Medicine of USC as an assistant professor of pharmacology.[1][4] Cannon-Alfred researched cardiac and autonomic pharmacology.[2]
Cannon-Alfred and her husband, J. Tyrone Alfred, wrote Medical Handbook for the Layman. The city council of Los Angeles honored Cannon-Alfred and her husband for the book and presented them with a council resolution in a 1971 ceremony held at city hall.[6] She and her husband established a medical clinic in south-central Los Angeles, and Cannon-Alfred's wish was to buy an apartment complex in the area that could serve as living arrangements for senior citizens.[7]
Personal life
Cannon-Alfred was married to J. Tyrone Alfred. They had three daughters. Cannon-Alfred died on August 29, 1987, in a Los Angeles hospital after a sudden illness.[2]
Selected publications
References
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