From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
American medical researcher
Albert H. Owens Jr.
|
---|
Born
| (
1926-08-27
)
August 27, 1926
|
---|
Died
| January 13, 2017
(2017-01-13)
(aged 90)
|
---|
Alma mater
| |
---|
Scientific career
|
Fields
| oncology
|
---|
Institutions
| |
---|
|
Albert H. Owens, Jr.
(August 27, 1926 – January 13, 2017) was the director of the
Johns Hopkins Oncology Center
in Baltimore, MD.
Owens earned his undergraduate degree from
Johns Hopkins University
and graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1949.
[1]
Owens joined the faculty at
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
in 1956, and focused his research on liver metabolism. In 1973, he became the first director of the Johns Hopkins Oncology Center, which was later named the
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
. He became president of Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1987.
[2]
After a year and a half, he left this position to focus on developing the cancer center.
[3]
References
[
edit
]