Denham Harman
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Born | University of Nebraska | February 14, 1916
Denham Harman (February 14, 1916 – November 25, 2014) was an American medical academic who latterly served as professor emeritus at the
Background
Born in San Francisco,[4] he earned his BS and Ph.D. in 1943 from the College of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley and his M.D. from Stanford University, finishing his internship in 1954.
Immediately after earning his Ph.D., in 1943, Harman joined the
Harman became fascinated with the phenomenon of
Harman was married to the same woman for most of his life, a
Harman died in Omaha, Nebraska, on November 25, 2014, from a short illness, aged 98.[5]
Development of the Free Radical Theory of Aging
In 1954, between his
Mitochondrial Theory of Aging
After years of frustration over his inability to increase maximum lifespan with antioxidant supplements, Harman came to the conclusion that
Organizational accomplishments
In 1969 Harman became concerned that few of those involved in gerontology were studying the biological aspects of aging, and fewer still had a serious interest in discovering the cause of aging. In 1970 he became a founder of the American Aging Association (AGE) to create a society of scientists focused on aging research and advocacy of aging research. In 1985 he became a founder of the International Association of Biomedical Gerontology (IABG).[2]
References
- University of Nebraska at Omaha. 2008–2009. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
- ^ a b c d e Colman, John (July 14, 2009). "Leaders in Modern Gerontology: Denham Harman Takes on the Free Radicals". Humanity+ Magazine. Humanity+. Archived from the original on 2010-02-01. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
- ^ a b Cheung, Melissa (June 13, 2003). "Finding The Fountain Of Youth: Doctor Continues Gerontology Research Through His Own Old Age". Health. CBS News. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
- OCLC 1330888409.
- ^ Staff (25 November 2014). "Doctor behind 'free radical' aging theory dies". United States: Fox News. Associated Press.
- PMID 13332224.
- S2CID 396830.
- Harman D, Harman H (2003). ""I thought, thought, thought for four months in vain and suddenly the idea came"--an interview with Denham and Helen Harman. Interview by K. Kitani and G.O. Ivy". Biogerontology. 4 (6): 401–412. S2CID 39665012.