Stephen Szára
Stephen István Szára (March 21, 1923 – August 1, 2021) was a Hungarian-American chemist and psychiatrist who made major contributions in the field of pharmacology.
Life in Hungary
Szára was born in
communist country.[3]
Move to the US
Shortly after the
), describing their pharmacokinetics and effects.Szára's research explored both the possibility that some tryptamines (DMT, in particular) might contribute to psychosis by forming in the brain as well as the possibility that some psychedelics might be useful in psychotherapy.
Szára was an Emeritus Fellow of the
Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration Administrator's Meritorious Achievement Award and the Kovats Medal of Freedom from the American Hungarian Federation (2005).[6][7]
Death
He died in Kensington, Maryland, in August 2021 at the age of 98.[8]
References
- ^ ESPD50: Stephen Szára profile
- S2CID 7775625.
- . Retrieved 27 February 2012.)
- S2CID 19328310.
- PMID 8742793.
- OCLC 41712910.
- PMID 18510265.
- ^ Stephen István Szára obituary
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