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RICHARD EDGREN Obituary
Survivors include Margery, his wife of 58 years; daughters Susan and Jean; grandchildren Allison, Lisa, Anthony, James, and Cedric; and one great granddaughter, Genevieve.
Military record: Army of the United States, 1943-1946; Signal Corps, Infantry and Air Forces. Purple Heart, ETO Ribbon with two battle stars, Combat Infantry Badge.
Education: Roosevelt High School, Chicago, Illinois
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois; B.S. Zoology l949, M.S. Biology 1950, Ph.D. Biology 1952
Career included 50 years in pharmaceutical research.
1952-1960 G.D. Searle & Co., Chicago, Illinois, Senior Investigator.
1960-1971 Wyeth Laboratories, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Assistant Manager, Nutrition and Endocrinology Section
Manager, Endocrinology Sec.
1971-1974 Warner Lambert Co., Morris Plains, New Jersey
Associate Director, Clinical Research Director of Endocrinology
1975-1978 Parke Davis & Co. Ann Arbor, Michigan Section Director, Endocrinology
1978-1993 Syntex Laboratories, Palo Alto, California Director, Scientific Affairs, Medical Affairs Division Director, Scientific Affairs, Business Development and Product Planning
1993-2004 Pharmaceutical Consultations
He was a member of 16 professional societies, served on the boards of five and was associate editor of one.
He worked on endocrine programs that led to the marketing of five pharmaceuticals and was the U.S. patent holder on one pharmaceutical, Tri-Norinyl, assigned to Syntex. He was the author of over 200 scientific papers, abstracts, and chapters.
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