Faculty & Research

Harry Bernheim
Associate Professor, Chair
Human Physiology and Immunology

Curriculum Vitae

Education

  • 1970 Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, B.S., Zoology
  • 1972 Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, M.S., Zoology
  • 1976 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Ph.D., Physiology
  • 1979 Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, Post-doctorate, Infectious Diseases

Research and Professional Experience

  • 1971 Research Assistant, Department of Zoology, Ohio State University
  • 1973-75 Teaching Assistant, general and medical physiology, University of Michigan
  • 1976-79 Post doctoral Fellow, Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious
    Diseases, Yale University School of Medicine. Investigated pathogenesis
    and function of fever. Recipient of National Research Service Award.
  • 1977-78 Lecturer, anatomy/physiology, Quinnipiac College, Hamden, Connecticut
  • 1979-1985 Assistant Professor of Biology, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts
  • 1985-present Associate Professor of Biology, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts

Committees

  • Chairman of the Tufts Health Professions Recommendation Committee (1996-present)
  • Chairman of the Academic Awards Committee (Chair- 1992-1997)
  • Member of the Policy Board of the Tufts Community Health Program
  • Member of a computer departmental committee that helped design a "Biologist's Guide to Library Resources" (Summer 1998)
  • Member of Advisory Board of The Center for Teaching Excellence (1999-2000
  • Member of Faculty Research Awards Committee (1999-present)
  • Member or The Committee on Student Life (starting Spring 2000); Co-chair 2002 to present.
  • Member of Faculty Grievance Committee (1996-1999)
  • Member of Committee on Committees
  • Member of Steering Committee for University Reaccreditation (2001-2003)
  • Faculty advisor for the Undergraduate Research Symposium (2001-present)
  • Member of Ad-hoc Committee for Academic Success of Minorities in Natural Sciences
  • Member of Graduate Admissions Committee
  • Member of Department Computer Committee
  • Member of Advisory Board for Neubauer Scholars
  • Member of Committee on Academic Studies and Honors

Honors

  • Recipient of the Leibner Award for Outstanding Teaching and Advising (1994)

< Back to list of Faculty & Research.

Department of Biology, Tufts University, 163 Packard Ave., Medford, MA 02155
Tel: 617-627-3195  |  Fax: 617-627-3805  |   Department Email