Curriculum Vitae
Business Address: Brown University
Box G – B593
Providence, Rhode Island 02912
Business Telephone: (401) 863 – 1619
E-mail: marsh@ash.biomed.brown.edu
Education
- Postdoctoral Fellow Physiologisches Institut, Goettingen, West Germany, 1961-1962
- Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Physiology, New York University School of Medicine, 1959-1960
- Intern, Medicine U.C.L.A. Hospital, 1958-1959
- M.D. University of California, San Francisco, 1958
- A.B. University of California, Berkeley, 1955
Appointments
- Professor (Research) Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biotechnology, Brown University, 2003–
- Dean of Medicine and Biological Sciences Brown University, 1992-2003
- Frank L. Day Professor of Biology Brown University, 1995-2003
- Professor Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biotechnology, Brown University, 1992-2003
- Professor Department of Medicine, University of Southern California School of Medicine, 1982 – 1992
- Professor and Chairman Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Southern California School of Medicine, 1978 – 1992
- Professor Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Southern California, 1971 – 1992
- Associate Professor Department of Physiology and Biophysics, New York University School of Medicine, 1967 – 1971
- Assistant Professor Department of Physiology and Biophysics, New York University School of Medicine, 1963 – 1967
- Instructor Department of Physiology, New York University School of Medicine, 1960-196l
Fields of major personal interest
Renal physiology, mathematical biology, biomedical engineering,microcirculation, nonlinear dynamics and control; medical informatics; health care policy; medical and scientific leadership; institutional advancement.
Societies
- AAAS, Fellow
- Council of Deans, Association of American Medical Colleges
- American Society of Nephrology
- American Physiological Society
- Biophysical Society
- Microvascular Society
- Society of General Physiologists
- Society of Mathematical Biology
Honors and Awards
- Alpha Omega Alpha N.I.H. Postdoctoral Fellow 1959-62
- Career Scientist of the Health Research Council of New York, 1964-7l
- N.I.H. Special Fellow, 1970-71.
- Outstanding Teacher Award, Biomedical Engineering, USC, 1972-73
- Visiting Scientist,Laboratory of Kidney and Electrolyte Metabolism, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute,
- National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 1983-84
- Frank L. Day Professor of Biology, Brown University, 1995-2003
- Robert W. Berliner Award of the American Physiological Society for Excellence in Renal Physiology, 2003.
Society Assignments
- American Physiological Society:
- Committee on Committees, 1980-83
- Chairman, Renal Section, 1982-83
- Long Range Planning Committee, 1990-93
- Senior Physiologists Committee, Chair, 2003-
- Biomedical Engineering Society:
- Member, Board of Directors, 1974-78
- Society of Mathematical Biology:
- Nominating Committee, 1983
- Publications Committee, 1984 – 5
- Member, Board of Directors, 1986-88
- Association of Chairmen of Departments of Physiology:
- Member, Council, 1987-90
- President Elect, 1990
- President, 1991
Editorial Assignments
- Managing Editor, Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 1974-78
- Editorial Board, Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 1972-74
- Editorial Board, American Journal of Physiology and Journal of Applied Physiology, 1972-76
- Editorial Board, American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 1977-79
- Editorial Board, American Journal of Physiology: Renal, Fluid, and Electrolyte Physiology, 1977-1982,1988-94
- Editorial Board, American Journal of Physiology: Modeling Methodology Forum, 1984 – 1991.
Guest Reviewer:
- Biophysical Journal
- Circulation Research
- Journal of Clinical Investigation
- Journal of Theoretical Biology
- Kidney International
- Science
- Pfluegers Archiv European Journal of Physiology
National Agency Assignments
- National Institutes of Health
- Member, Engineering in Medicine and Biology
- Training Committee, 1973
- Ad Hoc Member, Medical Laboratory Sciences
- Review Committee, 1976
- Ad Hoc Member, Institute of General Medical
- Sciences Advisory Committee, 1982
- Member, Cardiovascular Renal Study Section, 1983-86
- Various site visits, Special Study Sections, and outside reviews
- National Science Foundation
- Ad Hoc Reviewer
- American Heart Association, Greater Los Angeles Affiliate
- Member, Research Committee, 1979-82
- Member, Review Committees for Grants-in-aid,
- Postdoctoral Fellowships, and Investigative Group Awards
- Public Affairs Committee, 1986-88
- National Research Council – Institute of Medicine
- Consultant, Committee on Interdisciplinary Research, 1989.
- American Medical Association – Medical Schools Section Task Force, 1994-.
University Assignments
- New York University School of Medicine
- Admissions Committee, 1965-1970
- Curriculum Committee, 1968-1969
- President, Faculty Council, 1969
- Search Committee for the Dean of the School, 1969
- University of Southern California – University Park Campus
- Search Committee for the Dean of the Medical School, 1975
- Faculty Senate, 1974
- Biomedical Research Grant Award Committee, 1975-77
- Faculty Research and Innovation Fund Award Committee 1983-86. Chairman, 1984-86.
- Chairman, University Bio-hazards Committee, 1986 – 88
- University Research Committee, 1986 – 90, Chairman, 1987 – 89
- Academic Program Review Committee, 1987 – 1992, Chairman, 1989 – 1992
- University of Southern California School of Medicine
- Faculty Executive Committee, 1978 – 1992
- Vivarium Committee, 1978 – 1986
- Year I Curriculum Committee, 1978 – 1992
- AAMC Self Study Task Force, 1980
- Faculty Appointments and Promotions Committee, 1978-1981
- University Faculty Appointments and Promotions Committee, Health Sciences Panel, 1981-1983
- Chairman, Biochemistry Search Committee, 1982
- Committee for the Acquisition of a University Hospital, 1983
- Medical Education and Curriculum Committee, 1985-87
- Long term planning committee; chairman of the subcommittee on research, 1985 -86
- Chairman, M.D. – Ph.D Committee, 1986
- Chairman, Academic Computing Committee, 1987 – 1992
- Neuroscience Task Force, 1988.
- Basic Science Task Force, 1988.
- Transition Management Task Force, 1990-91
- Search Committee, Dean of the School of Medicine, 1991.
- Trans-departmental Strategic Planning, 1992-3.
- Brown University, Division of Biology and Medicine
- Academic Council
- Biology Executive Committee, Chair
- Biomedical Faculty Council, Chair
- Brown University Research Foundation, Board of Directors
- Committee on Faculty Reappointment, Appointment, and Tenure
- Committee on Medical Faculty Affairs, Chair
- Council of Clinical Chairs, Chair
- Graduate Council
- Lifespan Academic Medical Center
- Academic Council, Chair
- Academic Redesign Committee
Other Assignments
- Technical Program Committee 1976 Summer Computer Simulation Conference
- Symposium Organizer – Society of Mathematical Biology-American Physiological Society 1978
- Symposium Organizer – Society of Mathematical Biology American Physiological Society l984
- IXth International Congress of Nephrology, Los Angeles, l984
- Co-Chairman, Scientific Program Committee
- Member, Organizing Committee
- Committee to Review the Graduate Program in Physiology, University of California, San Francisco. Chairman, 1985.
- Symposium Organizer – Biomedical Engineering Society-American Physiological Society, 1987.
- Task-force of the University of California on Alternatives to Animal Use in Research, 1987 – 1988.
- FASEB Summer Research Conference : Renal Hemodynamics: Integrative and Cellular Control Mechanisms, Saxtons River, Vermont, 1989. Co-Chair.
- American Society of Nephrology, Program Committee, Co-Chair, 1991-2.
- Symposium Co-Chairman – American Physiological Society 1992
- Conference Organizer – Theoretical Renal Physiology 1992
- FASEB Summer Research Conference : Renal Hemodynamics: Integrative and Cellular Control Mechanisms, Saxtons River, Vermont, 1992. Co-Chair.
- Chair, Board of Scientific Advisors, NASA Program Project Grant at MIT, Division of Health Sciences and Technology, 1993-95.
- Board of Scientific Advisors, National Space Biomedical Research Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, 1996-2000.
Current Research Support
- NIH – EB003508. Nonlinear regulation of renal blood flow.
- 10/1/05 to 9/1/08. $472,500 – direct costs only.
- There have been additional grants from the NIH, the American Heart Association, and the Health Research Council of New York. One NIH grant, DK 15968, ran continuously for 38 years, and was designated as MERIT award for its last eight years.