Thomas H. Maren (1918 – August 15, 1999) was an American professor of medicine at the University of Florida. He was the founding father for the University of Florida College of Medicine, and he invented Trusopt to help people with glaucoma.[1]

Dr. Thomas Maren
Born1918
DiedAugust 15, 1999
Alma materPrinceton University
Johns Hopkins University
Known forInventing Trusopt, serving in World War II
AwardsHonorary Doctorate from
Uppsala University in Sweden
Scientific career
FieldsScientific Research
InstitutionsUniversity of Florida

Life and death

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Maren was born in New York City, and he served the war effort in World War II. He was educated at Princeton University, and received his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University.[2] He established the first Department of Pharmacology at the University of Florida College of Medicine in 1956. Hr remained Chairman until 1978, and continued to work as a graduate research professor until his death in 1999.

Maren died at the age of 81 of heart failure.

Education

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Awards

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  • Hopkins Distinguished Medical Alumnus Award.
  • Honorary Doctorate from Uppsala University.
  • Inducted into the Hopkins Society of Scholars.
  • Inducted into the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame 2017.

References

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  1. ^ University of Florida News - Dr. Thomas Maren, A Founding Father Of UF’s Medical College And Renowned Basic Scientist, Dies At Summer Home In Maine Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-04. Retrieved 2008-07-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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