Walter Boron
Walter F. Boron | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 18, 1949 |
| Education | Saint Louis University, Washington University in St. Louis |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Case Western Reserve University |
| Academic advisors | Emile L. Boulpaep, Albert Roos |
Walter F. Boron (born November 18, 1949) is an American scientist and the 72nd president of the American Physiological Society (from 1999 to 2000). He was Secretary-General of the International Union of Physiological Sciences. Additionally, Boron is co-editor, along with Emile L. Boulpaep, of the textbook Medical Physiology and Concise Medical Physiology. He is a former editor-in-chief of two leading physiology journals, Physiological Reviews and Physiology.