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A Scientific and Artistic Biography
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Although
Paul Hochstein has impeccable credentials as a scientist, he is
now working as an artist in Cambria. He does not find that to
be inconsistent.
He
says, "Scientists and artists are cast from the same mold.
They both start with imagination and insights that lead to ideas
that can be tested experimentally. Both of them would like their
experiments to be elegant, pleasing and even convincing."
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(Above) 1938, age 12, Bronx,
New York, Paul Hochstein, President of Morris Avenue Science
Club, Pinhole Camera
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Born
in New York City of Russian-Jewish immigrant parents, he graduated
from the elite Bronx High School of Science.
He
served three years in the infantry in Europe during World War
Two, fighting in the Battle of the Bulge, and then returned to
the States to obtain a B.S. degree at Rutgers University.
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Above:
Paul, just before entering Germany, at the Ruhr River, following
the Battle of the Bulge. Paul says "I remember we had to
stand out there for hours waiting to move... I get a chill when
I look at that picture." He is. third from left, front row
(see arrow).
Paul Hochstein in uniform (right)
with Sam Davis above the Rhine, in 1945
3rd Squad -Tony, Sam, Ojay, Nyemeyan,
and (lower right) Paul Hochstein, Dueseldorf, 1945
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went on to obtain M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of
Maryland. |
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Bench Scientist, 1961
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Dr.
Hochstein did postdoctoral training in the Laboratory of Biochemistry
at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda.
Over the years, he has held faculty positions in the Colleges of
Medicine at Columbia University, Duke University and the University
of Southern California. |
With colleagues and students, 1984
He
has also held Visiting Professorships at the Universities of Stockholm,
London and Genoa.
At
USC he became the founding Director of the Institute for Toxicology
and an Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education.
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Pioneering
in the field of oxygen
and free-radical biochemistry in relation to human disease,
he has made milestone contributions in this area of research.
He
is the author of over two hundred scientific publications and
is recognized worldwide for his accomplishments.
He
has served on numerous editorial boards and as a consultant to
both government and industry.
The recipient of many awards he holds honorary doctoral degrees
from the University of Stockholm and the University of Buenos
Aires.
Paul
Hochstein in full regalia is accompanied by Edith Ernster
and Fulvio Ursini as he goes to receive an honorary doctorate
from the University of Stockholm, 1986.
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He
is currently distinguished Professor Emeritus of Molecular Pharmacology,
Toxicology and Biochemistry at the University of Southern California.
Over
the last decade Dr. Hochstein studied sculpting with Gail Glickmann
in Los Angeles and, since retiring to Cambria in 1997, has studied
painting with Sally Seago.
An
admirer of early impressionist painters, he has imbibed her joyful
and romantic approach to nature.
His
paintings reflect the natural beauty of the
Central California Coast, far from the cities of San Francisco to
the north and Los Angeles to the South.
He
shows frequently at Allied Arts exhibitions in Cambria.
Paul with his son Evon Hochstein, 1965
Paul Hochstein with his grandson,
8 days old, in 1997.
Paul reading to two of his three grandchildren, the
children of Miles and Leora, in May 2003.
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