Dr. Martín Abadi
Leland C. Clark Jr. MEMBERS
Inventor, Clark Electrode
Rochester, New York, United States
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  • 1994
  • Biomedical Engineering (B.M.E.)
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  • 1994
  • Biomedical Engineering (B.M.E.)
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Leland C. Clark Jr. (December 4, 1918 – September 25, 2005) was an American biochemist born in Rochester, New York.He is most well known as the inventor of the Clark electrode, a device used for measuring oxygen in blood, water and other liquids.

Clark is considered the "father of biosensors", and the modern-day glucose sensor used daily by millions of diabetics is based on his research.

He conducted pioneering research on heart-lung machines in the 1940s and '50s and was holder of more than 25 patents.

Although he developed a fluorocarbon-based liquid that could be breathed successfully by mice in place of air, his lifelong goal of developing artificial blood remained unfulfilled at the time of his death.

He is the inventor of Oxycyte, a third-generation perfluorocarbon (PFC) therapeutic oxygen carrier designed to enhance oxygen delivery to damaged tissues.

He was elected as member of the Euorpean Academy of Engineering in 1994.
 
Dr. Clark received the following recognition for his work: National Research Council Fellowship (1941).
NIH Research Career Award (1962).
Distinguished Lecturer Award, American College of Chest Physicians (1975).
Honorary Doctor of Science, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry (1984).
Horace Mann Award for Service to Humanity, Antioch College (1984).
Heyrovsky Award in Recognition of the Invention of the Membrane-Covered Polarographic Oxygen Electrode (1985).
American Association for Clinical Chemistry Award for Outstanding Contributions to Clinical Chemistry (1989).
American Heart Association Samuel Kaplan Visionary Award (1991). Enshrinement into the Engineering and Science Hall of Fame (1991).
Pharmacia Biosensor’s Sensational Contributions to the Advancement of Biosensor Technology Award (1992).
Daniel Drake Award for Outstanding Achievements in Research, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (1993).
Elected to the National Academy of Engineering (1995). National Academy of Engineering Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ Prize (2005).