Biographical Sketch, Allan Savage

Title:

Senior Technical Information Specialist

Office:

National Library of Medicine

National Institutes of Health

Bldg. 38A, Room B2E17

8600 Rockville Pike

Bethesda MD 20894 USA

Telephone:

(301) 594-2025 (voice)

(301) 402-2002 (fax)

Electronic mail:

savagea@mail.nlm.nih.gov

Allan joined the MeSH Section in 1988 following a year as an NLM Associate. He serves as the senior technical editor of MeSH content and is involved in the creation and maintenance of subject headings in most disciplines, with special emphasis on virology, taxonomy, and anatomy. Allan holds a M.L.S. from Syracuse University, a B.S. in Zoology from the University of Maryland, and did graduate work in pharmacology.

Prior to entering the information field, Allan was a full-time chess professional. In his spare time he is still an active tournament player, teacher, and chess journalist. He holds the titles of U.S. Life Master and International Master of correspondence chess.

Last reviewed: 31 March 2008
Last updated: 31 March 2008
First published: 01 September 1999
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