Michael J. Pikal was an influential American pharmaceutical scientist born on August 17, 1939, in Wadena, Minnesota. He earned a bachelor's degree from St. John's University and a doctorate from Iowa State University. After serving as an assistant professor at the University of Tennessee, he worked at Eli Lilly and Company as a senior research scientist until 1996. Pikal later taught at the University of Connecticut and was honored as the Pfizer Distinguished Endowed Chair in Pharmaceutical Technology. He had five children and retired in December 2017 before passing away on February 26, 2018.
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Place of Birth: Wadena
Place of Death: Mansfield Center
Educated At: College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University | Iowa State University
Occupation: pharmacologist
Spouses: Janice L. Klein
Children: 5
Employers: University of Tennessee, Knoxville | University of Connecticut
Awards Received: Pfizer Distinguished Endowed Chair in Pharmaceutical Technology
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on August 17, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for August 17, 2025 |
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Sun | 23 Leo 52 | 25 Leo 2 | 18 Scorpio 24 |
Moon | 29 Virgo 52 | 14 Gemini 37 | 23 Scorpio 16 |
Mercury | 12 Leo 40 | 6 Leo 39 | 11 Sagittarius 2 |
Venus | 18 Leo 38 | 20 Cancer 31 | 5 Sagittarius 41 |
Mars | 24 Capricorn 12 | 6 Libra 45 | 25 Aquarius 2 |
Jupiter | 8 Aries 9 | 15 Cancer 10 | 29 Pisces 6 |
Saturn | 1 Taurus 24 | 0 Aries 47 | 26 Aries 23 |
Uranus | 21 Taurus 56 | 1 Gemini 19 | 20 Taurus 2 |
Neptune | 21 Virgo 59 | 1 Aries 40 | 24 Virgo 55 |
Pluto | 1 Leo 43 | 2 Aquarius 2 | 2 Leo 54 |
Rahu | 2 Scorpio 46 | 19 Pisces 23 | 28 Libra 12 |
Ketu | 2 Taurus 46 | 19 Virgo 23 | 28 Aries 12 |
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