Professor
Charles J. Epstein
(
–
)
1933
2011
University of California, San Francisco
;
San Francisco, CA
Physician; Geneticist; Educator
Area
Biological Sciences
Specialty
Medical Sciences
Elected
2004
Professor of Pediatrics and Chief, Division of Medical Genetics. Conducted research on the development of animal models for studying the pathogenesis of Down's syndrome and the genetic control of oxygen-free radical metabolism. Played a leading role in guiding the development of medical genetics into a recognized and independent medical specialty and in shaping many of its research and clinical institutions. President-elect, American College of Medical Genetics.
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