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David Schlessinger, Ph.D., Senior Investigator Chief, Human Genetics Section and Chief, Laboratory of Genetics E-mail: schlessingerd@grc.nia.nih.gov Bibliography |
| Field of Specialization: | Molecular Physiology and Human Genetics |
| Education: |
| University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill | B.A. 1955 |
| University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill | B.S. 1957 Chemistry |
| Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass | Ph.D. 1960 Biochemistry |
| Chronology of Employment: |
| Chief, Laboratory of Genetics, National Institute on Aging, NIH | 1997-Present |
| Director, Center for Genetics in Medicine, Wash. Univ. Sch. of Med. | 1987-1997 |
| Professor of Genetics, Wash. Univ. Sch. of Med. | 1987-1997 |
| Director, RIKEN - Washington University Exchange Program, St. Louis | 1987-1993 |
| Professor of Microbiology in Medicine, Wash. Univ. Sch. of Med. | 1980-1997 |
| Professor, Dept. of Molecular Microbiology, Wash. Univ. Sch. of Med. | 1972-1997 |
| Adjunct Professor of Genetics and Molecular Microbiology, ibid. | 1997-Present |
| Other Professional Experience: |
| Visiting Scientist and Macy Fellow, International Institute of Genetics and Biophysics, Naples, Italy | 1980-1981 |
| Associate Professor, Washington University School of Medicine Department of Molecular Microbiology, St. Louis, Missouri | 1968-1972 |
| Assistant Professor, Washington University School of Medicine Department of Molecular Microbiology, St. Louis, Missouri | 1963-1968 |
| Instructor, Washington University School of Medicine Department of Molecular Microbiology, St. Louis, Missouri | 1962-1963 |
| Postdoctoral Fellow, National Science Foundation, Pasteur Institite, Paris, France | 1960-1962 |
| Predoctoral Fellow, National Science Foundation, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts | 1957-1960 |
| Honors: |
| Chairman, International Advisory Committee, GDB | 1995-1999 |
| President/Past President, American Society for Microbiology | July 94-June 96 |
| M.D., Honoris Causa, University of Uppsala | 1994 |
| Council for Research and Clinical Investigation, American Cancer Society | 1993-Present |
| National Board of Medical Examiners, Microbiology | 1990-1992 |
| Chairman, American Cancer Society Grant Review Panel | 1989-1991 |
| Josiah Macy Foundation Fellow | 1980-1981 |
| Member - NIH Graduate Fellowship Panel | 1979-1983 |
| Editorial Board, Microbiological Reviews | 1975-1988 |
| President's Biomedical Panel, Microbiology-Immunology-Virology Cluster | 1975 |
| Eli Lilly Award | 1969 |
| RCDA Award | 1967-1972 |
| Professional Activities: |
| Member, Museum of Boston Aging Exhibit Advisory Council | 1998- |
| Council Member, The Human Genome Organization (HUGO) | 1997- |
| Editor, Genomics | 1996- |
| Editor, GENE | 1996- |
| Member, Cancer Center | 1996- |
| Organizer, X Chromosome Workshop | 1993 |
| Organizer, EMBO YAC Courses and Japan YAC Course | 1990-1993 |
| Co-organizer for the J.D. Watson Celebration at Cold Spring Harbor, and the Jubilee Symposium, IIGB, Naples | 1988 |
| Member, Human Genome Initiative: Reston Ad Hoc Advisory Group: Information Handling Workshop | 1988 |
| Member, Special Study Section, NIH Complex Genomes, Site Visits for NIH | 1988 |
| Member, American Cancer Society Personnel Committee | 1986-1991 |
| Divisional Group Councilor, Amer. Soc. Microbiol. | 1986-1988 |
| Chairman, Molecular Biology Division, Amer. Soc. Microbiol. | 1984-1985 |
| American Editor of "Aspects of Microbiology", a series published by the American Society for Microbiology and Van Nostrand Publishers | 1982-1990 |
| American Cancer Society Grant Review Panel, Chairman | 1980-1981 |
| Editorial Board, Microbiological Reviews | 1975-1987 |
| American Cancer Society Grant Review Panel | 1975-1982 |
| Editor-in-chief, "Microbiology", ASM Annual Volumes | 1974-1986 |
| Editor, Genetics | 1969-1983 |
| Editor, J. Bacteriology | 1969-1976 |
| Society Memberships: |
| American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) |
| American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) |
| American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) |
| American Society for Microbiology (ASM) |
| Genetics Society of America (GSA) |
| European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) |
| Sigma Xi |
| Research Interests: |
| Analysis of the human X chromosome using yeast artificial chromosomes |
| Structure of nucleoli |
| Pathophysiology of X-linked diseases in human development and aging |
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