Charles Epstein (geneticist)

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Charles Epstein
Born(1933-09-03)September 3, 1933
Buck Institute for Age Research

Charles Joseph Epstein (September 3, 1933 – February 15, 2011)

Buck Institute for Age Research
.

Education

He was first in his 1959 class at Harvard Medical School,[4] and then interned at Harvard's Peter Bent Brigham Hospital.

Career

Epstein began his work in

Werner's syndrome, a genetic disease that causes premature aging.[6]

He is most notable for conducting groundbreaking research on

UC San Francisco
. He did research on making a mouse model for Down syndrome.

Epstein was the president of the American Society of Human Genetics in 1996 and the editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Human Genetics from 1986 to 1993.[8] (He became the official editor-in-chief on the 1st of July 1986[9] and was severely injured in June 1993.)

During the last 10 years of his life, Epstein participated in the formation of the

Buck Institute located in Novato, California
, serving as chairman of its scientific advisory board and board of trustees.

Unabomber

In June 1993 Epstein received a mail bomb sent by

Unabomber. The explosion severed several of Epstein's fingers, caused abdominal injuries, and resulted in a partial loss of his hearing.[2]

Death

Epstein died on February 15, 2011, at the age of 77 after a protracted struggle with pancreatic cancer.[10]

Works

References

  1. ^ a b Fagan, Kevin (2011-02-20). "Dr. Charles Epstein, Down syndrome pioneer, dies". SFGate. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
  2. ^ a b Fox, Margalit (24 February 2011). "Charles Epstein, Leading Medical Geneticist Injured by Unabomber, Dies at 77". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
  3. ^ "North Bay survivor of Unabomber attack dies at 77 – San Jose Mercury News". Mercurynews.com. 17 February 2011. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
  4. ^ "Buck Institute Mourns Death of Former Board Chair Charles J. Epstein, MD". BUCK. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  5. ^ "UW Genome Sciences: Arno Motulsky". Gs.washington.edu. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
  6. PMID 5667420
    .
  7. S2CID 5577410
    .
  8. PMID 21805720
    . (This obituary contains a typographical error: "seven years (1987–1993)" should be replaced by "seven years (1986–1993)".)
  9. PMID 3460332
    . (See the New Editor notice on page 818.)
  10. ^ "Charles Epstein Obituary - San Francisco, CA | San Francisco Chronicle". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
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