Joel Hirschhorn (geneticist)
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Joel Naom Hirschhorn is an American human geneticist, pediatrician, and endocrinologist. He is known for his research on the genetics of complex human traits, such as height.[1][2]
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Joel Hirschhorn | |
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Citizenship | American |
Education | |
Known for | Research on the genetics of complex human traits |
Parent(s) | Kurt and Rochelle Hirschhorn |
Awards | E. Mead Johnson Award from the Society for Pediatric Research (2011) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Human genetics |
Institutions | Boston Children's Hospital Broad Institute Harvard Medical School |
Thesis | Genetic and molecular analysis of histones and SNF/SWI proteins: Effects on chromatin structure and transcription in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (1995) |
Doctoral advisor | Fred Winston |
Other academic advisors | Eric S. Lander |
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