Douglas C. Wallace
Douglas Cecil Wallace (born November 6, 1946) is a geneticist and evolutionary biologist at the University of Pennsylvania and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania. He pioneered the use of human mitochondrial DNA as a molecular marker.
Douglas Cecil Wallace | |
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Douglas Wallace with a gift from his team at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2017 | |
| Born | November 6, 1946 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Cornell University (B.S., 1968) Yale University (Ph.M., 1968) (Ph.D., 1975) |
| Known for | Pioneering human mitochondrial genetics |
| Spouse | Elizabeth (2 children) |
| Awards | Passano Award (2000) Gruber Prize in Genetics (2012) Benjamin Franklin Life Sciences Medal |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Human Genetics |
| Institutions | Stanford University School of Medicine, Emory University, Human Genome Organisation, University of California, Irvine, Academia Sinica, University of Pennsylvania, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia |
| Thesis | Cytoplasmic genetics in mammalian tissue culture cells |
| Website | www |
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