Joel Hirschhorn (geneticist)
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.
Joel Hirschhorn | |
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| Citizenship | American |
| Education |
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| 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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