Background
Brown, Patrick O. was born on September 23, 1954 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
Brown, Patrick O. was born on September 23, 1954 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
Bachelor with honors, University Chicago, 1976. Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1980. Doctor of Medicine, University Chicago, 1982.
Pediatrics resident Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, 1982—1985. Post-doctoral fellowship University California, San Francisco, 1985—1988. Assistant professor biochemistry and pediatrics Stanford University School Medicine, 1988—1995, associate professor biochemistry, 1995—2000, professor biochemistry, since 2000.
Investigator Howard Hughes Medical Institute, since 1988. Board director, co-founder Public Library. Science (PLoS), since 2003.
Fellow: World Technology Network (World Technology Network award (Media and Journalism) 2005), American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member: National Academy of Sciences (National Academy of Sciences award in molecular biology 2000).
Married Sue Klapholz. Children: Zach, Ariel, Isaac.