Background
McCabe, Edward R. B. was born on March 26, 1946 in Baltimore.
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Edward R. B. McCabe
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Edward R. B. McCabe, American Academic administrator, educator, physician. Achievements include first to describe the Continguous Gene Syndrome, Complex Glycerol Kinase Deficiency; first to extract DNA from blood in newborn screening blotters; first to set up molecular genetic diagonosis for sickle cell disease as part of newborn screening; developement of concept of molecular genetic triage of bacterial infection.
Education
Bachelor in Biology, Johns Hopkins University, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology, University of Southern California, 1972; Doctor of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1974.
Career
Resident in pediatrics, University of Minnesota Hospitals, Minneapolis, 1974-1976;
pediatric metabolism fellow School Medicine, U. Colorado, Denver, 1976-1978;
instructor, assistant professor, associate professor pediatrics School Medicine, U. Colorado, Denver, 1978-1986;
from associate professor to professor genetics, pediatrics, Baylor College Medicine, Houston, 1986-1994;
professor, department chairman pediatrics School Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, since 1994. Physician-in-chief Mattel Children's Hospital at University of California at Los Angeles, since 1995. Member medical genetics residency review committee Accreditation Council Graduate Medical Education, 1993-1997.
Chairman conference gaucher disease National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1994-1996, member National Institute of Child Health and Human Development county, Bethesda, since 1995.
Achievements
Membership
Chair science advisory board Hereditary Disease Foundation, Los Angeles, 1998-1999. Chairman Basil O'Connor Award March Dimes, White Plains, New York, since 1997. Member American Academy Pediatrics ( Chairman of Commission genetics Elk Grove Village, Illinois 1987-1991, co-founder, chairman of the section genetics Elk Grove, 1990, 93-95), American Board Medical Genetics (diplomate, board directors 1992-1997, president Bethesda 1995-1996), American Society Human Genetics, American Federation Clinical Research, American Pediatric Society, American Society Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American College of Medical Genetics (president-elect since 1999), Society Pediatric Research (E. Mead Johnson award, 1993), Phi Kappa Phi (Los Angeles), Sigma Xi (Los Angeles), Alpha Omega Alpha (Los Angeles).
