James F. Gusella

Background

Gusella, James F. was born on December 9, 1952 in Ottawa, Ontario.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Biology, University Ottawa, 1974. Master of Science in Medical Biophysics, University Toronto, 1976. Doctor of Philosophy of Genetics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1980.

Career

Research assistant biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1976-1980; assistant in genetics children's service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, 1980-1983; assistant geneticist children's service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, 1983-1987; associate geneticist children's service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, since 1987; geneticist children's service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, since 1994; assistant in genetics neurology service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, 1980-1983; assistant geneticist neurology service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, 1983-1984; associate geneticist neurology service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, 1984-1993; geneticist neurology service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, since 1992; director molecular neurogenetics laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, 1984-1992; director Huntington's Disease Center Without Walls, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, since 1989; director molecular neurogenetics unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, since 1992. Instructor Neurology Harvard Medical School, 1980-1984, assistant professor, 1984-1987, associate professor, since 1987, professor, since 1992. Mallinckrodt associate professor genetics, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1988-1992.

Visiting scientist Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1980-1983. Member DNA advanced.bd. METPATH Inc., 1991-1994.

Co-chairman Committee Genetic Constitution of Chromosomes 3 and 4 Human Gene Mapping 8. Fifth John Flynn memorial lecturer department psychiatry Yale University 1986. Andrew Mark Lippard memorial lecturer department.neurology Columbia University, 1986.

Chairman Committee on Genetic Constitution of Chromosomes 3 and 4 Human Gene Mapping 9, 1987. Distinguished lecturer NINCDS, 1987. Founders Day lecturer Medical School U. Ottawa, Canada, 1989.

Invited speaker dedication of biomedical research building Health Sciences Center U. Colorado, Denver, 1991. Member neurology C study section National Institutes of Health, 1988-1991. Member Executive Committee Massachusetts General Hospital Home Neurosci.

Center, 1991-1995; chairman external advisory board Chromosome 22Genome Center University of Pennsylvania, since 1991. Member Partner's Research Task Force Working Group on Gene Therapy, 1994.

Achievements

• James F. Gusella has been listed as a noteworthy geneticist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member medical advisory board Huntington's Disease Foundation American Massachusetts chapter, since 1981, member of national science county, 1983-1986. Member science advisory board Hereditary Disease Foundation, 1984-1988, 89-93. Member research advisory board National Neurofibromatosis Foundation, since 1986, co-chairman scientific advisory board, since 1993.

Member scientific advisory board Familial Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation, since 1987, National Alliance for Autism Research, since 1994. Fellow National Huntington's Disease Association. Member American Society Human Genetics, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Neurology, American Society Microbiology, International Mammalian Genome Society, Genetics Society American, Society Neurosci.

(special lecturer annual meeting 1984), Human Genome Organisation.