Jay Arnold Tischfield

Background

Tischfield, Jay Arnold was born on June 15, 1946 in New York City. Son of Max and Ethel Barbara (Smith) Tischfield.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Brooklyn College, 1967; Master in Public Health, Yale University, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1973.

Career

Assistant professor Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, 1972-1978. Associate professor, professor Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, 1978-1987. Professor, director division molecular genetics Indiana University School Medicine, Indianapolis, 1987—1998.

Duncan and Nancy MacMillan professor and endowed chair, department of Genetics Rutgers University, since 1999. Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, since 1998. Member, Science Advisory Board Genome Institute of Singapore.

Member scientific advisory board Cancer Institute New Jersey. Director, Cell and DNA Repository Rutgers University, New Jersey, director, Human Genetics Institute, New Jersey. Director Center for Collaborative Genetics Research on Mental Disorders, New Jersey Center for Excellence for the treatment of Tourette Syndrome and Associated Disorders.

Chairman scientific advisory board Motif Biosciences, New York City. Invited lecturer in field.

Achievements

• Jay Arnold Tischfield has been listed as a noteworthy Genetics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Undergraduate admissions member Association Yale Alumni, Indiana, since 1987. Member Indiana Corporation for Science, Technology, since 1987. Member American Society for Human Genetics, American Society for Microbiology, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi, Yale Club of Indiana.

Connections

Married Donna Marie Mitchell, August 29, 1978. Children: Max Alexander, Samuel Eli, David James.

Father:

Max Tischfield

Mother:

Ethel Barbara (Smith) Tischfield

Spouse:

Donna Marie Mitchell

child:

David James Tischfield

child:

Max Alexander Tischfield

child:

Samuel Eli Tischfield