Background
Epstein, Jonathan A. was born on May 19, 1961 in New Haven. Son of Franklin H. and Sherrie S. Epstein.
Epstein, Jonathan A. was born on May 19, 1961 in New Haven. Son of Franklin H. and Sherrie S. Epstein.
AB magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1983. Doctor of Medicine magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1988.
Intern in medicine Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, 1988—1989, resident in medicine, 1989—1991, research/clinical fellow in medicine (cardiology), 1991—1994. Postdoctoral associate department physiology Tufts University, 1988—1990. Clinical fellow in medicine Harvard Medical School, 1988—1991, research fellow in medicine, 1991—1994, instructor medicine, 1994—1996.
Chief medical resident Brockton-West Roxbury (Massachusetts) Veterans Administration Medical Center, 1990. Associate in research Howard Hughes Medical Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship for Physicians, 1992—1995. Assistant professor medicine University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1996—2001, assistant professor cell and development biology, 1997—2001, associate professor medicine, 2001, associate professor cell and development biology, 2001, William Wikoff Smith professor medicine, since 2004, science director Penn Cardiovascular Institute, since 2005, chair cell and development biology, since 2006.
Associate physician divisions cardiology and genetics Brigham and Women's Hospital, 1994—1996. Member medical staff (cardiology) department medicine Hospital of University Pennsylvania, since 1996. Member medical staff Department Veterans Administration Medical Center, Philadelphia, since 1996.
Associate member Pennsylvania Muscle Institute, since 1997. Member Graduate Group in Cell and Molecular Biology, since 1997, University Pennsylvania Cancer Center, since 1998. Ad hoc member human embryology and development 2 study section National Institutes of Health, 1998.
Ad hoc member Cardiovascular A study section National Institutes of Health, 2002, ad hoc member maternal and child health research subcommittee study section, 02. Member executive committee Center for Development Biology, since 1999. Member Institute for Medicine and Engineering, since 1999.
Director Cardiovascular Histology and Gene Expression Core Facility, since 1999, Cardiovascular Transgenic and Knockout Care Facility, since 2000. Adjunct assistant professor The Wistar Institute, since 2000. Member study section Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, since 2000.
Member Center for Research on Reproduction and Women's Health, since 2001. Director Molecular Cardiology Research Center, Division Cardiology, since 2001. External advisor Tulane University, 2001.
Ad hoc reviewer Wellcome Trust, London, The Medical Research Council, London, The Health Research Board, Dublin.
Fellow: American Heart Association (molecular signaling I study section 1997-1999, basic science council since 1997, cardiovascular disease in the young council since 1997, annual science sessions abstract review committee since 1998, development study section since 1999, study section Southea. Pennsylvania affiliate 1996, Young Investigator award 1995, grantee 1995, 1996, finalist Louis N. and Arnold M. Katz Basic Science Research prize for young investigators 1998, special review panel Greater Los Angeles cardiovascular research development award 1998). Member: American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute Medicine, American Society Clinical Investigation, Cardiac Muscle Society, American Society Cancer Research, National Neurofibromatosis Foundation (cardiovascular task force 1999, Peter and Margie Feinberg Family Fund award 1997).
Married Margaret A. Myers. Children: Max, James.