Karin Becker Nelson

Background

Nelson, Karin Becker was born on August 14, 1933 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of George and Sylvia (Demansly) Becker.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, University of Chicago, 1957; Student, University of Minnesota, 1950-1953.

Career

Intern rotating, Philadelphia General Hospital, 1957-1958; assistant resident neurology, U. Maryland. School Medicine, Baltimore, 1958-1959; resident neurology, George Washington University School Medicine, Washington, 1959-1962; consultant in medical neurology, St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Washington, 1960-1962; registrar to outpatients, National Hospital, Queen Square, London, 1963; medical officer perinatal research branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Blindness, National Institutes of Health, 1964-1967; assistant professor neurology, George Washington University, Washington, 1970-1972; associate neurologist, Children's Hospital of District of Columbia, Washington, 1967-1971; instructor neurology, George Washington University, Washington, 1967-1970; attending neurologist, Children's Hospital, Washington, 1971-1973, 78-. Associate clinical professor neurology George Washington University, Washington, since 1972;member orphan products development initial review group Food and Drug Administration, 1983-1986, Boston Collaborative Drug Surveillance Group, 1985-1986, vaccine American Academy Pediatrics, 1985, 87, Department Health, State of California Birth Monitoring Group, since 1986, Center for Disease Control Birth Defects Monitoring Committee, 1987.

Medical officer National Institute Neurological Disorders and Blindness, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, since 1972. Medical staff Children Hospital, Washington, since 1962. Member advanced, board International School Neuroscis., Venice, Italy, Little Foundation/World Federation Neurology, since 1992, review board National Institute Aging.

Member epidemiology steering committee National Institutes of Health, since 1993.

Achievements

• Karin Becker Nelson has been listed as a noteworthy Child neurologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Academy Neurology (Executive Board 1989-1991, councillor). Member Society.Perinatal Obstetricians (honorary), Child Neurology Society (program chairman 1973, liaison national Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Blindness 1975-1980, ethics committee 1985-1987, by-laws committee since 1990, ad hoc committee for consensus statement of DPT immunications and the central nervous system 1990, long range planning committee since 1991, Hower award 1991), American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Development Medicine (program chairman 1985), American Epilepsy Society (Distinguished Basic Neuroscientist Epilepsy Research award 1992), American Neurological Association (membership committee since 1994), International Child Neurology Association (science selection committee 1993-1994), Canada Association Child Neurology (honorary), Society Perinatal Obstetricians (honorary), Baltic Child Neurology Society, Dana Alliance Brain Initiatives, Alpha Omega Alpha.

Connections

Married Phillip G. Nelson, March 20, 1955. Children: Sarah Nelson Hammack, Rebecca Nelson Miller, Jenny Nelson Walker, Peter.

Father:

George Becker

Mother:

Sylvia (Demansly) Becker

Spouse:

Phillip G. Nelson

child:

Peter Nelson

child:

Sarah Nelson Hammack Nelson

child:

Jenny Nelson Walker Nelson

child:

Rebecca Nelson Miller Nelson