Background
Shapiro, Larry Jay was born on July 6, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Philip and Phyllis Shapiro.
educator pediatrician scientist
Shapiro, Larry Jay was born on July 6, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Philip and Phyllis Shapiro.
Bachelor of Arts, Washington University, Saint Louis, 1968, Doctor of Medicine 1971. Diplomate American Board Pediatrics, American Board Medical Examiners, American Board Medical Genetics.
Intern St. Louis Children's Hospital, 1971—1972, resident, 1971—1973. Research associate National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 1973—1975. Assistant professor School Medicine University of California at Los Angeles, 1975—1979, associate professor, 1979—1983, professor pediatrics and biological chemistry, 1983—1991.
Investigator Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 1987—1991, investigator, W.H. and Marie Wattis Distinguished professor. Professor, chairman department pediatrics University California-San Francisco School Medicine, 1991—2003. Chief pediatrics services University California-San Francisco Medical Center, 1991—2003.
Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Distinguished professor, executive vice chancellor for medical affairs, dean Washington University School Medicine, St. Louis, since 2003. Served to lieutenant Commander United States Public Health Service, 1973-1975.
Served to lieutenant commander United States Public Health Service, 1973-1975. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Pediatrics (East. Mead Johnson award in research 1982). Member Institute Medicine-National Academy of Sciences, Society Pediatric Research (county 1984-1987, president 1991-1992), Western Society forPediatric Research (county 1983-1987, Ross award in research 1981, president 1989-1990), Society for Inherited Metabolic Disease (county 1983-1988, president 1986-1987), Association American Physicians, American Society Human Genetics (council 1985-1988,president elect 1995, president 1997), American Society Clinical Investigation, American Pediatric Society, American Academy Arts & Sciences.
Married Carol-Ann Uetake. Children: Jennifer, Jessica, Brian.