Background
Melnick, Michael was born on September 24, 1944 in New York City. Son of Lester and Evelyn (Rosenberg) Melnick.
Melnick, Michael was born on September 24, 1944 in New York City. Son of Lester and Evelyn (Rosenberg) Melnick.
Bachelor in Biology, New York University, 1966. Doctor of Dental Surgery, New York University, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy in Genetics, Indiana University, 1978.
Instructor oral medicine, Indiana U., Indianapolis, 1973-1974;
fellow in medical genetics, Indiana U., Indianapolis, 1974-1977;
assistant professor medical genetics, Indiana U., Indianapolis, 1977-1978;
research associate professor, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1978-1985;
associate professor, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1985-1989;
professor genetics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, since 1989. Consultant in human genetics National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1977-1988, grant reviewer, since 1978. Manuscript referee American Journal Human Genetics, Chicago, since 1980, Am.Jour.
Medical Genetics, Helena, Montana, since 1980. Medical Research Council visiting professor McGill University, Montreal, quebec, 1990.
Member national board Committee of Concerned Scientists, New York City, since 1983. Vice chairman Youth Towns of Israel, Los Angeles, since 1986. Captain Medical Corps United States Army, 1970-1973.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Society Craniofacial Genetics (president 1978-1979), Society for Developmental Biology, American Society Human Genetics, Sigma Xi.
Married Anita Goldberger, June 19, 1966. Children: Cliff, Lynn.