Background
Schanfield, Moses Samuel was born on September 7, 1944 in Minneapolis. Son of Abraham and Fanny Schanfield.
Schanfield, Moses Samuel was born on September 7, 1944 in Minneapolis. Son of Abraham and Fanny Schanfield.
Bachelor in Anthropology, University of Minnesota, 1966; Master of Arts in Anthropology, Harvard University, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy in Human Genetics, University of Michigan, 1971.
Postdoctoral fellow in immunology University California Medical Center, San Francisco, 1971-1974, research geneticist, 1974-1975. Head of blood bank Milwaukee Blood Center, 1975-1978. Assistant director American Red Cross, Washington, 1978-1983.
Executive director Genetic Testing Institute, Atlanta, 1983-1985. Laboratory director Analytical Genetic Testing Center, Atlanta and Denver, 1985-2000. Administrator Monroe County Public Safety Laboratory, Rochester, New York, 2000—2002.
Professor, chair department forensic science George Washington University, since 2002. Adjunct assistan professor Medical College Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1976—1978. Adjunct associate professor George Washington University, Washington, 1979—1983, Emory University, Atlanta, 1984—1989, University Kansas, since 1992.
Affiliated faculty Colorado State University Fort Collins, 1992—2000. Member National Forensic DNA Review Panel, National Institute of Justice, 1996—2000. President 1st European-American Intensive Course in polymerase chain reaction, Split, Croatia, 1997.
Co-organizer 2d European-American Intensive Course in polymerase chain reaction, Dubrovnik, Croatia.
Fellow: American Academy Forensic Science. Member: Human Biology Council, American Society Human Genetics, American Society Crime Laboratory Directors, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Patricia A. McCarthy.