Background
Risch, Neil J. was born on February 25, 1951 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Frank and Sonya Risch.
Risch, Neil J. was born on February 25, 1951 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Frank and Sonya Risch.
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, California Technology Institute, Pasadena, 1972. Master of Science in Mathematics, University Illinois, Urbana, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy in Biomathematics, University of California at Los Angeles, 1979.
Master of Arts (honorary), Yale University, 1993.
Teaching assistant mathematics University Illinois, 1972—1973. Medical statistician Brentwood-Los Angeles Veterans Administration Hospital, 1973—1976. Research scientist department medical genetics New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1979—1982.
Assistant professor biostatistics Columbia University, New York City, 1981-1984. Assistant professor biostatistics and genetics Yale University School Medicine, New Haven, 1984-1987, associate professor, 1987-1992, professor, 1992—1994. Professor genetics Stanford University School Medicine, California, 1995—2004, professor statistics, 1997—2004.
Professor epidemiology and biostatistics, Lamond Family Foundation distinguished professor human genetics University California, San Francisco, since 2005.
Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science, Biometrics Society, American Society Human Genetics (Curt Stern award 2004), Institute Medicine.