Background
Rennert, Owen Murray was born on August 8, 1938 in New York City. Son of David Rennert and Frieda (Weinsteiner) Sommer.
educator geneticist pediatrician
Rennert, Owen Murray was born on August 8, 1938 in New York City. Son of David Rennert and Frieda (Weinsteiner) Sommer.
Bachelor of Science, Bachelor, University of Chicago, 1957; Doctor of Medicine, University of Chicago, 1961; Master of Science in Biochemistry, University of Chicago, 1963.
Associate professor pediatrics University Florida College Medicine, Gainesville, 1968—1970, associate professor biochemistry, 1970—1971, head institutional division genetics, endocrinology and metabolism, 1970—1978, professor pediatrics, biochemistry and neuroscience, 1971-1978. Professor biochemistry, professor and head department pediatrics University Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, 1977-1988. Chief pediatrics service and head genetics, section endocrinology and metabolism Oklahoma Children's Member Hospital, 1977-1988.
Professor, chairman department pediatrics Georgetown University School Medicine, Washington, 1988-1998, professor department biochemistry and molecular biology, 1995—1998, professor emeritus, 1998—2000. Special assistant to director center research mothers and children National Institute Child Health Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 1998—2000, director Center Research Mothers and Children, 2000, science director division intramural research, since 2000.
Board directors Children's Medical Research, Oklahoma City, 1984-1988. Served to senior surgeon United States Public Health Service, 1964-1966. Member American Pediatric Society, American Academy Pediatrics, Society Pediatric Research, American College Clinical Nutrition, Bio-chemical Society, American Society Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, American College Medical Genetics, American Society Human Genetics.
Married Sandra Serota, March 22, 1964. Children: Laura, Rachel, Ian.