Background
Winchester, Robert Joseph was born on January 21, 1937 in Yonkers, New York, United States. Son of William Thomas and Madeline Catherine (Bauer) Winchester.
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Robert Joseph Winchester
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National Institutes of Health predoctoral student, Harvard University, 1960-1961; Doctor of Medicine, Cornell Univercity, New York City, 1963.
Career
Intern in medicine, New York Hospital, New York City, 1963-1964;
resident in medicine, New York Hospital, New York City, 1970-1971;
guest investigator, assistant physician, Rockefeller U. and Hospital, New York City, 1966-1969;
assistant professor, associate physician, Rockefeller U. and Hospital, New York City, 1969-1975;
associate professor, physician, Rockefeller U. and Hospital, New York City, 1975-1977;
chief resident physician, associate program director clinical research center, Rockefeller U. and Hospital, New York City, 1977;
Adjunct Professor, Rockefeller U. and Hospital, New York City, since 1979;
assistant professor medicine, Cornell Univercity Medical College, New York City, 1971-1977;
associate professor, Cornell Univercity Medical College, New York City, 1977-1979;
professor medicine, member Graduate School Biological Sciences, Mount Sinai School Medicine, CUNY, 1979-1985;
professor medicine, New York University School Medicine, 1986-1991;
professor pediatrics, Columbia University College Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, since 1991;
director division autoimmune and molecular diseases, Columbia University College Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, 19916. Department chairman rheumatic diseases, physician-in-chief, Institute Molecular Immunology, Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York City, 1979-1989, chairman institute, since 1989. Regular member general medicine A committee health study sections, National Institutes of Health, 1980-1984, special grants review committee National Institute Arthritis and Metabolic Disease, 1986-1988.
Science advisory board Terri Gotthelf Lupus Research Institute, since 1986, Irvington House Institute, 1987-1991. Councillor International Workshop on Human Leucocyte Differentiation Antigens, since 1986. Member nomenclature committee human leukocyte differentiation antigen cluster designation World Health Organization, since 1986.
Co-chairman immunology and microbiology research study committee American Heart Association,1987-1991.
Achievements
Membership
Member Association American Physicians, American Society Clinical Investigation, American Federation Clinical Research, American Society Histocompatability and Immunogenetics, American Association Immunologists (clinical immunology committee), American College Rheumatology (with Arthritis Foundation research committee 1975-1981, 86-89, research county 1986-1989, exec.com. 1985-1986, editor New Directions in SLE Research), New York Academy of Medicine (Klemperer award committee).
Connections
Married Patricia Louise Hensler, December 15, 1962. Children: Alan Mark, Priscilla Anne.
