Background
Gelehrter, Thomas David was born on March 11, 1936 in Liberec, Czechoslovakia. Arrived in the United States, 1939.
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Thomas David Gelehrter
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Thomas David Gelehrter, American Medical and genetics educator, physician. Rhodes scholar, 1957-1959. Trustee Oberlin College, 1970-1975; Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American College Medical Genetics; member American Society Human Genetics (board directors 1994-1996), American Society Clinical Investigation, American Society Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Association American Physicians.
Education
Bachelor, Oberlin College, 1957. Master of Arts, University Oxford, England, 1959. Doctor of Medicine, Harvard University, 1963.
Career
Intern, then assistant resident in internal medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1963-1965
research associate in molecular biology NIAMD, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1965-1969;
fellow in medical genetics, U. Washington, 1969-1970;
assistant professor human genetics, internal medicine and pediatrics School Medicine, Yale University, 1970-1973;
associate professor, Yale University, 1973-1974;
associate professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1974-1976;
professor internal medicine and human genetics, University of Michigan, 1976-1987;
director division medical genetics, University of Michigan, 1977-1987;
department chairman human genetics, professor human genetics and internal medicine, University of Michigan, since 1987. Josiah Macy, Junior Foundation faculty scholar and visiting scientist Imperial Cancer Research Fund laboratories, London, 1979-1980. Visiting fellow Institute Molecular Medicine.
Keeley visiting fellow Wadham College, U. Oxford, Wellcome Research Travel grantee, 1995.
Achievements
Membership
Trustee Oberlin College, 1970-1975. Member National Institutes of Health Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee, 2002-2005. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American College Medical Genetics.
Member American Society Human Genetics (board director 1994-1996), American Society Clinical Investigation, American Society Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Association American Physicians.
Connections
Married 1959; 2 children.
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American
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1957
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1959
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1963