Barton Childs
Barton Childs (born February 29, 1916 in Hinsdale , Illinois , † February 18, 2010 in Baltimore , Maryland ) was an American pediatrician and geneticist at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine .
Live and act
Childs studied biology at Williams College ( Bachelor in 1938) and medicine at Johns Hopkins University (JHU), where he earned an MD in 1942 . After his military service between 1943 and 1946, he completed his specialist training as a pediatrician at the JHU and the Boston Children's Hospital . He then took over the pediatric outpatient clinic at Harriet Lane Hospital , the JHU children's hospital. 1952/53 Childs spent with Lionel Penrose at University College London , where he was trained in genetics . Since 1953 he has been a member of the JHU teaching staff. In 1981 he became a professor of pediatrics and of Biology emeritus , but remained until shortly before his death scientifically active.
Childs was able (together with Ronald G. Davidson and Harold Nitowsky ) to confirm the Lyon hypothesis of the inactivation of one of two X chromosomes in the cells of female embryos . Together with William H. Zinkham he was able to show that the glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency follows an X-linked recessive inheritance . He also examined the genetic causes of disorders such as dyslexia , adrenal hyperplasia and schizophrenia . He called for modern medicine to be based on the individual relationship between genes and the environment.
Barton Childs was married twice; his first wife died in a traffic accident in 1980. He had two children with her.
Awards (selection)
- 1959 E. Mead Johnson Award from the Society for Pediatric Research
- 1973 William Allan Award from the American Society of Human Genetics
- 1974 member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- 1976 President of the American Society of Human Genetics
- 1989 John Howland Award from the American Pediatric Society
- 1998 Joseph Zubin Award from the American Psychopathological Association
The American Society of Human Genetics presents the Arno Motulsky -Barton Childs Award for Excellence in Human Genetics Education (until 2015 ASHG Award for Excellence in Human Genetics Education ).
Fonts
- as editor: Genetics of Neurological Disorders , 1985
- Inborn Factors in Disease , 1989
- Genetic Medicine: A Logic of Disease , 1999
swell
- Barton Childs. In: Encyclopaedia Britannica (britannica.com, English)
- Childs Barton (1916-2010). In: Encyclopædia Universalis (universalis.fr, French)
- In Memory of Barton Childs, MD ( May 7, 2010 memento on the Internet Archive ) - Johns Hopkins University
- Barton Childs Interview, December 12-13, 2001 ( July 6, 2010 memento on the Internet Archive ) - University of California, Los Angeles
Individual evidence
- ↑ GE. Mead Johnson Award in Pediatric Research. In: aps-spr.org. Retrieved December 28, 2017 (English).
- ^ Past ASHG Award Recipients - ASHG. In: ashg.org. Retrieved December 28, 2017 (English).
- ↑ Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter C. (PDF; 1.3 MB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Retrieved December 28, 2017 (English).
- ^ History of the ASHG - ASHG. In: ashg.org. Retrieved December 28, 2017 (English).
- ^ CR Scriver: Howland Award presentation to Barton Childs. In: Pediatric research. Volume 26, Number 4, October 1989, pp. 388-389, ISSN 0031-3998 . PMID 2677952 .
- ^ B. Childs: Acceptance of the Howland Award. In: Pediatric research. Volume 26, Number 4, October 1989, pp. 390-393, ISSN 0031-3998 . PMID 2797952 .
- ↑ APPA: Awards. In: appassn.org. Retrieved August 26, 2019 .
- ↑ Awards - ASHG. In: ashg.org. Retrieved December 28, 2017 (English).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Childs, Barton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American pediatrician and geneticist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 29, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hinsdale , Illinois |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 18, 2010 |
| Place of death | Baltimore , Maryland |