Nelson Fausto

Nelson Fausto (born December 13, 1936 in São Paulo , Brazil , † April 2, 2012 in Seattle , Washington , United States ) was a Brazilian-American pathologist and chairman ( chair ) of pathology at the University of Washington . He was one of the editors of Pathologic Basis of Disease , a standard work in pathology.

Life

Fausto graduated from the Rio Branco College in São Paulo and studied medicine at the University of São Paulo , where he also received the degree of Dr. med. acquired. After an internship and fellowship , he was elected a member of the medical faculty. Soon after, Fausto emigrated from Brazil to the United States, where he completed a fellowship at the University of Wisconsin – Madison and was then elected to medical school. After five years, he moved to Brown University as an assistant professor of pathology . At Brown University, he was chairman of the cancer biology program and later founding chairman of the department of pathology.

In 1994 Fausto moved to the University of Washington , where he was chairman of the department of pathology until his death. Under his chairmanship, the department grew steadily and eventually became the most financially supported pathological research facility in the United States by the National Institutes of Health .

research

Fausto's own research interests were in hepatology , especially the development and regeneration of the liver , its stem cells , liver cancer and the hepatitis C virus . He has received numerous awards for his research.

Nelson Fausto was married to the American Ann De Lacey. The marriage remained childless. He died of multiple myeloma on April 2, 2012 in Seattle .

Web links

• Obituary on the University of Washington website, accessed April 2, 2012

Individual evidence

1. ^ Obituary by Nelson Fausto in tributes