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Education
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 1966 BS
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 1971 MS
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 1971 MD
Post-Graduate Education
Baylor-Affiliated Program, Houston, TX 1971-1972 Internship, Pediatrics
University of New Mexico School of Medicine 1975-1978 Resident, OB/GYN
University of Washington School of Medicine 1978-1980 Fellowship, Medical Genetics
University of North Carolina, 1990-1991 Sabbatical
Certification
- American Board of Medical Genetics March 1982
- American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology December 1984
Licensure
Texas
Iowa
Professional and Academic Positions
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1981 Assistant Professor, OB/Gyn University of Iowa College of Medicine
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1985 Associate Professor, OB/Gyn University of Iowa College of Medicine
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1990 Professor, OB/Gyn University of Iowa College of Medicine
Areas of Research Interest 1. Creating murine models of human disease by gene targeting
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Ongoing evaluation of maternal serum screening protocols to detect fetal anomalies
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Possibilities for fetal treatment
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Possibilities for using stem cells to treat human diseases
Current Projects
1. Development of statewide integrated first and second trimester screening for fetal abnormalities.
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Participation in development of stem cell therapies for murine models of human muscular dystrophy.
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Inactivation of muscular dystrophy genes in stem cells.
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