Joel Hirschhorn (geneticist)
Joel Hirschhorn | |
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| Citizenship | American |
| Education | |
| Known for | Research on the genetics of complex human traits |
| Parent(s) | Kurt and Rochelle Hirschhorn |
| Awards | E. Mead Johnson Award from the Society for Pediatric Research (2011) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Human genetics |
| Institutions | Boston Children's Hospital Broad Institute Harvard Medical School |
| Thesis | Genetic and molecular analysis of histones and SNF/SWI proteins: Effects on chromatin structure and transcription in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (1995) |
| Doctoral advisor | Fred Winston |
| Other academic advisors | Eric S. Lander |
Joel Naom Hirschhorn is an American human geneticist, pediatrician, and endocrinologist. He is known for his research on the genetics of complex human traits, such as height.