Margaret Pericak-Vance

Margaret Ann Pericak-Vance (born June 28, 1951)[1] is an American human geneticist who is the Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Professor of Human Genetics and director of the John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics at the University of Miami. She is known for her research on the genetics of common human diseases. This research has led to a number of findings of genes that increase the risk of certain diseases, such as apolipoprotein E and Alzheimer's disease, IL7R and multiple sclerosis, and complement factor H and macular degeneration.[2]

Margaret Pericak-Vance
Born
Margaret Ann Pericak

(1951-06-28) June 28, 1951
NationalityUnited States
EducationWells College
Indiana University at Bloomington
Known forResearch on the genetics of Alzheimer's disease
Spouse(s)Jeffery Vance
ChildrenJeffery Joseph Vance (deceased)
Danica Vance
AwardsGrand Prix scientifique de la Fondation Louis D. (2001)
Ming Tsuang Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics (2014)
Scientific career
FieldsMedical genetics
InstitutionsDuke University Medical Center
University of Miami
ThesisGenetic linkage studies in Huntington's disease (1978)
Doctoral advisorP. Michael Conneally

Education and career

Pericak-Vance attended Wells College, graduating in 1973 with a bachelor's degree in biology and chemistry.[3] She went to earn her Ph.D. in 1978 from Indiana University at Bloomington, where she studied under P. Michael Conneally.[4][5] She subsequently served on the faculty of Duke University, where she eventually became director of the Center for Human Genetics, James B. Duke Professor of Medicine, and Chief of the Section of Medical Genetics at Duke University Medical Center. In January 2007, she left Duke to help launch the Miami Institute for Human Genomics in the University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine.[6][7]

Honors and awards

Pericak-Vance is a founding fellow of the American College of Medical Genetics.[2] In 2001, she received the Grand Prix scientifique de la Fondation Louis D. from the Institut de France for her research on Alzheimer's disease.[8] She was elected to the Institute of Medicine in 2004, received the Alzheimer’s Association's lifetime achievement award in 2011, and was named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2012.[2] In 2014, she received the Ming Tsuang Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics.[9]

Personal life

Pericak-Vance is married to Jeffery Vance, whom she met when they were both students at Duke University. They had a son, Jeffery Joseph Vance, who died in 1998; they also have a daughter, Danica, who was a senior at Duke University as of 2008.[10]

References
  1. "Pericak-Vance, Margaret Ann". Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
  2. "Margaret Pericak-Vance, Ph.D." University of Miami Health System. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
  3. "Renowned Geneticist Margaret Pericak-Vance to Speak at Commencement". Wells College (Press release). 2013-05-03. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
  4. "Margaret Ann Pericak-Vance, PhD". Duke University. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
  5. Pierce, Charlie (2000). Hard to Forget: An Alzheimer's Story. Random House. ISBN 0-679-45291-5. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
  6. "Two of the World's Top Geneticists Are Coming to Miami". www.businesswire.com (Press release). 2006-10-31. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
  7. Walker, Blair S. (Fall 2007). "Gene Hunt". University of Miami Medicine. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
  8. "Alzheimer's Research Nets Award for Pericak-Vance". corporate.dukehealth.org (Press release). Duke Health. 2001-08-03. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
  9. "ISPG Honorific Awards". International Society of Psychiatric Genetics. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
  10. Press, Associated (2008-03-03). "Husband-wife team heads Miami genetics institute". Ocala Star-Banner. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
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