Darrel Waggoner Explained

Darrel Waggoner
Birth Date:	1966
Birth Place:	Nashville, Tennessee, US
Employer:	University of Chicago
Education:	MD, Washington University in St. Louis
Occupation:	Clinical Geneticist
Spouse:	Lisa Vinci, MD

Darrel Waggoner (born 1966) is a professor of human genetics and pediatrics at the Pritzker School of Medicine, and is the director of Human Genetics at University of Chicago.^[1]

Life and education

Darrel Waggoner was born in Nashville, TN. He was the first person in his family to attend college and attended Saint Louis University where he studied chemistry. When he decided to matriculate into Washington University School of Medicine his father "didn't believe him at first".^[2]

After graduating from medical school, Waggoner pursued a residency in Pediatrics at the University of Chicago where he became chief resident.

Research

Waggoner researches genetic conditions and is currently working with Dr. Carole Ober studying clinic phenotypes of Hutterites.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Darrel Waggoner. 13 December 2013. University of Chicago.
2. Web site: Oh. Gloria. U. of Chicago medical geneticist paves own way. Medill School of Journalism. 13 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131216083244/http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=200287. 16 December 2013. dead.
3. Web site: Darrel Waggoner, MD . University of Chicago . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131210101909/http://genes.uchicago.edu/contents/faculty/waggoner-darrel.html . 2013-12-10 .