Joseph Alper Explained

Joseph Seth Alper (born 1946) is a former professor of chemistry at the University of Massachusetts, Boston.[1] He is known for his work analyzing genetic discrimination and other issues related to human genetics research.[2] He is a founding member of the Genetic Screening Study Group.[3] [4] He received his bachelor's degree from Harvard University in 1963 and his Ph.D. from Yale University in 1968.[5] [6] [7] He did his postdoc in the laboratory of Robert Silbey at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1968 to 1970.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Commencement 2005 . 2005-06-03 . University of Massachusetts, Boston . 44 . 2018-09-17.
  2. Book: Genetic Information: Acquisition, Access, and Control . Thompson . Alison K. . Chadwick . Ruth F. . 2007-07-23 . Springer Science & Business Media . 9780585345864 . 32 . en.
  3. Book: McKibben, Bill . Rights and Liberties in the Biotech Age: Why We Need a Genetic Bill of Rights . Rowman & Littlefield . 2005 . 9780742543416 . 233 . en.
  4. Book: A Genetic and Cultural Odyssey: The Life and Work of L. Luca Cavalli-Sforza . Stone . Linda . Lurquin . Paul F. . 2005 . Columbia University Press . 9780231133968 . 171 . en.
  5. News: Misusing Sociobiology . 1979-11-19 . The Harvard Crimson . 2018-09-17 . en.
  6. Web site: Joseph S. Alper . Jewish Women's Archive . en . 2018-09-17.
  7. Alper . Joseph . Applications of the Group R4 to Atomic Structure Theory . 1968 . Ph.D. . Yale University .
  8. Web site: Robert J. Silbey: Postdocs . web.mit.edu . en-us . 2018-09-17.