David Altshuler (physician)

This article is about the physician and geneticist. For the Judaic scholar of the same name, see David Altshuler (curator).
David Altshuler
Born
David Matthew Altshuler

(1964-08-27) August 27, 1964 (age 60)
Ithaca, New York
Alma mater
Known forHapMap
SpouseJill Suttenberg Altshuler
Awards
Scientific career
Institutions
ThesisEndogenous retinal activities that influence the development of rod photoreceptors in vitro (1994)
Doctoral advisorConnie Cepko
Websitewww.vrtx.com/our-team/senior-management

David Matthew Altshuler (born August 27, 1964)[3] is a clinical endocrinologist and human geneticist. He is Executive Vice President, Global Research and Chief Scientific Officer at Vertex Pharmaceuticals.[4] Prior to joining Vertex in 2014, he was at the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT,[5] and was a Professor of Genetics and Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and in the Department of Biology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was also a faculty member in the Department of Molecular Biology, Center for Human Genetic Research, and the Diabetes Unit, all at Massachusetts General Hospital. He was one of four Founding Core Members of the Broad Institute, and served as the Institute's Deputy Director, Chief Academic Officer, and Director of the Program in Medical and Population Genetics.[6][7]

  1. ^ Chakravarti, A. (2012). "2011 Introduction to Curt Stern Award". The American Journal of Human Genetics. 90 (3): 405–406. doi:10.1016/j.ajhg.2012.02.015. PMC 3309201. PMID 22405085.
  2. ^ Altshuler, D. (2012). "2011 Curt Stern Award Address". The American Journal of Human Genetics. 90 (3): 407–409. doi:10.1016/j.ajhg.2012.02.017. PMC 3309200. PMID 22405086.
  3. ^ "Altshuler, David, 1964-". id.loc.gov. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  4. ^ "David Altshuler, M.D., Ph.D., Joins Vertex as Executive Vice President of Global Research and Chief Scientific Officer". Vertex. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  5. ^ "David Altshuler | Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard". Archived from the original on 2012-03-27.
  6. ^ David Altshuler's publications indexed by the Scopus bibliographic database. (subscription required)
  7. ^ Altshuler, D; Hirschhorn, J. N.; Klannemark, M; Lindgren, C. M.; Vohl, M. C.; Nemesh, J; Lane, C. R.; Schaffner, S. F.; Bolk, S; Brewer, C; Tuomi, T; Gaudet, D; Hudson, T. J.; Daly, M; Groop, L; Lander, E. S. (2000). "The common PPARgamma Pro12Ala polymorphism is associated with decreased risk of type 2 diabetes". Nature Genetics. 26 (1): 76–80. doi:10.1038/79216. PMID 10973253. S2CID 25842690.