J. Bruce Beckwith
John Bruce Beckwith(born September 18, 1933) is an American pediatric pathologist known for helping to identifyBeckwith-Wiedemann syndrome,which is partly named after him. He is also known for his role as reference pathologist for theNational Wilms Tumor Study Group,a position he held from 1969 until his retirement thirty years later.[1][2][3]He is also recognized for his research onsudden infant death syndrome,[4]which he helped to define in the 1960s.[5]
Beckwith was born inSpokane,Washington,and grew up inSt. Ignatius,Montana.[1]A 1954 graduate ofWhitman College,he has taught at theUniversity of Washington,theUniversity of Colorado,andLoma Linda University,among other places.[4]
Beckwith received theFred W. StewartAward fromMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centerin 1994.[6]In 1998, he was named an honorary fellow of theRoyal College of Pathologists;[4]the same year, he became the first recipient of theNational Institutes of Health's Astute Clinician Award.[7]He received theAmerican Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology's Distinguished Career Award in 2005.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ab"John Bruce Beckwith".Whonamedit?.Retrieved2018-08-24.
- ^abD'Angio, Giulio J.; Evans, Audrey E.; Knudson, Alfred; Meadows, Anna T. (2005)."The American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology distinguished career award goes to J. Bruce Beckwith, MD".Pediatric Blood & Cancer.44(6): i–ii.doi:10.1002/pbc.20405.ISSN1545-5009.PMID15795885.S2CID71894373.
- ^"J. Bruce Beckwith, MD".National Wilms Tumor Study Group.Retrieved2018-08-24.
- ^abc"Studying a Miracle".The Whitman College Magazine Online: Alumni.December 2000. Archived fromthe originalon 2019-04-24.Retrieved2018-08-24.
- ^Mills, Steve (1997-05-20)."6 Infants' Deaths Still Puzzling To Experts".Chicago Tribune.Retrieved2018-08-24.
- ^Beckwith, J. Bruce (March 1995). "J. Bruce Beckwith, M.D., recipient of the 1994 Fred W. Stewart Award".The American Journal of Surgical Pathology.19(3): 368.doi:10.1097/00000478-199503000-00016.ISSN0147-5185.PMID7872436.
- ^"Astute Clinician Lectures".NIH Clinical Center.Archived fromthe originalon 2017-05-13.Retrieved2018-08-24.
Further reading
[edit]- Benjamin, Denis R. (June 2005). "J. Bruce Beckwith—Physician Scientist".Pediatric and Developmental Pathology.8(3): 282–286.doi:10.1007/s10024-005-1153-x.ISSN1093-5266.PMID16010496.S2CID24632119.
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