Neil Risch

American geneticist
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Neil Risch

Summary

Neil Risch is a human[1]. He worked as a geneticist[2]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[3]

Key Facts

  • Neil Risch's professions included geneticist[2].
  • Among Neil Risch's employers was Yale University[4].
  • Among Neil Risch's employers was University of California, San Francisco[5].
  • Among Neil Risch's employers was Columbia University[6].
  • Among Neil Risch's employers was Stanford University[7].
  • Neil Risch's education included a stint at University of California, Los Angeles[8].
  • Neil Risch's doctoral advisor was Kenneth L. Lange[9].
  • Neil Risch received the ASHG Scientific Achievement Award[10].
  • Neil Risch received the ASHG Lifetime Achievement Award[11].
  • Neil Risch received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[12].
  • Neil Risch is recorded as male[13].
  • Neil Risch's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Neil Risch's ISNI is recorded as 0000000025285840[15].
  • Neil Risch's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 55620701[16].
  • Neil Risch's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85822956[17].
  • Neil Risch's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 105576[18].
  • Neil Risch's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cc37_[19].
  • Neil Risch's family name is recorded as Risch[20].
  • Neil Risch's given name is recorded as Neil[21].
  • Neil Risch's Academic Tree ID is recorded as 625075[22].
  • Neil Risch's MR Author ID is recorded as 200532[23].
  • Neil Risch's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007373866405171[24].
  • Neil Risch's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJd8fv6RtfkXHMRYTmjDMP[25].
  • Neil Risch's Yale LUX ID is recorded as person/d2c331e4-087f-4d9d-b464-578b7c678677[26].

Body

Education

Neil Risch's education included a stint at University of California, Los Angeles[8]. His doctoral advisor was Kenneth L. Lange[9].

Career and Affiliations

Neil Risch worked as a geneticist[2]. Employers include Yale University[4], a private university[27], in United States[28], founded in 1701[29], headquartered in New Haven[30]; University of California, San Francisco[5], a public university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1873[33], headquartered in San Francisco[34]; Columbia University[6], a private university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1754[37], headquartered in Manhattan[38]; and Stanford University[7], a private university[39], in United States[40], founded in 1885[41], headquartered in Stanford[42].

Recognition

Awards received include ASHG Scientific Achievement Award[10], a genetics award[43], founded in 2001[44]; ASHG Lifetime Achievement Award[11], a science award[45], in United States[46], founded in 1961[47]; and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[12], a fellowship award[48], in United States[49], founded in 1874[50].

Why It Matters

Neil Risch ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[3]

FAQs

What did Neil Risch do for work?

Neil Risch worked as geneticist[2].

Where did Neil Risch go to school?

Neil Risch was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[8].

What awards did Neil Risch receive?

Honors received include ASHG Scientific Achievement Award[10], ASHG Lifetime Achievement Award[11], and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[12].

References

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  12. [9] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  21. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  23. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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