Charis Eng
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Charis Eng (17 January 1962 – 13 August 2024) was a Singapore-born physician-scientist and geneticist at the Cleveland Clinic, notable for identifying the PTEN gene.[3] She was the Chairwoman and founding Director of the Genomic Medicine Institute of the Cleveland Clinic, founding Director and attending clinical cancer geneticist of the institute’s clinical component, the Center for Personalized Genetic Healthcare, and Professor and Vice Chairwoman of the Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
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Charis Eng | |
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Born | (1962-01-17)17 January 1962[1] |
Died | 13 August 2024(2024-08-13) (aged 62)[1][2] |
Nationality | Singaporean American |
Education | MD, University of Chicago (Chicago, IL); PhD, University of Chicago (Chicago, IL) |
Occupation | Clinical Geneticist |
Years active | 1988-2024 |
Employer | Cleveland Clinic Genomic Medicine Institute |
Known for | PTEN, genomic medicine, cancer genetics, autism |
Awards | ATA Van Meter Award, Ernst Oppenheimer Award of The Endocrine Society, and American Cancer Society |
Website | https://www.lerner.ccf.org/gmi/eng/ |
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