Mary-Claire King, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Mary-Claire King

American geneticist

Date of Birth: 27-Feb-1946

Place of Birth: Wilmette, Illinois, United States

Profession: biologist, human rights activist, university teacher, geneticist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Mary-Claire King (born February 27, 1946) is the American Cancer Society Professor of Genome Sciences and of Medical Genetics in the Department of Medicine at the University of Washington.
She studies human genetics and is particularly interested in genetic heterogeneity and complex traits.
She studies the interaction of genetics and environmental influences and their effects on human conditions such as breast and ovarian cancer, inherited deafness, schizophrenia, HIV, systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis.King is known for three major accomplishments: demonstrating that humans and chimpanzees are 99% genetically identical; identifying breast cancer genes; and applying genomic sequencing to identify victims of human rights abuses.
In 1984, in Argentina, she began working with Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo (Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo) in identifying children who had been stolen from their families and adopted illegally under the military dictatorship during the Dirty War (1976-1983).
In 2002, Discover magazine recognized King as one of the 50 most important women in science.