Arno Motulsky
| Arno Motulsky | |
|---|---|
| Born | Fischhausen, East Prussia, Weimar Germany |
| Residence | Seattle, WA |
| Citizenship | German USA |
| Alma mater | Yale University, University of Illinois, Chicago |
| Known for | pharmacogenomics |
| Awards |
William Allan Award (American Society of Human Genetics) McKusick Leadership Award (American Society of Human Genetics) GfH - Medal of Honor |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Human genetics, Phamacogenetics |
| Institutions | University of Washington, Seattle |
| Academic advisors | Lionel Penrose |
| Notable students |
Joseph L. Goldstein |
Joseph L. Goldstein
Charles Epstein (geneticist)
Judith Hall
Gail Jarvik
Arno Motulsky (born 1923) is a professor of medical genetics and genome sciences at the University of Washington. He is known as the "father of pharmacogenomics", based on his report in 1957 of negative drug responses in some patients depending on their genetics at critical enzymes.[2]
Born in Fischhausen near Königsberg, East Prussia to Jewish parents, he fled Nazi Germany in 1939 aboard the MS St. Louis but was rejected by US officials.[1] Motulsky returned to Europe, initially settling in Brussels, Belgium, where he witnessed the German attack in 1940 and was confined as an enemy alien (i.e. German citizen) by Belgian authorities. Deported to St. Cyprien and the Gurs internment camp in southern France Motulsky finally managed to flee via Lisbon to the United States, where he arrived in 1941. He attended Yale University as part of the U.S. Army accelerated program and earned his M.D from University of Illinois, Chicago and did his residency with Karl Singer at the Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago where he did hematology research. In 1953, he joined the faculty of the University of Washington, where he established the Division of Medical Genetics in 1957.
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