TY  - GEN
AB  - R. Ellen Magenis, M.D., begins by talking about her childhood and upbringing in Gary, Indiana followed by her education, earning a B.A. in zoology from Indiana University (1946) and an M.D. from Indiana University Medical School (1952). Magenis goes on to discuss her research in the field of genetics, including the identification of Smith-Magenis syndrome in the 1980s. She describes how her hands on experience with patients as a clinical geneticist as well as her directorship of the OHSU Clinical Cytogenetics Laboratory influenced her work. Magenis also talks about her experiences as a woman in medicine, structural and organizational changes at OHSU, and advances in treatment for Prader-Willi syndrome.
DA  - 2008-12-09
DA  - 2008 December 9
DO  - 10.6083/M4J38RHP
DO  - DOI
ED  - Hayflick, Susan J. (Susan Judith), 1958-
ED  - Magenis, R. Ellen
ED  - Interviewer
ED  - Interviewee
ID  - 3263
KW  - Physicians, Women
KW  - Cytogenetics
KW  - Genetics, Medical
KW  - Prader-willi Syndrome
KW  - Smith-magenis Syndrome
L1  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/3263/files/oralhist_94.pdf
L2  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/3263/files/oralhist_94.pdf
L4  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/3263/files/oralhist_94.pdf
LA  - eng
LK  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/3263/files/oralhist_94.pdf
N2  - R. Ellen Magenis, M.D., begins by talking about her childhood and upbringing in Gary, Indiana followed by her education, earning a B.A. in zoology from Indiana University (1946) and an M.D. from Indiana University Medical School (1952). Magenis goes on to discuss her research in the field of genetics, including the identification of Smith-Magenis syndrome in the 1980s. She describes how her hands on experience with patients as a clinical geneticist as well as her directorship of the OHSU Clinical Cytogenetics Laboratory influenced her work. Magenis also talks about her experiences as a woman in medicine, structural and organizational changes at OHSU, and advances in treatment for Prader-Willi syndrome.
PB  - Oregon Health & Science University
PY  - 2008-12-09
PY  - 2008 December 9
T1  - Interview with R. Ellen Magenis, M.D.
TI  - Interview with R. Ellen Magenis, M.D.
UR  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/3263/files/oralhist_94.pdf
Y1  - 2008-12-09
ER  -