Dr. Jon S. Morrow, professor and chair of pathology at the School of Medicine, has been named the Raymond Yesner Professor of Pathology by vote of the Yale Corporation.
Morrow is also professor of molecular, cellular and developmental biology and chief of pathology at Yale-New Haven Hospital (YNHH). He has led pioneering studies to define the structure and function of the membrane associated cytoskeleton, revealing in molecular detail the ways that diverse types of membrane proteins and receptors are regulated and organized. His work has led to an understanding of the origin of several inherited blood diseases of children, and his studies on the regulation of cell-cell adhesion receptors have revealed molecular mechanisms fundamental to an understanding of fetal growth and development, as well as cancer causation and metastasis control. Other research he has conducted has implications for understanding brain disorders and for treating neonatal brain injury, epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease and AIDS dementia, among other disorders.
Active in the field of medical informatics, Morrow has been an advocate of the early translation of basic science advances to clinical medicine. He headed the team that designed the pathology department's computerized patient information system, and he established the medical school's Critical Technologies Program, which facilitates physicians' access to basic science advances and, conversely, assists basic scientists in the extension of their studies to problems of human relevance.
Morrow earned both his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Indiana University in Bloomington, and received his M.D. degree from Yale in 1976. He completed his internship and residency training at YNHH, then joined the department of pathology in 1980. He was appointed chair of the pathology department and chief of pathology at YNNH in 1990.
Morrow is a member of the American Society for Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology, the American Society for the Advancement of Science and
the American Society of Investigative Pathology, among other professional
organizations.
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