First Of All, Many Human Diseases Are

At Every Stage Of My Career I Have Had Interesting And Cordial Colleagues, Some Of Whom Are Close Friends.

And Of Course, Identifying All Human Genes And Proteins Will Have Great Medical Significance.

My Education Began In The Public Schools Of Wilmington. During Most Of These Years, From About Age 10, I Also Worked At Some Job Or Other After School, On Weekends, And In The Summer Months.

My Parents Came To The United States In The Early Years Of This Century As Part Of A Wave Of Russian Jewish Immigrants Seeking Freedom And Opportunity In The New World.

As I Look Back On The Last Few Decades Of My Life, I Am Struck By The Good Fortune That Came My Way.