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Mary-Claire King

American Cancer Society Professor of Genome Sciences & Medical Genetics at the University of Washington in Seattle

American Cancer Society Professor of Genome Sciences & Medical Genetics at the University of Washington in Seattle

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Mary-Claire King Biography

Mary-Claire King, PhD, is American Cancer Society Professor at the University of Washington, Seattle. She was the first to show that breast cancer is inherited in some families, as the result of mutations in the gene that she named BRCA1. In addition to inherited breast and ovarian cancer, her research interests include the genetic bases of schizophrenia, genetic disorders in children, and human evolution. She pioneered the use of DNA sequencing for human rights investigations.

Dr. King has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Institute of Medicine, the American Philosophical Society, and as a foreign member of the French Academy of Sciences. She has served on the Advisory Committee to the Director of NIH; the National Commission on Breast Cancer of the President’s Cancer Panel; multiple councils and study sections of the NIH; and as past president of the American Society of Human Genetics. In 2014, she received the Lasker Special Achievement Award for Medical Research and in 2016 the United States National Medal of Science.

Mary-Claire King Videos

  • Dr. Mary-Claire King Gairdner Science Week Laureate Lecture
    Dr. Mary-Claire King, 2021 Canada Gairdner International Award winner delivered a laureate lecture at 2021 Gairdner Science Week
  • Commencement Speaker, Mary-Claire King
    Mary-Claire King, an award-winning geneticist at the University of Washington who first discovered the breast and ovarian cancer gene, was the...
  • Marie-Claire King: Inherited Cancer Risk
    PCF funded renowned geneticist, Mary-Claire King, discusses cancer genetics and the relationship between cancer in fathers and daughters. For...

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Mary-Claire King is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Mary-Claire King for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. Mary-Claire King generally travels from Seattle, WA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Shannon Miller, Nikki Giovanni, T.J. Hills, Lillie Shockney and Cynthia Nixon. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Mary-Claire King for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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