Victor McKusick and his role in the founding of the European School of Genetic Medicine

• Published in: American journal of medical genetics. Part A Vol. 185; no. 11; pp. 3253 - 3258
• Main Authors: Romeo, Giovanni, Bobrow, Martin, Ferguson‐Smith, Malcolm, Ballabio, Andrea
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.11.2021; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Europe; European School of Genetic Medicine; Genetic testing; Genetics, Medical - education; Genetics, Medical - history; Genomes; History, 20th Century; History, 21st Century; Human Genome Project; Human Genome Project - history; Humans; McKusick Victor; medical training curriculum; Sestri Levante; Europe; European School of Genetic Medicine; human genome project; medical training curriculum; Sestri Levante
• ISSN: 1552-4825; 1552-4833; 1552-4833
• DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62481

Between 1988 and 2007, during the courses of the European School of Genetic Medicine, many of us had the opportunity to appreciate the tolerant and open‐minded personality of Victor McKusick. He was gifted with a unique foresight for the innovations introduced into medicine through the development of the Human Genome Project. The aim of our separate contributions in this article is to document how his insights had an important impact on the European medical training system.