Dr. Robert G. Best This is Me

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1. 1. Women's Center

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   Published on: 5/12/2008   Last Visited: 5/12/2008

   Robert G. Best, Ph.D.ProfessorDivision of Clinical Genetics
   
   Ph. D: North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 1987
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   Dr. Best joined the USC faculty in 1987 and became the Director of the Division of Medical Genetics in 1991 and currently serves as the Director of the Regional Genetic Center in Columbia.His special interests include bioethics, birth defect prevention, and molecular cytogenetics.He is active in research funded by the NSF in the ethical aspects of nanotechnology and by the NIH in genetic and environmental factors associated with anencephaly.He has been recognized through local and national awards for excellence in teaching.Dr. Best is on the Editorial Board for Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine.He is currently a Diplomate of the American Board of Medical Genetics, a Founding Fellow of the American College of Medical Genetics, and a Founding Member of the American Academy of Nanomedicine.

2. 2. Women's Center

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   Published on: 5/12/2008   Last Visited: 5/12/2008

   Robert G. Best, Ph.D.ProfessorDivision of Clinical Genetics
   
   Ph. D: North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 1987
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   Dr. Best joined the USC faculty in 1987 and became the Director of the Division of Medical Genetics in 1991 and currently serves as the Director of the Regional Genetic Center in Columbia.His special interests include bioethics, birth defect prevention, and molecular cytogenetics.He is active in research funded by the NSF in the ethical aspects of nanotechnology and by the NIH in genetic and environmental factors associated with anencephaly.He has been recognized through local and national awards for excellence in teaching.Dr. Best is on the Editorial Board for Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine.He is currently a Diplomate of the American Board of Medical Genetics, a Founding Fellow of the American College of Medical Genetics, and a Founding Member of the American Academy of Nanomedicine.

3. 3. SAGE Crossroads - Webcasts - Participant Bios

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   Published on: 5/2/2007   Last Visited: 5/2/2007

   Robert G. Best SAGE Crossroads - Webcasts - Participant Bios
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   Robert G. Best
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   Neural tube defects (NTDs) are serious birth defects involving the brain and spinal cord, and are unusually common in South Carolina . Dr. Best has been involved in a long-term (1993 to present) federally funded statewide collaborative study to study the use of folic acid, a common water-soluble vitamin, in preventing these birth defects. Without the use of folic acid, NTDs recur in families with a frequency of about 1 in 15 children. Careful study of a group of nearly 300 babies born to women who previously had a child with an NTD, but who took the recommended dose of folic acid has resulted in no recurrences of NTD. In contrast, it is estimated that approximately 10-12 cases would have recurred without vitamin use. Dr. Best works closely with the Genetic Counseling Graduate Training Program, and is involved in research in genetic counseling. His other research interests include the genetics of complex traits, comparative genomics, bioethical issues in nanotechnology, nanomedicine, and the practical application of new research methodologies (technology transfer). He is currently grant funded by the National Science Foundation for studies in nanotechnology and through the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences for study of the genetics of anencephaly. He is a founding member of the Editorial Board for the upcoming American Journal of Nanomedicine and a Founding Fellow of the American College of Medical Genetics.