Dr. James E. Bowman

Dr. James E. Bowman

Professor Emeritus, The University of Chicago

Dr. Bowman is professor emeritus, Departments of Pathology and Medicine, Committee on Genetics, Committee on African and African American Studies, and a senior scholar, MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics. He has authored over ninety scientific publications and two books in the fields of human genetics. He served the U.S. Department of State, Committee for Science Cooperation between the United States and Iran, was a consultant to the Department of Education, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Defence Forces, Laboratory Program. Additionally, he was an external examiner, the Department of Pathology, University of Lagos, Nigeria. Dr. Bowman received both his undergraduate and medical degrees from Howard University. He was a fellow in Genetics, Galton Laboratory, University College London and a fellow, Advanced Studies in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford, CA.

James Bowman is professor emeritus in the Departments of Pathology and Medicine at the University of Chicago.He also serves on the Committee on Genetics at the University.Dr. Bowman is interested in human population genetics, particularly the ethical and legal issues involved in human genetics.His book, entitled Genetic Variation and Disorders in Peoples of Arican Origin, was published in 1990.

Her father, Dr. James E. Bowman is Professor Emeritus, The University of Chicago departments of Pathology and Medicine as well as a member of the Committee on Genetics and the Committee on African and African American Studies. He is also a Senior Scholar at the University's MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics. He has authored over ninety scientific publications and two books in the fields of general human genetics. He served on the U.S. Department of State's Committee for Science Cooperation between the United States and Iran, and was a consultant to the Department of Education; the Islamic Republic of Iran; the United Arab Emirates; and the Defense Forces Laboratory Program.Additionally, he was an External Examiner for the Department of Pathology at the University of Lagos, Nigeria. Dr. Bowman received both his undergraduate and medical degrees from Howard University. He currently serves on the Monitoring Board for Bone Marrow Transplantation for Thalassema and Sickle Cell Anemia for the National Heart and Blood Institute of the National Institute of Health.

As James Bowman, a black professor of medicine at the University of Chicago explains, "As long as we have an inequitable health care system, minorities must be suspicious.""If they're not, they're foolish," he adds sympathetically.

As James Bowman, a black professor of medicine at the University of Chicago explains, "As long as we have an inequitable health care system, minorities must be suspicious.""If they're not, they're foolish," he adds sympathetically.

Dr. James E. BowmanProfessor Emeritus, The University of Chicago

Dr. Bowman is Professor Emeritus of the Departments of Pathology and Medicine at The University of Chicago as well as a member of the Committee on Genetics and the Committee on African and African American Studies.He is also a Senior Scholar at the University's MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics.He has authored over ninety scientific publications and two books in the fields of general human genetics.He served on the U.S. Department of State's Committee for Science Cooperation between the United States and Iran, and was a consultant to the Department of Education; the Islamic Republic of Iran; the United Arab Emirates; and the Defense Forces Laboratory Program.Additionally, he was an External Examiner for the Department of Pathology at the University of Lagos, Nigeria.Dr. Bowman received both his undergraduate and medical degrees from Howard University.He currently serves on the Monitoring Board for Bone Marrow Transplantation for Thalassema and Sickle Cell Anemia for the National Heart and Blood Institute of the National Institute of Health.

Dr. James E. Bowman
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Dr. James E. Bowman

Professor Emeritus, The University of Chicago

Dr. Bowman is Professor Emeritus of the Departments of Pathology and Medicine at The University of Chicago as well as a member of the Committee on Genetics and the Committee on African and African American Studies.He is also a Senior Scholar at the MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics.He has authored over ninety scientific publications and two books in the fields of human genetics.He served the U.S. Department of State, Committee for Science Cooperation between the United States and Iran and was a consultant to the Department of Education, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the United Arab Emirates, Defence Forces, Laboratory Program.Additionally, he was an External Examiner for the Department of Pathology at the University of Lagos, Nigeria.Dr. Bowman received both his undergraduate and medical degrees from Howard University.He was a Fellow in Genetics, Galton Laboratory, University College London and a Fellow, Advanced Studies in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford, CA.He currently is on the Monitoring Board for Bone Marrow Transplantation for Thalassema and Sickle Cell Anemia at the National Heart and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health.

James E. Bowman, MDThe University of Chicagojbowman@midway.uchicago.edu