Dorothy Warburton
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Dorothy Warburton | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 January 1936 Galt, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 26 April 2016 (aged 80) Englewood, New Jersey, United States |
| Alma mater | McGill University |
| Known for | Research contributions to the epidemiology of spontaneous abortion |
| Spouse | Frederick Warburton |
| Children | 4 |
| Awards | William Allan Award |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Human genetics and cytogenetics[1] |
| Institutions | Columbia University |
| Academic advisors | Clarke Fraser |
Dorothy Pamela (DeMontmerency) Warburton (12 January 1936 – 26 April 2016)[2] was a Canadian[3] geneticist whose research focused on fetal chromosomal abnormalities and reasons for miscarriage.[3][4][5][6] She died at the age of 80 on 26 April 2016 at her home in Englewood, New Jersey.[4]
Dorothy Pamela DeMontmerency was born in the town of Galt, Ontario on January 12, 1936.[7] Her father worked as an industrial chemist while her mother stayed at home to take care of her and her siblings. She took a liking to biology and natural history from an early age and was especially interested in cytogenetics. This interest carried her through her education and she graduated from McGill University in 1957 with a degree in genetics. She continued her work in genetics at McGill under well-known medical geneticist Clarke Fraser. She completed her doctoral degree in 1961 where her work focused on the recurrence risk of spontaneous abortions.[7]
Career
In 1964, Warburton moved to New York City and took a position as a faculty member at Barnard College of Columbia University.[7] Here, she started training as a human cytogeneticist in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.[7] Through her time working in the department she quickly recognized the need for a clinical genetic testing lab in the area. In 1969, she founded the Cytogenetics Laboratory at the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Babies Hospital that was affiliated with the College of Physicians and Surgeons.[7] She was director of the lab for 37 years and remained an associate director until her death. Warburton's research over the years of her career centered on four overlapping themes:[5][6][7]
- Clinical and research cytogenetics
- The epidemiology of cytogenetic abnormalities
- The epidemiology of human spontaneous abortion
- The pathology of spontaneous abortion
