Robert Brent

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The Scientist

Date: March 31, 1997

ROBERT BRENT
Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics, Pathology, and Radiology,
Louis and Bess Stein Professor, Thomas Jefferson University,
Philadelphia, and the Alfred I. duPont Institute, Wilmington, Delaware.

Brent is best known for his discoveries in the field of teratology, having spent his research career dealing with the causes and prevention of birth defects. He is frequently consulted on complicated environmental exposures with regard to the risk to pregnant women and is a national and international lecturer on these subjects. He is considered one of the world's authorities on the effects of radiation on the embryo and fetus; genetic counselors, clinical teratologists, obstetricians, and patients frequently call him about the risk of environmental exposures.

A reader of THE SCIENTIST, Brent says: "I think of THE SCIENTIST as a publication that offers the scientific community opportunities. As an academician interested primarily in basic science, teaching, and clinical ...

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