Patrick Sung is an American professor of
structural biology and
biochemistry at the
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. He is known for his work on
DNA repair.
Biography
Sung was born on May 24, 1959 in
Hong Kong.
In 1981, he got his
Bachelor of Science degree from the
University of Liverpool and four years later got his Ph.D. from
Oxford University. From 1993 to 1997 he was an assistant professor at the
University of Texas Medical Branch and from that year till 2001 served as an associate professor of the
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio where he also became chairman of its graduate program and even became a professor of its
Department of Molecular Medicine. In 2000 Sung became an editor of the ''
Molecular and Cellular Biology'' and in 2003 was an associate editor of the ''
Genes to Cells'' journal. The same year he became
professor at both
Therapeutic Radiology
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and
Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry
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departments of Yale University and from that year till 2005 served at the
Genes & Developments'
editorial board. From 2003 till 2004 he was
Special Emphasis Panel
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Policing
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s' member.
Personal life
In 1984 he was married to
Ines Cuadrado
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People
* Ines (name), a feminine given name, also written as Inés or Inês
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* Eda-Ines Etti (stage name: ''Ines''; born 1981), Estonian singer
Places
* Doña Ines, a volca ...
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References
External links
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1959 births
Living people
American biochemists
American biophysicists
Hong Kong people
Alumni of the University of Liverpool
Alumni of the University of Oxford
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