Russell Ross (1929–1999) was an American professor of

pathology Pathology is the study of the causes and effects of disease or injury. The word ''pathology'' also refers to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of biology research fields and medical practices. However, when used in ...

, known for research on the

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atherosclerosis Atherosclerosis is a pattern of the disease arteriosclerosis in which the wall of the artery develops abnormalities, called lesions. These lesions may lead to narrowing due to the buildup of atheroma, atheromatous plaque. At onset there are usu ...

Education and career

Russell Ross grew up in

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and graduated from

Cornell University Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to teach an ...

in 1951 before earning a degree in dentistry from

Columbia University College of Dental Medicine The Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, often abbreviated CDM, is one of the twenty graduate and professional schools of Columbia University. It is located at 630 West 168th Street in Manhattan, New York City. According to American ...

in 1955. In 1958 he became a doctoral student and received a PhD in experimental pathology from the

University of Washington The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast; it was established in Seattle a ...

at Seattle in 1962. At the University of Washington at Seattle, Dr. Ross joined the faculty of the

University of Washington School of Medicine The University of Washington School of Medicine (UWSOM) is a large public medical school in the northwest United States, located in Seattle and affiliated with the University of Washington. According to ''U.S. News & World Report''s 2022 Best Grad ...

and was appointed Professor of Pathology in 1969. He served as chair of the Department of Pathology and helped to create an important center for research and medical training in vascular biology and pathology. Ross was awarded a

Guggenheim Fellowship Guggenheim Fellowships are grants that have been awarded annually since by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the ar ...

for the academic year 1966–1967, which he spent studying cell culture at the

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. He received many awards and honors and was the author or co-author of 385 published papers and book chapters. Russ was a co-editor, with

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and Eric J. Topol, of the textbook ''Atherosclerosis and Coronary Artery Disease''. He was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. He served a term as president of the American Society for Investigative Pathology and in 1992 received the Society's Rous-Whipple Award. He was a member of the editorial boards of more than 20 scientific journals.

Personal life

He participated in many community activities and was a member of the Planning Community of the Seattle Symphony. Upon his death he was survived by his wife, a son, and a daughter. His grandson was named after him.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ross, Russell 1929 births 1999 deaths American pathologists Cornell University alumni Columbia University College of Dental Medicine alumni University of Washington alumni University of Washington faculty People from St. Augustine, Florida Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Members of the National Academy of Medicine

Education and career

Personal life

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