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Hal Morgenstern

b. 1946

American epidemiologist

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About Hal Morgenstern

Born 1946. Hal Morgenstern is an epidemiologist.

Harold "Hal" Morgenstern is an American epidemiologist and professor of epidemiology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

Education

Morgenstern received his Bachelor of Architecture from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1969. He then attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he received his Master of Regional Planning in 1974 and his Ph.D. in epidemiology in 1978.

Career

Morgenstern joined the faculty of the University of California, Los Angeles in 1985 as an associate professor of epidemiology, and became a full professor there in 1991.

Research

Morgenstern is known for studying possible causes of cancer. Specifically, he has researched the possible carcinogenic effects of working at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in Simi Valley, California, and recreational marijuana use, which he does not think causes cancer.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Michigan
Employers
University of California, Los Angeles, University of Michigan
Also known as
Harold Morgenstern

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Hal Morgenstern's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Hal Morgenstern?

American epidemiologist

When was Hal Morgenstern born?

Hal Morgenstern was born on 19 May 1946 in Port Jervis.

What is Hal Morgenstern's occupation?

Hal Morgenstern is an epidemiologist.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Hal Morgenstern

· Wikidata: Q27063185

· DBpedia: Hal Morgenstern

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