About Robert C. Elston
Born 1932. Robert C. Elston is an American epidemiologist, statistician and geneticist.
Robert C. Elston (born 4 February 1932) is a British born statistical geneticist and distinguished professor emeritus at Case Western Reserve University. He is one of the eponyms of the Elston–Stewart algorithm and Haseman–Elston regression.
Life Elston was born in London, England in 1932.
In the 1970s he worked with John Stewart to create the Elston–Stewart algorithm which enables researchers to estimate the likelihood of genotype data given a pedigree.
In 1980s Elston was working at the Louisiana State University Medical School in New Orleans working on statistical genetics. Elston left LSU for Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland in 1995 taking other staff with him.
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British-born statistical geneticist
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Robert C. Elston was born on 4 February 1932 in London.
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Robert C. Elston is an epidemiologist, statistician and geneticist.
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