ScienceMakers Toolkit Manual - The History Makers

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Spotlight: James Bowman
Full Name: James Edward Bowman, Jr.
Born: February 5, 1923
Place: Washington, D.C.
Parents: Dorothy Bowman
James Edward Bowman, Sr.
Spouse: Barbara Bowman
Education: Dunbar High School - Washington, D.C. (1939)
Howard University - Washington, D.C. (B.S. Biology, 1943)
Howard University - Washington, D.C. (M.D., 1946)
Type of Science: Pathology, Genetics
Achievements: Research includes hematological population genetics and genetic variation
among diverse peoples
Certifi cation in pathologic anatomy and clinical pathology by the
American Board of Pathology
Favorites:
Food: Potato Salad, Rice & Ham
Vacation Spot: Anywhere outside the United States
Biography
Dr. James Bowman was born on February 5, 1923, in Washington, D.C. A top expert in the
fi elds of pathology and genetics, and Professor Emeritus in the departments of pathology and medicine
at the [undergraduate] College at the University of Chicago, Bowman also served on the Committee
on Genetics, the Committee on African and African American Studies and as a senior scholar
for the MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics.
Bowman received both his undergraduate and medical degrees from Howard University. His
advanced academic training, study and fellowships, after an internship at Freedmen’s Hospital in
Washington, D.C., included a residency in pathology at St. Luke’s Hospital in Chicago (1947-52),
certifi cation in pathologic anatomy (1951) and clinical pathology (1952) by the American Board of
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