I was fascinated to see Dr. Jill Malone's reference to her time at CRES at the San Diego Zoo. When I was at Dartmouth Medical School, the Chief of Pathology was Dr. Kurt Benirschke, an acknowledged expert on pathology in the reproductive systems. Truly an esteemed faculty member and entertaining lecturer. He was snatched away from Dartmo…
I was fascinated to see Dr. Jill Malone's reference to her time at CRES at the San Diego Zoo. When I was at Dartmouth Medical School, the Chief of Pathology was Dr. Kurt Benirschke, an acknowledged expert on pathology in the reproductive systems. Truly an esteemed faculty member and entertaining lecturer. He was snatched away from Dartmouth by the San Diego Zoo because of his work on infertility in cheetahs in the wild.- limited gene pool, constrained domain, encroachment by humans all playing a role. His work was so important that now every zoo in America reports with glee when a new litter of cheetah kittens is born. I offer this point only to vouch for the gilt-edged pedigree Dr. Jill Malone brings to this subject. She was at the center of something excellent.
To those who recognize a relationship between the name Benirschke and San Diego, I should add that Dr. Benirschke's son Rolf became an All-Pro placekicker for the San Diego Chargers. His story was all the more remarkable because he had Crohn's and nearly died as an adolescent. What a recovery he made!
I was fascinated to see Dr. Jill Malone's reference to her time at CRES at the San Diego Zoo. When I was at Dartmouth Medical School, the Chief of Pathology was Dr. Kurt Benirschke, an acknowledged expert on pathology in the reproductive systems. Truly an esteemed faculty member and entertaining lecturer. He was snatched away from Dartmouth by the San Diego Zoo because of his work on infertility in cheetahs in the wild.- limited gene pool, constrained domain, encroachment by humans all playing a role. His work was so important that now every zoo in America reports with glee when a new litter of cheetah kittens is born. I offer this point only to vouch for the gilt-edged pedigree Dr. Jill Malone brings to this subject. She was at the center of something excellent.
To those who recognize a relationship between the name Benirschke and San Diego, I should add that Dr. Benirschke's son Rolf became an All-Pro placekicker for the San Diego Chargers. His story was all the more remarkable because he had Crohn's and nearly died as an adolescent. What a recovery he made!