W. French Anderson; father of gene therapy

Burke, Bob; Epperson, Barry

ISBN 10: 1885596251 / ISBN 13: 9781885596253

Published by Oklahoma Heritage Association, Oklahoma City, 2003

About this Item

Octavo, 392 pages. Signed by Mr. Epperson on the title page and dated 2003 (no inscription). Dark gray boards with silver accents. Firm binding; no loose pages. Dust jacket with minor bends, plus a small loss at top back. Dust jacket encased in a clear, protective cover. Interspersed with black and white photographs.

Seller Inventory # 11210

Bibliographic Details

• Title: W. French Anderson; father of gene therapy
• Publisher: Oklahoma Heritage Association, Oklahoma City
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1885596251
• ISBN 13: 9781885596253
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Collectible Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

This is the story of Dr. W. French Anderson who performed the first government-approved human gene transfer in 1990 on a patient stricken with a deadly disease from birth. Anderson has brought humanity into a fourth revolution of medicine, healing disease by genetic engineering.

Anderson is a Tulsa, Oklahoma, native who currently is the director of the Gene Therapy Laboratories at the University of Southern California School of Medicine.

About the Author

BOB BURKE has written more historical non-fiction books (116) than anyone else in history. He was born in Broken Bow, Oklahoma, and graduated with a journalism degree from the University of Oklahoma and a law degree from Oklahoma City University. He was director of what is now the Department of Commerce in the administration of Governor David Boren and managed Boren's first campaign for the U.S. Senate in 1978. Burke is the father of Robert, Amy, and Cody, stepfather of Natalie, Lauren, and Calli, and grandfather of Nathan, Jon, Ridge, Fallon, Greyson, Mia, and Emerson. He and his wife, Chimene, live in Oklahoma City where he practices law and writes books. Burke is a member of the Oklahoma Hall of Fame, the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame, and the Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame.