David E. Comings

David Comings
Born	(1935-03-08) March 8, 1935 (age 89) Beacon, New York
Nationality	American
Education	University of Illinois Feinberg School of Medicine
Spouse	Sally ​ (m. 2008)​ [1]
Awards	Fellow of the American Society for Clinical Investigation (1968)
Scientific career
Institutions	City of Hope National Medical Center

David E. Comings (born March 8, 1935)[2][3] is an American medical geneticist and former chief of genetics at the City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, California, a position he held from 1966 until his 2002 retirement.[4][5][3] He has served as the president of the American Society of Human Genetics (1988) and the editor-in-chief of The American Journal of Human Genetics (1979–86).[3] He has been a fellow of the American Society for Clinical Investigation since 1968.[6] He is known for his research on the genetics of Tourette's syndrome, which he began studying in 1980 with his wife, Brenda Comings.[7][5] He has also studied the role of genetics in nicotine addiction[8] and alcoholism.[9] Although Dr. Comings retired in 2002 (and closed his laboratory at the end of 2003), he remained active in the field through 2016. He currently directs 'The Comings Foundation': a private foundation (www.TheComingsFoundation.org) devoted to combatting climate change and advancing the Medical Sciences.

Books

• Tourette Syndrome and Human Behavior (Hope Press, 1990)
• Search for the Tourette Syndrome and Human Behavior Genes (Hope Press, 1996)
• Did Man Create God?: is Your Spiritual Brain at Peace with Your Thinking Brain? (Hope Press, 2008)

References

1. "Dr. David Comings Bio". The Comings Foundation. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
2. "Comings, David E." Library of Congress Name Authority File. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
3. "Issue". The American Journal of Human Genetics. 2015-04-02.
4. "David E. Comings 1935-". Oxford Dictionary of Scientific Quotations. Oxford University Press. 2006. ISBN 978-0-19-861443-2. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
5. Gorner, Peter (1989-01-15). "Tourette Theory In Hot Dispute". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
6. "David Comings". American Society for Clinical Investigation. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
7. Horacek, H. Joseph (1998). Brainstorms: Understanding and Treating the Emotional Storms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood. Jason Aronson. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-7657-0080-3.
8. Noble, Holcomb B. (1999-03-02). "New From the Smoking Wars: Success". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
9. SCOTT, JANNY (1991-10-02). "Study Supports Genetic Link to Alcoholism". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-12-15.