He was born and raised in LA. He always knew science and math were his strengths. Went he went to grad school, his studies were to understand how hormones control genome. He use to "live" in the lab, but he loved it. Spent about 60-70 hours a week in there. He worked for Stark Institute(?) and had a series of experiments, his major interest, nuclear hormone receptor control activity of network of genes. His last award to get for basic medical research was the Lasker Prize. He described it as the American Noble Peace Prize. Two other colleges also got the award with him for these studies and the three understanding and discovering their experiments. He understood it was a great honor. He has a wife, Ellen who is also a scientist, and a daughter who is smart in math and science but an Art Major at Columbia University. They love to travel and ski. He doesn't look at science as his job but his life. He loves the challenge of understanding the unknown. It's an age old hunt for knowledge, making discoveries, its the ultimate challenge.
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