Dr. Charles Epstein dies at 77; geneticist survived attack by Unabomber
Saturday, February 19, 2011 - 02:00
in Health & Medicine
UC San Francisco scientist helped unlock the secrets of Down syndrome. Dr. Charles Epstein, a UC San Francisco medical geneticist who studied Down syndrome and pioneered genetic counseling for families with affected children, but whose career was temporarily interrupted by a vicious 1993 attack by the notorious Unabomber, died Feb. 15 at his home in Tiburon, Calif. He was 77 and had been battling pancreatic cancer.