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Dr. James Bowman was born on February 5, 1923, in Washington, D.C. He is a top expert in the fields of pathology and genetics and professor emeritus in the departments of pathology and medicine at the College at the University of Chicago. He is also on the Committee on Genetics, the Committee on African and African American Studies and is a senior scholar for the MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics.

Bowman received both his undergraduate and medical degrees from Howard University. His advanced academic training, study and fellowships after an internship at Freedmen's Hospital in Washington, D.C., have included a residency in pathology at St. Luke's Hospital in Chicago (1947-52); certification in pathologic anatomy (1951) and clinical pathology (1952) by the American Board of Pathology; a special research fellowship in the Department of Biometry and Genetics at University College London (1961-62); and a Henry J. Kaiser Senior Fellowship at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford (1981-82).

Bowman has received copious awards and honors for his work including numerous academic positions and appointments to various national and international committees, commissions and scientific teams. Bowman is a member of various scientific societies and editorial boards. He has published more than ninety publications in the fields of general human genetics; hematological population genetics; genetic variation among diverse peoples; and ethical, legal and public policy issues in human genetics. He is married to Barbara Bowman and has one daughter, Valerie Bowman Jarrett, and one granddaughter, Laura Jarrett.

Bowman was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on September 27, 2002.