Homer S. Black
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA
Biography
Homer S. Black, Ph.D. was born in Port Arthur, Texas in 1935. He completed high school at Nederland, Texas in 1952. he entered Texas A & M University and completed a B.Sc. in animal science. He attended Sam Houston State University where he received a M.Ed and then attended LSU where he earned a Ph.D. in Plant Biochemistry. He later received a M.S.A. in business/health science management from the University of Houston.. He joined the Baylor Faculty and Veterans Medical Center in 1968..His research has centered around UVR-induced skin cancer and antioxidant and dietary lipid modulation of this cancer. He retired in 2003 and became Professor Emeritus at Baylor College of Medicine.
Abstract
Abstract : Pro-Carcinogenic Action of Beta-carotene