“Dr. Caskey was a visionary who saw what was possible and understood the value genetics would play in medication,” Paul Klotman, president and executive dean at Baylor, says in a Baylor news release. In 1971, he moved to the Baylor College of Medicine.See “Screen of 250,000 Species Reveals Tweaks to Genetic Code”BaYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINEThroughout his long career, Caskey made various contributions to the fields of genetics and genomics. Caskey was likewise a doctor with 25 years of patient care experience.Caskeys colleagues credit him with constructing the Department of Molecular and Human Genetics at Baylor College of Medicine from the ground up, reports the Statesman, referring to it as “one of the largest and most distinguished genes programs at any medical school in the world. Caskey is survived by his better half, Peggy Pearce Caskey, his two children, Clifton and Caroline Caskey, and three grandchildren, according to the news release, as well as his brother, John Caskey, and his unrelated “kid” Steve Marinier.
“Dr. Caskey was a visionary who saw what was possible and understood the importance genes would play in medicine,” Paul Klotman, president and executive dean at Baylor, states in a Baylor news release. In 1971, he moved to the Baylor College of Medicine.See “Screen of 250,000 Species Reveals Tweaks to Genetic Code”BaYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINEThroughout his long profession, Caskey made many contributions to the fields of genetics and genomics. Caskey is made it through by his wife, Peggy Pearce Caskey, his two children, Clifton and Caroline Caskey, and 3 grandchildren, according to the news release, as well as his bro, John Caskey, and his unrelated “child” Steve Marinier.