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David E. Comings (born March 8, 1935) is an American medical geneticist and former chief of genetics at the City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, California, a position he held from 1966 until his 2002 retirement. He has served as the president of the American Society of Human Genetics (1988) and the editor-in-chief of The American Journal of Human Genetics (1979–86). He has been a fellow of the American Society for Clinical Investigation since 1968. He is known for his research on the genetics of Tourette's syndrome, which he began studying in 1980 with his wife, Brenda Comings. He has also studied the role of genetics in nicotine addiction and alcoholism. Although Dr. Comings retired in 2002 (and closed his laboratory at the end of 2003), he remained active in the field through 2016. He currently directs 'The Comings Foundation': a private foundation (www.TheComingsFoundation.org) devoted to combatting climate change and advancing the Medical Sciences.

Books

• Tourette Syndrome and Human Behavior (Hope Press, 1990)
• Search for the Tourette Syndrome and Human Behavior Genes (Hope Press, 1996)
• Did Man Create God?: is Your Spiritual Brain at Peace with Your Thinking Brain? (Hope Press, 2008)

References

1. "Dr. David Comings Bio". The Comings Foundation. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
2. "Comings, David E." Library of Congress Name Authority File. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
3. ^ "Issue". The American Journal of Human Genetics. 2015-04-02.
4. "David E. Comings 1935-". Oxford Dictionary of Scientific Quotations. Oxford University Press. 2006. ISBN 978-0-19-861443-2. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
5. ^ Gorner, Peter (1989-01-15). "Tourette Theory In Hot Dispute". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
6. "David Comings". American Society for Clinical Investigation. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
7. Horacek, H. Joseph (1998). Brainstorms: Understanding and Treating the Emotional Storms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood. Jason Aronson. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-7657-0080-3.
8. Noble, Holcomb B. (1999-03-02). "New From the Smoking Wars: Success". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
9. SCOTT, JANNY (1991-10-02). "Study Supports Genetic Link to Alcoholism". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-12-15.

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