Charles Stockard
February 27, 1879 - April 7, 1939
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Scientific Discipline: Cellular and Developmental Biology Membership Type:
Member
(elected 1922)
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Charles Stockard’s research in the fields of physiology and zoology shed light on the environmental stressors that affect embryonic development and sexual cycles. He conducted numerous experiments studying the growth and differentiation of germ line cells within embryos. His research on embryonic development in guinea pigs given alcohol demonstrated that alcohol consumption can lead to birth defects. His clarification of the roles hormones play in the estrous cycle in female guinea pigs led to a better understanding of hormone cycles in humans.
Stockard attended the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College, where he received his BS and MS degrees. He earned his PhD from Columbia University in 1904 and an MD from the University of Wurzburg, Germany, in 1922. He was appointed director of the Anatomy Department and professor of anatomy at Cornell in 1911. He served as president of many professional associations, including the American Association of Anatomists from 1928 to 1930 and the American Society of Zoologists in 1925.
