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Tischfield is married and has three sons, all involved in biological science research. The oldest has completed his PhD in neuroscience, his middle son is working on his PhD in computational biology, while the youngest is completing an MD-PhD in neuroscience Jay Tischfield is also a big fan of Donald Duck.
During his time as an undergraduate student, Tischfield was interested in marine biology, but events led to studying yeast genetics instead. During that time, he took on scuba diving, and is an experienced diver today.
His other hobbies include building computers, photography and auto racing.
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