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Genetics

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Researcher Focus Area
Alan Beggs, PhD congenital myopathies, a group of diseases that result in muscle weakness
Gerard Berry, MD the development of diagnostic tests and treatment strategies for the metabolic disorder galactosemia
Hanna Gazda, MD, PhD the genetics and molecular pathogenesis of Diamond-Blackfan anemia (DBA), a bone marrow failure syndrome
Emanuela Gussoni muscle stem cells
Maxwell Heiman, PhD the genetic basis of neuronal shape and connectivity
Joel Hirschhorn, MD, PhD the genetic basis of human height and weight, as well as other complex traits and diseases
Ingrid Holm, MD, MPH the genetics of complex pediatric diseases including autism, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and sudden unexplained in childhood (SUDC)
Mira Irons, MD neurofibromatosis and the cholesterol deficiency Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome
Louis Kunkel, PhD the muscular dystrophies; the genetics of autism and interstitial cystitis
Harvey Levy, MD newborn screening for metabolic disorders; the development of treatment strategies for phenylketonuria and the urea cycle disorders
David T. Miller, MD, PhD uncovering the genetic basis of autism spectrum disorders, neurofibromatosis, and progeroid laminopathies by genetic testing
Edward Neilan, MD PhD Cockayne syndrome
Jonathan Picker, MBChB, PhD the neurobiology of behavioral disorders including schizophrenia and Fragile X syndrome
Amy E. Roberts, MD the genetics of congenital heart disease
Wen-Hann Tan, BMBS Angelman syndrome
Christopher A. Walsh, MD, PhD the development and function of the human cerebral cortex; the genetic basis of autism and microcephaly

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