Research
All Faculty
Orly Alter
Ph.D.
John Atkins
Ph.D., D.Sc.
Brenda L. Bass
Ph.D.
Justin A. Bosch
Ph.D.
Research: Cell Signaling; Genetics; Development; Inter-organ communication; Drosophila; CRISPR; plasma proteomics; AlphaFold; human missense variants
jabosch@genetics.utah.eduNicola Camp
Ph.D.
Mario Capecchi
Ph.D.
Research: Microglia; Anxiety; Chronic anxiety disorder; Obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorder (OCSD); Compulsive grooming; Neuropsychiatric disorders
mario.capecchi@genetics.utah.eduRichard M. Cawthon
M.D., Ph.D.
Research: Molecular gerontology; Healthspan; Lifespan; Rejuvenation
rcawthon@genetics.utah.eduClement Y. Chow
Ph.D.
Research: Rare disease; Modifier genes; Drug repurposing; Precision medicine
cchow@genetics.utah.eduJorge L. Contreras
J.D.
Bruce Edgar
Ph.D.
Karen Eilbeck
M.Sc., PhD.
Nels Elde
Ph.D.
Research: Evolutionary genetics; Host-pathogen interactions; Virus discovery; Molecular evolution
nelde@genetics.utah.eduMarina Venero Galanternik
Ph.D.
Research: Meninges; zebrafish; developmental and vascular biology; meningeal cells; neuroanatomy; perivascular meningeal cells; lymphatic system; lymphatic vessels; meningeal layers; high-resolution microscopy
marina.venero@genetics.utah.eduRaymond Gesteland
Ph.D.
Christopher Gregg
Ph.D.
David Jonah Grunwald
Ph.D.
Research: Maintenance of embryo stem cells; Transcription pausing; Calcium mobilization in tissue patterning; Genome editing; Genetics of osteoarthritis
grunwald@genetics.utah.eduStephen Guthery
M.D., M.S.
Lynn B. Jorde
Ph.D.
Research: Disease-gene identification; Population genetics
lbj@genetics.utah.eduErik M. Jorgensen
Ph.D.
Michael Jurynec
Ph.D.
Gabrielle Kardon
Ph.D.
Research: Muscle development, regeneration, and disease; Effects of viral infection on muscle structure and function
gkardon@genetics.utah.eduKristen Kwan
Ph.D.
Research: Eye morphogenesis, Zebrafish imaging, Extracellular matrix signaling
kmkwan@genetics.utah.eduEd Laufer
Ph.D.
Ellen Leffler
Ph.D.
Research: Human and non-human primate evolutionary genomics; Infectious disease.
leffler@genetics.utah.eduMark Leppert
Ph.D.
Anthea Letsou
Ph.D.
Research: Drosophila embryonic development; Cell signaling; Morphogenesis; Trainee education
aletsou@genetics.utah.eduSuzanne L. Mansour
Ph.D.
Research: Mouse inner ear development; FGF signaling; Mouse models of human hearing loss; Genome engineering
suzi.mansour@genetics.utah.eduGabor Marth
D.Sc.
Research: DNA sequence variations; Computational algorithms; Comprehensive web tool system
gmarth@genetics.utah.eduMark Metzstein
Ph.D.
Research: Graduate and medical student education; Graduate student mentoring; Genetics
markm@genetics.utah.eduAnne M. Moon
M.D., Ph.D.
Charles Murtaugh
Ph.D.
Research: Pancreatic cancer; Differentiation; Signaling; Gene regulation
murtaugh@genetics.utah.eduDeb Neklason
John Opitz
M.D.
Marcus Pezzolesi
Ph.D., M.P.H.
Josef T. Prchal
M.D.
Stefan M. Pulst
M.D.
Aaron Quinlan
Ph.D.
Research: Human genome interpretation; Application of genomics to clinical care; Chromosome stability and somatic genome evolution; Algorithm and genomics software development; Cancer genetics; Nucleotide repeat disorders; Population genomics; Genetics of complex cisease
aquinlan@genetics.utah.eduAylin Rodan
M.D., Ph.D.
Adrian Rothenfluh
PhD, M.Sc.
Michael D. Shapiro
Ph.D.
Gillian Stanfield
Ph.D.
Research: Genetics; Graduate student mentoring; Undergraduate Medical Education; Pathways to Medical School
gillians@genetics.utah.eduLouisa A. Stark
Ph.D.
Research: Science and health educational materials development and research; Community engagement
louisa.stark@utah.eduCarl Thummel
Ph.D.
Research: Developmental timing; Nuclear receptors; Metabolism
cthummel@genetics.utah.eduRobert Weiss
Ph.D.
Research: Inherited neuromuscular disorders; Modifier genes; Pedigree studies
bob.weiss@genetics.utah.eduMark Yandell
Ph.D.
Research: Computational biology; Human population genetics; Image processing; Computer-assisted bioinformatics; Comparative genomics
myandell@genetics.utah.eduXiaoxu Yang
Ph.D.
Research: Mosaicism, Bioinformatics, Human Genetics
xiaoxu.yang@genetics.utah.edu