Research

All Faculty

Orly Alter

Orly Alter

Ph.D.
John Atkins

John Atkins

Ph.D., D.Sc.
Brenda L. Bass

Brenda L. Bass

Ph.D.
Justin A. Bosch

Justin A. Bosch

Ph.D.

Research: Cell Signaling; Genetics; Development; Inter-organ communication; Drosophila; CRISPR; plasma proteomics; AlphaFold; human missense variants

jabosch@​genetics.utah.edu
Nicola Camp

Nicola Camp

Ph.D.
Mario Capecchi

Mario Capecchi

Ph.D.

Research: Microglia; Anxiety; Chronic anxiety disorder; Obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorder (OCSD); Compulsive grooming; Neuropsychiatric disorders

mario.capecchi@​genetics.utah.edu
Richard M. Cawthon

Richard M. Cawthon

M.D., Ph.D.

Research: Molecular gerontology; Healthspan; Lifespan; Rejuvenation

rcawthon@​genetics.utah.edu
Clement Y. Chow

Clement Y. Chow

Ph.D.

Research: Rare disease; Modifier genes; Drug repurposing; Precision medicine

cchow@​genetics.utah.edu
Jorge L. Contreras

Jorge L. Contreras

J.D.
Bruce Edgar

Bruce Edgar

Ph.D.
Karen Eilbeck

Karen Eilbeck

M.Sc., PhD.
Nels Elde

Nels Elde

Ph.D.

Research: Evolutionary genetics; Host-pathogen interactions; Virus discovery; Molecular evolution

nelde@​genetics.utah.edu
Marina Venero Galanternik

Marina 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.edu
Raymond Gesteland

Raymond Gesteland

Ph.D.
Christopher Gregg

Christopher Gregg

Ph.D.
David Jonah Grunwald

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.edu
Stephen Guthery

Stephen Guthery

M.D., M.S.
Lynn B. Jorde

Lynn B. Jorde

Ph.D.

Research: Disease-gene identification; Population genetics

lbj@​genetics.utah.edu
Erik M. Jorgensen

Erik M. Jorgensen

Ph.D.
Michael Jurynec

Michael Jurynec

Ph.D.
Gabrielle Kardon

Gabrielle Kardon

Ph.D.

Research: Muscle development, regeneration, and disease; Effects of viral infection on muscle structure and function

gkardon@​genetics.utah.edu
Kristen Kwan

Kristen Kwan

Ph.D.

Research: Eye morphogenesis, Zebrafish imaging, Extracellular matrix signaling

kmkwan@​genetics.utah.edu
Ed Laufer

Ed Laufer

Ph.D.
Ellen Leffler

Ellen Leffler

Ph.D.

Research: Human and non-human primate evolutionary genomics; Infectious disease.

leffler@​genetics.utah.edu
Mark Leppert

Mark Leppert

Ph.D.
Anthea Letsou

Anthea Letsou

Ph.D.

Research: Drosophila embryonic development; Cell signaling; Morphogenesis; Trainee education

aletsou@​genetics.utah.edu
Suzanne L. Mansour

Suzanne L. Mansour

Ph.D.

Research: Mouse inner ear development; FGF signaling; Mouse models of human hearing loss; Genome engineering

suzi.mansour@​genetics.utah.edu
Gabor Marth

Gabor Marth

D.Sc.

Research: DNA sequence variations; Computational algorithms; Comprehensive web tool system

gmarth@​genetics.utah.edu
Mark Metzstein

Mark Metzstein

Ph.D.

Research: Graduate and medical student education; Graduate student mentoring; Genetics

markm@​genetics.utah.edu
Anne M. Moon

Anne M. Moon

M.D., Ph.D.
Charles Murtaugh

Charles Murtaugh

Ph.D.

Research: Pancreatic cancer; Differentiation; Signaling; Gene regulation

murtaugh@​genetics.utah.edu
Deb Neklason

Deb Neklason

John Opitz

John Opitz

M.D.
Marcus Pezzolesi

Marcus Pezzolesi

Ph.D., M.P.H.
Josef T. Prchal

Josef T. Prchal

M.D.
Stefan M. Pulst

Stefan M. Pulst

M.D.
Aaron Quinlan

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.edu
Aylin Rodan

Aylin Rodan

M.D., Ph.D.
Adrian Rothenfluh

Adrian Rothenfluh

PhD, M.Sc.
Michael D. Shapiro

Michael D. Shapiro

Ph.D.
Gillian Stanfield

Gillian Stanfield

Ph.D.

Research: Genetics; Graduate student mentoring; Undergraduate Medical Education; Pathways to Medical School

gillians@​genetics.utah.edu
Louisa A. Stark

Louisa A. Stark

Ph.D.

Research: Science and health educational materials development and research; Community engagement

louisa.stark@​utah.edu
Carl Thummel

Carl Thummel

Ph.D.

Research: Developmental timing; Nuclear receptors; Metabolism

cthummel@​genetics.utah.edu
Robert Weiss

Robert Weiss

Ph.D.

Research: Inherited neuromuscular disorders; Modifier genes; Pedigree studies

bob.weiss@​genetics.utah.edu
Mark Yandell

Mark Yandell

Ph.D.

Research: Computational biology; Human population genetics; Image processing; Computer-assisted bioinformatics; Comparative genomics

myandell@​genetics.utah.edu
Xiaoxu Yang

Xiaoxu Yang

Ph.D.

Research: Mosaicism, Bioinformatics, Human Genetics

xiaoxu.yang@​genetics.utah.edu