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Developmental Genetics

Researchers in developmental genetics seek to understand how genes dictate the development of cells, tissues, and organisms. 

At the forefront of developmental genetics research, our faculty probe the causes of infertility, seek to understand the mechanisms leading to birth defects and neuro-developmental disorders, and study intricate developmental processes such as X-chromosome inactivation and genome regulation. Some faculty study human development through the lens of genetic disease, while others use model systems such as cells, zebrafish, and mouse.

Please browse the profiles of the developmental genetics faculty below to explore the research of individual laboratories.

Principal Investigators
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James V Neel Collegiate Professor of Human Genetics
Professor of Human Genetics
Chair, Department of Human Genetics
Professor of Neurology
Stephanie Bielas Stephanie Bielas, PhD
Morton S and Henrietta K Sellner Professor of Human Genetics
Associate Professor of Human Genetics
Associate Chair, Department of Human Genetics
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
MPHOTO-HumnGeneticsHdsGrps24(130) Margit Burmeister, PhD
Associate Chair, Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
Program Director, Bioinformatics Graduate Program
Professor of Human Genetics
Professor of Psychiatry
Research Professor, Michigan Neuroscience Institute and Professor of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
Sally Camper Sally A Camper
Margery Shaw Distinguished University Professor of Human Genetics and Internal Medicine
Professor of Human Genetics
Professor of Internal Medicine
HmGenFcltyHdsGrps21(117) Saher S Hammoud
Associate Professor of Human Genetics
Associate Professor of Urology
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Shigeki Iwase Shigeki Iwase PhD
Associate Professor of Human Genetics
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Sundeep Kalantry, PhD Sundeep Kalantry
Professor
Catherine Elizabeth Keegan, MD, PhD Catherine Elizabeth Harnden Keegan, MD, PhD
Charles E Lytle, Jr Research Professor of Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatrics
Section Head of Pediatric Genetics Metabolism, and Genomic Medicine
Professor of Human Genetics
Fellowship Director, Pediatric Medical Biochemical Genetics
Residency Director, Pediatric Medical Genetics and Genomics
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Associate Professor of Human Genetics and Research
Associate Professor
Michigan Neuroscience Institute
profile-donna-martin-2015 Donna M Martin
Ravitz Foundation Endowed Professor of Pediatrics
Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Human Genetics
HumanGenStffHdsGrps22(212) Miriam H Meisler
Myron Levine Distinguished University Professor of Human Genetics
Professor of Human Genetics
Professor of Neurology
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Associate Professor of Human Genetics
Associate Chair, Department of Human Genetics
Program Director, Human Genetics
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Associate Professor of Urology
Lev Prasov Lev Prasov
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Assistant Professor of Human Genetics
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Leonard G Miller Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Associate Professor of Pathology
Associate Professor of Human Genetics
Jordan Shavit, MD, PhD Jordan Shavit
Henry and Mala Dorfman Family Professor of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Professor of Pediatrics
Professor of Human Genetics