Neurogenetics
Neurogenetics is a scientific field that combines neurology and genetics focusing on the genetic basis of nervous system development and function.
Our faculty seek to understand how genes influence the development of neurons and glial cells, and how these cells organize into the peripheral and central nervous system. Furthermore, we seek to define the causes of brain and nerve disorders by targeting how inherited mutations affect nerve function and how they lead to complex neurological phenotypes. The results of our studies provide an important foundation for future treatments of neurological disorders.
Please browse the profiles of the Neurogenetics faculty below to explore the research of individual laboratories.
Principal Investigators
Anthony Antonellis
James V Neel Legacy Professor of Human Genetics
Professor of Human Genetics
Chair, Department of Human Genetics
Professor of Neurology
Medical School
Professor of Human Genetics
Chair, Department of Human Genetics
Professor of Neurology
Medical School
Stephanie Bielas, PhD
Morton S and Henrietta K Sellner Professor of Human Genetics
Professor of Human Genetics
Professor of Pediatrics
Medical School
Professor of Human Genetics
Professor of Pediatrics
Medical School
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
Professor of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
Medical School
Program Director, Bioinformatics Graduate Program
Professor of Human Genetics
Professor of Psychiatry
Research Professor, Michigan Neuroscience Institute
Professor of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
Medical School
Shigeki Iwase PhD
Professor of Human Genetics
Professor of Pediatrics
Medical School
Professor of Pediatrics
Medical School
Kenneth Kwan
Associate Professor of Human Genetics and Research
Associate Professor, Michigan Neuroscience Institute
Medical School
Associate Professor, Michigan Neuroscience Institute
Medical School
Donna M Martin, MD, PhD
Ravitz Foundation Endowed Professor of Pediatrics
Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Human Genetics
Medical School
Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Human Genetics
Medical School
Hayley S McLoughlin, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurology
Associate Professor of Human Genetics and Associate Director Academic Program, PIBS
Medical School
Associate Professor of Human Genetics and Associate Director Academic Program, PIBS
Medical School
Miriam H Meisler
Myron Levine Distinguished University Professor of Human Genetics
Professor of Human Genetics
Professor of Neurology
Medical School
Professor of Human Genetics
Professor of Neurology
Medical School
Stephanie Moon, PhD
Assistant Professor of Human Genetics
Medical School
Medical School
Rajesh C Rao, MD
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
Medical School
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Associate Professor of Pathology
Associate Professor of Human Genetics
Medical School
Xander Nuttle
Assistant Professor of Human Genetics
Medical School
Medical School
Peter K Todd, MD, PhD
Chester and Anne Alecks Sackett Endowed Professor
Professor of Neurology
Associate Chair for Research, Department of Neurology
Medical Director, Neurology
Professor of Human Genetics, Medical School
Professor of Neurology
Associate Chair for Research, Department of Neurology
Medical Director, Neurology
Professor of Human Genetics, Medical School
