Education
- PhD, 1981, Oxford University
- AB, 1978, Mathematics, Princeton University
Research Summary
Following the successful completion of the Human Genome Project, the challenge now is to decipher the information encoded within the human genetic code — including genes, regulatory controls and cellular circuitry. Such understanding is fundamental to the study of physiology in both health and disease. At the Broad Institute, my lab collaborates with other to discover and understand the genes responsible for rare genetic diseases, common diseases, and cancer; the genetic variation and evolution of the human genome; the basis of gene regulation via enhancers, long non-coding RNAs, and three-dimensional folding of the genome; the developmental trajectories of cellular differentiation; and the history of the human population.Awards
- William Allan Award, American Society of Human Genetics, 2018
- James R. Killian Jr. Faculty Achievement Award, MIT, 2016
- Block Memorial Award for Distinguished Achievement in Cancer Research, Ohio State University, 2013
- AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize, 2015
- Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, 2013
- Harvey Prize for Human Health, Technion University, Israel, 2012
- Dan David Prize, 2012
- Albany Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research, Albany Medical College, 2010
- Gairdner Foundation International Award, Canada, 2002
- Max Delbruck Medal, Berlin, 2001
- MacArthur Foundation, MacArthur Fellowship, 1987
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