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Biosketch:
Dr. Katsanis obtained his first degree in Genetics from UCL in London in 1993 and his doctorate from Imperial College, University of London in 1997, where he worked with Dr. Elizabeth Fisher on the genetics of Down syndrome. He then joined the laboratory of Dr. James Lupski at the Dept. of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, where he initiated his studies on the genetic and molecular basis of Bardet-Biedl syndrome. In 2002, he relocated to the Institute of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, where he is currently an Associate Professor with appointments at the Departments of Ophthalmology, Molecular Bilogy and Genetics. His research interests continue to focus on the genetic basis of Bardet-Biedl sydnrome, where is laboratory is engaged in the identification of causative genes. In parallel, the Katsanis lab pursues questions centered on the signaling roles of vertebrate cilia, the translation of signaling pathway defects on the causality of ciliary disorders, and the dissection of second-site modification phenomena as a consequece of genetic load in a functional system. |
