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Below is a list of all Center for Genetic Medicine members. View individual profiles of our members — with publication and contact information, research and clinical specialties and more — via the links below.

Vasilopoulos, Athanasios

Vasilopoulos, Athanasios

Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology

Bio

One of the fundamental observations in oncology is that increasing age is the strongest statistic variable that predicts for carcinogenesis. A fact that has emerged over the last several years is that... [more]

Vassar, Robert J

Vassar, Robert J

Professor of Neurology (Behavioral Neurology) and Cell and Developmental Biology

Bio

Our research focuses on molecular and cellular mechanisms of Alzheimer's disease. In particular, we investigate the beta-secretase enzyme BACE1, which initiates the production of the beta-amyloid pept... [more]

Wang, Xinkun

Wang, Xinkun

Research Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics

Bio

Dr. Wang is an expert in latest genomics technologies, including next-gen sequencing, and application of these technologies to the study of brain aging. He directs the NUSeq Core while conducts resear... [more]

Weese-Mayer, Debra

Weese-Mayer, Debra

Professor of Pediatrics (Critical Care)

Bio

Debra E. Weese-Mayer, M.D. is the Beatrice Cummings Mayer Professor in Pediatric Autonomic Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Chief of the first Center for Autonomic M... [more]

Weiss, Jeffrey

Weiss, Jeffrey

Research Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology)

Bio

Gonadal Development, Pituitary, Gonadotropins, Activin, LH, FSH

Wicklund, Catherine A

Wicklund, Catherine A

Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Clinical Genetics)

Bio

Reproductive genetics; graduate training and education, finance and reimbursement, genetic service delivery models, psychosocial issues and decision making in genetic counseling.

Winter, Deborah

Winter, Deborah

Assistant Professor of Medicine (Rheumatology)

Bio

I was one of the first students to obtain an undergraduate degree in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology at University of Toronto. Then, I trained as a computational biologist at Duke University ... [more]

Woloschak, Gayle E

Woloschak, Gayle E

Professor of Radiation Oncology and Radiology

Bio

My research is focused on two general areas: radiobiology and bionanotechnology. Work in radiobiology includes studies of the molecular biology of radiation responses, particularly radiation toxicitie... [more]

Woodruff, Teresa K

Woodruff, Teresa K

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Reproductive Science in Medicine), Medical Social Sciences and Medicine (Endocrinology)

Bio

Teresa K. Woodruff Ph.D. is the Thomas J. Watkins Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, the Vice Chair of Research (OB/GYN), the Chief of the Division of Reproductive Science in Medicine, Feinberg Sch... [more]

Wu, Jane Y

Wu, Jane Y

Professor of Neurology (Neuromuscular Disease)

Bio

My primary research interests are in molecular mechanisms of gene regulation, particularly those involved in neural development and neural degeneration. My lab is focusing on two areas, RNA regulation... [more]

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