Research
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Behavioral Science Core

Brain Imaging Core

Cellular Morphology Core

Genetics Core

Animal Behavior Core

Instrument Development Laboratory Core

William B. Dobyns, M.D.

Professor of Pediatrics
Research Affiliate, Center on Human Development and Disability
wbd@uw.edu
206-884-1025
SCRI - CIBR
1900 - 9th Ave
C9S -10
Seattle, WA 98101

Dr. Dobyns leads a broad-based research program investigating the nature and causes of a wide range of human developmental brain disorders. These include malformations of the forebrain, mid-hindbrain (brainstem and cerebellum) and cerebral cortex, as well as a wide spectrum of developmental disabilities including autism, intellectual disability, early childhood "developmental" forms of epilepsy, and complex developmental disorders combining several of the above. His work includes recognition and delineation of specific conditions, identification of numerous underlying genes, and detailed phenotype and genotype-phenotype analysis. The methods used in his lab include most standard molecular genetics methods plus fluorescence in situ hybridization, chromosome microarrays (comparative genome hybridization), RNA expression arrays, methylation-sensitive assays for X inactivation, standard (Sanger) sequencing, and most recently high-throughput exome sequencing.

Dr. Dobyns Department of Pediatrics, Divsion of Genetic Medicine web page

University of Washington • Center on Human Development and Disability Box 357920 • Seattle WA 98195-7920 USA • 206-543-7701 •chdd@uw.edu