William B. Dobyns, MD has dedicated his career to the understanding of developmental brain disorders. His research has led to the discovery of many genetic causes of brain malformations, as well as autism and childhood epilepsy. Dr. Dobyns is active in many international collaborations, and is an expert on the diagnosis of brain malformations. He regularly reviews clinical MRI scans from around the world. Dr. Dobyns sees patients in the Division of Genetic Medicine at Seattle Children's Hospital.

Email: wbd [at] uw.edu

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Susan L. Christian received her Ph.D. in molecular biology from the University of Minnesota, followed by postdoctoral fellowships at the National Center for Human Genome Research (now the NHGRI) and the University of Chicago. Her training was in human molecular genetics with an emphasis on molecular cytogenetics. Her primary area of interest is the identification of copy number variants (CNV) in patients with autism. She is currently focusing her research on CNV that are causative for brain malformations, some of which have phenotypes that overlap with autism.

Email: susan.christian [at] seattlechildrens.org

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Hailly Butler is our experienced research coordinator, who is responsible for contacting research families, coordinating consent, as well as numerous other logistical support activities. She also coordinates MRI review sessions with Dr. Dobyns.

Email: hailly.butler [at] seattlechildrens.org

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Carissa Adams is our new research coordinator, who is responsible for recruiting participants for our most recent projects. She is also responsible for contacting our research families, and coordinating MRI review sessions with Dr. Dobyns.

Email: carissa.adams [at] seattlechildrens.org

Jean-Baptiste Rivière received his PhD in molecular biology at the University of Montreal. Before joining the Dobyns Lab he worked on the genetics of movement disorders and peripheral neuropathies. His current research interests focus on the identification of novel disease-causing genetic variants in severe developmental syndromes by using genomics and bioinformatics tools.

Email: jeanbaptiste.riviere [at] seattlechildrens.org

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Hannah Tully graduated medical school at Duke University and completed her child neurology training at the University of Washington. She is investigating the genetic causes of structural brain disorders, particularly those that affect the ventricular system. Dr. Tully is involved in clinical review of MRI scans and sees patients in the Division of Pediatric Neurology at Seattle Children's Hospital.

Email: hmtully [at] uw.edu

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Alex R. Paciorkowski trained in pediatrics and clinical genetics at the University of Connecticut, and child neurology at Washington University in St. Louis. He has an interest in the genetic causes of infantile spasms and other epilepsy syndromes, as well as complex autism phenotypes. Dr. Paciorkowski is involved in clinical review of MRI scans, next-generation sequencing, database design, and several other bioinformatics projects.

Email: arpac [at ] uw.edu

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Christopher Sullivan is involved in general laboratory support, genetic testing, and coordination of research samples.

Email: christopher.sullivan [at] seattle.childrens.org

Judith St-Onge has worked for over ten years in various neurogenetics laboratories identifying the genetic causes of neurological disorders. Her current research area involves identifying mutations underlying developmental brain disorders.