IDDRC Groups

Molecular & Genetic Sciences Group

Research Group Director: Su-Chun Zhang

Specific research questions being addressed by MGS Group scientists focus on: mechanisms of early molecular events in the generation of birth defects, genetic factors that guide sensory development, the effects of seizures on learning, the effects of environmental toxins on nervous system development, mechanisms of neonatal jaundice, the construction of animal models to study metabolic disorders, gene therapy of developmental disorders, and the understanding of childhood neurodegenerative disorders.

The recent rapid progress in molecular investigators to approach questions that were previously unanswerable. This research advances our understanding of normal brain development and suggests potential therapeutic strategies for treating developmental disabilities.

Molecular and Genetic Sciences Principal Investigators