James M. Wilson

Biography

James M. Wilson, MD, PhD Founder and Chairman of Scientific Advisory Council, Dimension Professor, Medicine, University of Pennsylvania James M. Wilson, M.D., Ph.D., is the Chair, Director, Gene Therapy Program and Professor of Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Wilson has dedicated his career to gene therapy and much of his research has focused on the development of AAV vectors as vehicles for gene delivery. Prior to joining Penn more than 20 years ago, Dr. Wilson held a faculty position at the University of Michigan, where he started his studies in gene therapy. Earlier, he completed a residency in Internal Medicine at the Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital and a postdoctoral fellowship at MIT. Dr. Wilson holds an M.D. and a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan and a B.S. in Chemistry from Albion College.

Research Interest

Medicine