Michael Lovett, Ph.d.,professor

Biography

Dr. Lovett is Professor of Genetics and Pediatrics, Joint Director, Division of Human Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Lovett was previously Associate Professor of Otorhinolaryngology, Molecular Biology and Oncology, and a Member of the Eugene McDermott Center for Human Growth and Development at the University of Texas Southwestern (UTSW) Medical Center at Dallas. Prior to his move to UTSW, Dr. Lovett was a faculty member at UCSF and Senior Director of Molecular Genetics at Genelabs Incorporated. His research group has conducted pioneering work in gene identification methods and have participated in the positional cloning of several disease genes. Among these are the genes that cause ataxia-telangiectasia, Chediak-Higashi syndrome, diastrophic dysplasia and multiple exostoses. His current research interests include the genetics of non-syndromic hearing loss, new methodologies for gene discovery and analysis, and the molecular genetics of orthopaedic disorders. Dr. Lovett received his PhD. in Biochemistry from the University of London and his postdoctoral training in Genetics at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).

Research Interest

Genomics