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Huda Zoghbi

Neurology · Neurogenetics

Houston, Lebanon

140 H-Index
19,885 Citations
1,954 Total Impact
GLBreakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2017)0
GLShaw Prize0
GLKavli Prize in Neuroscience (2022)0
GLCanada Gairdner International Award0

Overview

Huda Zoghbi is a neurology and neurogenetics specialist with an H-index of 140 at Baylor College of Medicine. Discovered genetic basis of Rett syndrome (MECP2). Based in Houston, United States.

For Patients

  • Research is cited 20K+ times by other doctors and scientists, indicating significant influence on medical research
  • Currently at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Lebanon

Biography

Huda Zoghbi is a Lebanese-American neurogeneticist who discovered the genetic basis of Rett syndrome (MECP2 gene, 1999) and spinocerebellar ataxia type 1. She directs the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute and is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator.

Affiliations & Institutions

Research Impact

10 Publications
19,885 Total Citations
10K+ Citation Milestone

Publication Timeline

01219921997200020072010

Published In

Nature GeneticsNatureSciencePubMedAnnual Review of Neuroscience

Key Publications

Methylation of HpaII and HhaI sites near the polymorphic CAG repeat in the human androgen-receptor gene correlates with X chromosome inactivation.
PubMed 1992 1,713 citations

Areas of Expertise

Legacy Timeline

The life and contributions of Huda Zoghbi

1991

Identified SCA1 gene

Discovered the gene responsible for spinocerebellar ataxia type 1

1999

Discovered MECP2 mutations cause Rett syndrome

Identified mutations in the MECP2 gene as the cause of Rett syndrome

2010

Founded Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute

Established a major research institute at Texas Children's Hospital

2017

Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences

Awarded for discoveries in the genetics of neurological diseases

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