Positions

Overview

  • Dr. Korf is Wayne H. and Sara Crews Finley Endowed Chair in Medical Genetics, Associate Dean for Genomic Medicine, UAB School of Medicine, Chief Genomics Officer, UAB Medicine and Co-Director of the UAB-HudsonAlpha Center for Genomic Medicine. He is a medical geneticist, pediatrician, and child neurologist, certified by the American Board of Medical Genetics (clinical genetics, clinical cytogenetics, clinical molecular genetics), American Board of Pediatrics, and American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (child neurology). Dr. Korf is past president of the Association of Professors of Human and Medical Genetics, past president of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics, and current president of the ACMG Foundation for Genetic and Genomic Medicine. He has served on the Board of Scientific Counselors of the National Cancer Institute and the National Human Genome Research Institute at the NIH. He chairs the Medical Advisory Committee of the Children's Tumor Foundation and serves on the CTF Board of Directors. His major research interests are the natural history, genetics, and treatment of neurofibromatosis and the integration of genomics into medical practice. He serves as principal investigator of the Department of Defense funded Neurofibromatosis Clinical Trials Consortium. He is co-author of Human Genetics and Genomics (medical student textbook, now in fourth edition), Medical Genetics at a Glance (medical student textbook, now in third edition), Emery and Rimoin's Principles and Practice of Medical Genetics (now in 6th edition), and Current Protocols in Human Genetics.
  • Selected Publications

    Academic Article

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    2023 Celebrating excellence, acknowledging past harms: Both are vital parts of ASHG's continuing journey to advance human geneticsAmerican Journal of Human Genetics.  110:371-372. 2023
    2022 Return of non-ACMG recommended incidental genetic findings to pediatric patients: considerations and opportunities from experiences in genomic sequencing 2022
    2022 Closing the loop: Editors' feedback on the ASHG readership surveyHGG Advances.  3. 2022
    2022 An Overview of Cancer in the First 315,000 All of Us ParticipantsPLoS One.  17. 2022
    2022 Updated diagnostic criteria and nomenclature for neurofibromatosis type 2 and schwannomatosis: An international consensus recommendationGenetics in Medicine.  24:1967-1977. 2022
    2022 Mosaicism in Tumor Suppressor Gene Syndromes: Prevalence, Diagnostic Strategies, and Transmission RiskAnnual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics.  23:331-361. 2022
    2022 The All of Us Research Program: Data quality, utility, and diversityPatterns.  3. 2022
    2022 Genetic regulation of OAS1 nonsense-mediated decay underlies association with COVID-19 hospitalization in patients of European and African ancestriesNature Genetics.  54:1103-1116. 2022
    2022 An international genomics health workforce education priorities assessmentPersonalized Medicine.  19:299-306. 2022
    2022 Targeted exon skipping of NF1 exon 17 as a therapeutic for neurofibromatosis type I 2022
    2022 Closing the loop: Editors' feedback on the ASHG readership surveyAmerican Journal of Human Genetics.  109:977-978. 2022
    2022 The seventh international RASopathies symposium: Pathways to a cure—expanding knowledge, enhancing research, and therapeutic discoveryAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A.  188:1915-1927. 2022
    2022 Genome sequencing as a first-line diagnostic test for hospitalized infantsGenetics in Medicine.  24:851-861. 2022
    2022 Education and Training of Non-Genetics Providers on the Return of Genome Sequencing Results in a NICU SettingJournal of Personalized Medicine.  12. 2022
    2022 An interview on rare and genetic diseases with Dr Bruce Korf, Associate Dean for Genomic Medicine at the University of Alabama at BirminghamCurrent Medical Research and Opinion.  38:161-163. 2022
    2022 Analysis of patient-specific NF1 variants leads to functional insights for Ras signaling that can impact personalized medicineHuman Mutation.  43:30-41. 2022
    2022 De novo coding variants in the AGO1 gene cause a neurodevelopmental disorder with intellectual disabilityJournal of Medical Genetics2022
    2022 Rationale for haploinsufficiency correction therapy in neurofibromatosis type 1 2022
    2021 Describing human populations: An evolving picture in human genetics researchAmerican Journal of Human Genetics.  108:2207. 2021
    2021 Restoration of normal NF1 function with antisense morpholino treatment of recurrent pathogenic patient-specific variant c.1466a>G; p.Y489CJournal of Personalized Medicine.  11. 2021
    2021 The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on neurofibromatosis clinical care and researchOrphanet Journal of Rare Diseases.  16. 2021
    2021 Evaluation of population-level pharmacogenetic actionability in AlabamaClinical and Translational Science.  14:2327-2338. 2021
    2021 Updated International Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Diagnostic Criteria and Surveillance and Management RecommendationsPediatric Neurology.  123:50-66. 2021
    2021 Status and Recommendations for Incorporating Biomarkers for Cutaneous Neurofibromas Into Clinical ResearchNeurology.  97:S42-S49. 2021
    2021 Revised diagnostic criteria for neurofibromatosis type 1 and Legius syndrome: an international consensus recommendationGenetics in Medicine.  23:1506-1513. 2021
    2021 Ensuring best practice in genomics education and evaluation: reporting item standards for education and its evaluation in genomics (RISE2 Genomics)Genetics in Medicine.  23:1356-1365. 2021
    2021 Cognition, ADHD Symptoms, and Functional Impairment in Children and Adolescents With Neurofibromatosis Type 1Journal of Attention Disorders.  25:1177-1186. 2021
    2021 Pitfalls and challenges in genetic test interpretation: An exploration of genetic professionals experience with interpretation of results 2021
    2021 A state-based approach to genomics for rare disease and population screeningGenetics in Medicine.  23:777-781. 2021
    2021 Comparison of family health history in surveys vs electronic health record data mapped to the observational medical outcomes partnership data model in the All of Us Research ProgramJournal of the American Medical Informatics Association.  28:695-703. 2021
    2021 Visual outcomes following everolimus targeted therapy for neurofibromatosis type 1-associated optic pathway gliomas in childrenPediatric Blood and Cancer.  68. 2021
    2021 NF106: A neurofibromatosis clinical trials consortium phase II trial of the MEK inhibitor mirdametinib (PD-0325901) in adolescents and adults with NF1-related plexiform neurofibromasJournal of Clinical Oncology.  39:797-806. 2021
    2021 Identifying rare, medically relevant variation via population-based genomic screening in Alabama: opportunities and pitfallsGenetics in Medicine.  23:280-288. 2021
    2021 An evaluation of selumetinib for the treatment of neurofibromatosis type 1-associated symptomatic, inoperable plexiform neurofibromas 2021
    2021 Cabozantinib for neurofibromatosis type 1–related plexiform neurofibromas: a phase 2 trialNature Medicine.  27:165-173. 2021
    2021 Verifying nomenclature of DNA variants in submitted manuscripts: Guidance for journalsHuman Mutation.  42:3-7. 2021
    2020 A phase II study of continuous oral mTOR inhibitor everolimus for recurrent, radiographic-progressive neurofibromatosis type 1-associated pediatric low-grade glioma: A Neurofibromatosis Clinical Trials Consortium studyNeuro-Oncology.  22:1527-1535. 2020
    2020 Mutation-Directed Therapeutics for Neurofibromatosis Type I 2020
    2020 The American Journal of Human Genetics Welcomes Human Genetics and Genomics Advances to the ASHG Publications FamilyAmerican Journal of Human Genetics.  106:727-728. 2020
    2020 Recruiting diversity where it exists: The Alabama Genomic Health InitiativeJournal of Genetic Counseling.  29:471-478. 2020
    2020 Epilepsy and Neurodevelopmental Comorbidities in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: A Natural History StudyPediatric Neurology.  106:10-16. 2020
    2020 Two novel cases further expand the phenotype of TOR1AIP1-associated nuclear envelopathiesHuman Genetics.  139:483-498. 2020
    2020 An update on neurofibromatosis type 1-associated gliomasCancers.  12. 2020
    2020 Clinical spectrum of individuals with pathogenic NF1 missense variants affecting p.Met1149, p.Arg1276, and p.Lys1423: genotype–phenotype study in neurofibromatosis type 1Human Mutation.  41:299-315. 2020
    2020 Fibulin-5 mutation featuring Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, joint hyperlaxity, and scoliosis 2020
    2020 Return of raw data in genomic testing and research: ownership, partnership, and risk–benefitGenetics in Medicine.  22:12-14. 2020
    2019 Reproducibility of cognitive endpoints in clinical trials: lessons from neurofibromatosis type 1Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology.  6:2555-2565. 2019
    2019 Child Neurology: Spastic paraparesis and dystonia with a novel ADCY5 mutationNeurology.  93:510-514. 2019
    2019 Affinity purification of NF1 protein–protein interactors identifies keratins and neurofibromin itself as binding partnersGenes.  10. 2019
    2019 The Genomic Medicine Integrative Research Framework: A Conceptual Framework for Conducting Genomic Medicine ResearchAmerican Journal of Human Genetics.  104:1088-1096. 2019
    2019 First International Conference on RASopathies and Neurofibromatoses in Asia: Identification and advances of new therapeuticsAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A.  179:1091-1097. 2019
    2019 Multi-Omics Profiling for NF1 Target Discovery in Neurofibromin (NF1) Deficient CellsProteomics.  19. 2019
    2019 Health supervision for children with neurofibromatosis type 1Pediatrics.  143. 2019
    2019 Response to Hannah-Shmouni and StratakisGenetics in Medicine.  21:1256. 2019
    2019 Expanding the clinical phenotype of individuals with a 3-bp in-frame deletion of the NF1 gene (c.2970_2972del): an update of genotype–phenotype correlationGenetics in Medicine.  21:867-876. 2019
    2019 Correction to: Expanding the clinical phenotype of individuals with a 3-bp in-frame deletion of the NF1 gene (c.2970_2972del): an update of genotype–phenotype correlation (Genetics in Medicine, (2018), 10.1038/s41436-018-0269-0)Genetics in Medicine.  21:764-765. 2019
    2019 A YWHAZ variant associated with cardiofaciocutaneous syndrome activates the RAF-ERK pathwayFrontiers in Physiology.  10. 2019
    2019 Multicenter, prospective, phase II and biomarker study of high-dose bevacizumab as induction therapy in patients with neurofibromatosis type 2 and progressive vestibular schwannomaJournal of Clinical Oncology.  37:3446-3454. 2019
    2019 Subsequent neoplasms after a primary tumor in individuals with neurofibromatosis type 1Journal of Clinical Oncology.  37:3050-3058. 2019
    2018 Germline and somatic NF1 alterations are linked to increased HER2 expression in breast cancerCancer Prevention Research.  11:655-663. 2018
    2018 Epilepsy treatment patterns among patients with tuberous sclerosis complexJournal of the Neurological Sciences.  391:104-108. 2018
    2018 Clinical trial design for cutaneous neurofibromasNeurology.  91:S31-S37. 2018
    2018 Cutaneous neurofibromas: Current clinical and pathologic issuesNeurology.  91:S5-S13. 2018
    2018 Care of adults with neurofibromatosis type 1: A clinical practice resource of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG)Genetics in Medicine.  20:671-682. 2018
    2018 Neurofibromin (NF1) genetic variant structure–function analyses using a full-length mouse cDNAHuman Mutation.  39:816-821. 2018
    2018 Unusual presentation of hereditary leiomyomatosis mimicking neurofibromatosisJAAD Case Reports.  4:440-441. 2018
    2018 Cutaneous neurofibromas in Neurofibromatosis type I: A quantitative natural history studyOrphanet Journal of Rare Diseases.  13. 2018
    2018 Genotype-Phenotype Correlation in NF1: Evidence for a More Severe Phenotype Associated with Missense Mutations Affecting NF1 Codons 844–848American Journal of Human Genetics.  102:69-87. 2018
    2018 Breast cancer risk and germline genomic profiling of women with neurofibromatosis type 1 who developed breast cancer 2018
    2018 Neurofibromatosis Clinical Trial ConsortiumJournal of Child Neurology.  33:82-91. 2018
    2017 Report on the Banbury Summit Meeting on medical genetics training in the genomic era, 23-26 February 2014Genetics in Medicine.  19:674-676. 2017
    2017 Characterization and utilization of an international neurofibromatosis web-based, patient-entered registry: An observational studyPLoS One.  12. 2017
    2017 Patterns of Disease Monitoring and Treatment Among Patients With Tuberous Sclerosis Complex-related AngiomyolipomasUrology.  104:110-114. 2017
    2017 Corrigendum: ACMG recommendations for reporting of incidental findings in clinical exome and genome sequencing (Genetics in Medicine (2013) 15 (565-574) DOI: 10.1038/gim.2013.73)Genetics in Medicine.  19:606. 2017
    2017 Clinical relevance of small copy-number variants in chromosomal microarray clinical testingGenetics in Medicine.  19:377-385. 2017
    2017 Neurocutaneous disorders in childrenPediatrics in Review.  38:119-128. 2017
    2017 Neurofibromatosis type 1Nature Reviews Disease Primers.  3. 2017
    2017 Creation of an international registry to support discovery in schwannomatosisAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A.  173:407-413. 2017
    2017 Recommendations for reporting of secondary findings in clinical exome and genome sequencing, 2016 update (ACMG SF v2.0): A policy statement of the American College of Medical Genetics and GenomicsGenetics in Medicine.  19:249-255. 2017
    2017 Orbital/Periorbital Plexiform Neurofibromas in Children with Neurofibromatosis Type 1: Multidisciplinary Recommendations for Care 2017
    2016 Randomized placebo-controlled study of lovastatin in children with neurofibromatosis type 1Neurology.  87:2575-2584. 2016
    2016 Recommendations for the integration of genomics into clinical practiceGenetics in Medicine.  18:1075-1084. 2016
    2016 Current status and recommendations for biomarkers and biobanking in neurofibromatosisNeurology.  87:S40-S48. 2016
    2016 The Fourth International Symposium on Genetic Disorders of the Ras/MAPK pathwayAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A.  170:1959-1966. 2016
    2016 Mice with missense and nonsense NF1 mutations display divergent phenotypes compared with human neurofibromatosis type IDisease Models and Mechanisms.  9:759-767. 2016
    2016 Overview of clinical cytogeneticsCurrent protocols in human genetics / editorial board, Jonathan L. Haines ... [et al.].  2016:8.1.1-8.1.13. 2016
    2015 High Incidence of Noonan Syndrome Features Including Short Stature and Pulmonic Stenosis in Patients carrying NF1 Missense Mutations Affecting p.Arg1809: Genotype-Phenotype CorrelationHuman Mutation.  36:1052-1063. 2015
    2015 Hypomagnesemia due to two novel TRPM6 mutationsJournal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism.  28:1373-1378. 2015
    2015 Pushing the envelope in genomics educationGenetics in Medicine.  17:857-858. 2015
    2015 The third international meeting on genetic disorders in the RAS/MAPK pathway: Towards a therapeutic approachAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A.  167:1741-1746. 2015
    2015 Partial trisomy 21: A fifty-year follow-up visitAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A.  167:1610-1613. 2015
    2015 Global implementation of genomic medicine: We are not aloneScience Translational Medicine.  7. 2015
    2015 How to know when physicians are ready for genomic medicineScience Translational Medicine.  7. 2015
    2015 Spinal neurofibromatosis and phenotypic heterogeneity in NF1 2015
    2014 Framework for development of physician competencies in genomic medicine: Report of the competencies working group of the inter-society coordinating committee for physician education in genomicsGenetics in Medicine.  16:804-809. 2014
    2014 Clinical response to Bevacizumab in schwannomatosisNeurology.  83:1986-1987. 2014
    2014 Sirolimus for progressive neurofibromatosis type 1-associated plexiform neurofibromas: A neurofibromatosis clinical trials consortium phase II studyNeuro-Oncology.  17:596-603. 2014
    2014 The medical genetics residency milestones.Journal of graduate medical education.  6:87-90. 2014
    2014 CTF meeting 2012: Translation of the basic understanding of the biology and genetics of NF1, NF2, and schwannomatosis toward the development of effective therapiesAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A.  164:563-578. 2014
    2014 Challenges in global genomics educationApplied and Translational Genomics.  3:128-129. 2014
    2014 Germline loss-of-function mutations in LZTR1 predispose to an inherited disorder of multiple schwannomasNature Genetics.  46:182-187. 2014
    2014 Phase 2 randomized, flexible crossover, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial of the farnesyltransferase inhibitor tipifarnib in children and young adults with neurofibromatosis type 1 and progressive plexiform neurofibromasNeuro-Oncology.  16:707-718. 2014
    2014 Prenatal whole-genome sequencing - Is the quest to know a fetus's future ethical?New England Journal of Medicine.  370:195-197. 2014
    2014 Prenatal whole-genome sequencing: Is the quest to know a fetus's future ethical?Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey.  69:197-199. 2014
    2014 Sirolimus for non-progressive NF1-associated plexiform neurofibromas: An NF clinical trials consortium phase II studyPediatric Blood and Cancer.  61:982-986. 2014
    2014 The effect of everolimus on renal angiomyolipoma in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex being treated for subependymal giant cell astrocytoma: Subgroup results from the randomized, placebo-controlled, Phase 3 trial EXIST-1Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation.  29:1203-1210. 2014
    2014 Validity and interexaminer reliability of a new method to quantify skin neurofibromas of neurofibromatosis 1 using paper framesOrphanet Journal of Rare Diseases.  9:202. 2014
    2013 Tuberous sclerosis complex diagnostic criteria update: Recommendations of the 2012 international tuberous sclerosis complex consensus conferencePediatric Neurology.  49:243-254. 2013
    2013 Tuberous sclerosis complex surveillance and management: Recommendations of the 2012 international tuberous sclerosis complex consensus conferencePediatric Neurology.  49:255-265. 2013
    2013 Genomic medicine: Educational challengesMolecular Genetics and Genomic Medicine.  1:119-122. 2013
    2013 Implementing genomic medicine in the clinic: The future is hereObstetrical and Gynecological Survey.  68:621-623. 2013
    2013 Response to Townsend et al.Genetics in Medicine.  15:752-753. 2013
    2013 Overview of molecular genetic diagnosisCurrent protocols in human genetics / editorial board, Jonathan L. Haines ... [et al.]2013
    2013 Genomic privacy in the information age 2013
    2013 New approaches to molecular diagnosisJournal of the American Medical Association.  309:1511-1521. 2013
    2013 Implementing genomic medicine in the clinic: The future is hereGenetics in Medicine.  15:258-267. 2013
    2013 Optimizing biologically targeted clinical trials for neurofibromatosisExpert Opinion on Investigational Drugs.  22:443-462. 2013
    2013 Phase I trial and pharmacokinetic study of sorafenib in children with neurofibromatosis type I and plexiform neurofibromasPediatric Blood and Cancer.  60:396-401. 2013
    2013 Update from the 2011 International Schwannomatosis Workshop: From genetics to diagnostic criteriaAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A.  161:405-416. 2013
    2013 ACMG recommendations for reporting of incidental findings in clinical exome and genome sequencingGenetics in Medicine.  15:565-574. 2013
    2013 Genetic literacy and competencyPediatrics.  132. 2013
    2013 Integration of genomics into medical practiceDiscovery medicine.  16:241-248. 2013
    2013 NeurofibromatosisHandbook of Clinical Neurology.  111:333-340. 2013
    2013 Preface 2013
    2013 Recommendations for imaging tumor response in neurofibromatosis clinical trials.Neurology.  81. 2013
    2012 Biochemical genetics. Introduction.Current protocols in human genetics / editorial board, Jonathan L. Haines ... [et al.].  Chapter 17. 2012
    2012 Exploring concordance and discordance for return of incidental findings from clinical sequencingGenetics in Medicine.  14:405-410. 2012
    2012 Consensus recommendations for current treatments and accelerating clinical trials for patients with neurofibromatosis type 2American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A.  158 A:24-41. 2012
    2012 Genetic and genomic competency in medical practiceAMA journal of ethics.  14:622-626. 2012
    2011 Competencies for the physician medical geneticist in the 21st centuryGenetics in Medicine.  13:911-912. 2011
    2011 Clinically relevant single gene or intragenic deletions encompassing critical neurodevelopmental genes in patients with developmental delay, mental retardation, and/or autism spectrum disordersAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A.  155:2386-2396. 2011
    2011 Genetics and genomics education: The next generationGenetics in Medicine.  13:201-202. 2011
    2011 Back to the future: Proceedings from the 2010 NF ConferenceAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A.  155:307-321. 2011
    2010 Introduction: Clinical molecular geneticsCurrent protocols in human genetics / editorial board, Jonathan L. Haines ... [et al.]2010
    2010 Phenotypic variability among café-au-lait macules in neurofibromatosis type 1Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.  63:440-447. 2010
    2010 Future Health Applications of Genomics. Priorities for Communication, Behavioral, and Social Sciences ResearchAmerican Journal of Preventive Medicine.  38:556-565. 2010
    2010 Cancer genetics: IntroductionCurrent protocols in human genetics / editorial board, Jonathan L. Haines ... [et al.]2010
    2010 Cancer geneticsCurrent protocols in human genetics / editorial board, Jonathan L. Haines ... [et al.]2010
    2010 Biochemical geneticsCurrent protocols in human genetics / editorial board, Jonathan L. Haines ... [et al.]2010
    2010 Proceedings from the 2009 genetic syndromes of the Ras/MAPK pathway: From bedside to bench and backAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A.  152:4-24. 2010
    2009 Consensus recommendations to accelerate clinical trials for neurofibromatosis type 2Clinical Cancer Research.  15:5032-5039. 2009
    2009 Neurofibromatosis type 1Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.  61:1-14. 2009
    2009 Cancer geneticsCurrent protocols in human genetics / editorial board, Jonathan L. Haines ... [et al.]2009
    2009 Clinical molecular geneticsCurrent protocols in human genetics / editorial board, Jonathan L. Haines ... [et al.]2009
    2009 AsktheGeneticistSM: Five years of online experienceGenetics in Medicine.  11:294-304. 2009
    2009 Clinical and mutational spectrum of neurofibromatosis type 1-like syndromeJournal of the American Medical Association.  302:2111-2118. 2009
    2009 Neurofibromatosis type 1 revisitedPediatrics.  123:124-133. 2009
    2008 Biochemical geneticsCurrent protocols in human genetics / editorial board, Jonathan L. Haines ... [et al.]2008
    2008 Clinical cytogeneticsCurrent protocols in human genetics / editorial board, Jonathan L. Haines ... [et al.]2008
    2008 Characterization of Apparently Balanced Chromosomal Rearrangements from the Developmental Genome Anatomy Project (DOI:10.1016/j.ajhg.2008.01.011)American Journal of Human Genetics.  83:425-427. 2008
    2008 Statins, bone, and neurofibromatosis type 1BMC Medicine.  6. 2008
    2008 Advances in genetic testing and applications in newborn medicine 2008
    2008 Report of the Banbury Summit Meeting on the evolving role of the medical geneticist, February 12-14, 2006Genetics in Medicine.  10:502-507. 2008
    2008 Developing a national collaborative study system for rare genetic diseasesGenetics in Medicine.  10:325-329. 2008
    2008 Cancer risk assessment and the genetic counseling process: Using hereditary breast and ovarian cancer as an exampleMedical Principles and Practice.  17:173-189. 2008
    2008 Characterization of Apparently Balanced Chromosomal Rearrangements from the Developmental Genome Anatomy ProjectAmerican Journal of Human Genetics.  82:712-722. 2008
    2008 Focus on research: Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome, aging, and the nuclear laminaNew England Journal of Medicine.  358:552-554. 2008
    2007 Genetic Testing in Cardiovascular DiseaseJournal of the American College of Cardiology.  50:727-737. 2007
    2007 NF1 plexiform neurofibroma growth rate by volumetric MRI: Relationship to age and body weightNeurology.  68:643-647. 2007
    2007 Disruption of diacylglycerol kinase delta (DGKD) associated with seizures in humans and miceAmerican Journal of Human Genetics.  80:792-799. 2007
    2007 Overview of genetic diagnosis in cancer.Current protocols in human genetics / editorial board, Jonathan L. Haines ... [et al.].  Chapter 10. 2007
    2006 Impact of neurofibromatosis 1 on quality of life: A cross-sectional study of 176 American casesAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A.  140:1893-1898. 2006
    2006 Pathophysiology of neurofibromatosis type 1ACP journal club.  144:842-849. 2006
    2006 Overview of molecular genetic diagnosis.Current protocols in human genetics / editorial board, Jonathan L. Haines ... [et al.].  Chapter 9. 2006
    2005 Genetics training in the genomic eraCurrent Opinion in Pediatrics.  17:747-750. 2005
    2005 Report of Banbury Summit meeting on training of physicians in medical genetics, October 20-22, 2004Genetics in Medicine.  7:433-438. 2005
    2005 Genetics in medical practice: The need for ultimate makeoverGenetics in Medicine.  7:293-294. 2005
    2005 Case 13-2005: A 48-year-old man with weakness of the limbs and multiple tumors of spinal nervesNew England Journal of Medicine.  352:1800-1808. 2005
    2005 MR imaging of abdominopelvic involvement in neurofibromatosis type 1: A review of 43 patients 2005
    2005 Psychiatric genetics: A survey of psychiatrists' knowledge, opinions, and practice patternsJournal of Clinical Psychiatry.  66:821-830. 2005
    2005 Superficial neurofibroma: A lesion with unique MRI characteristics in patients with neurofibromatosis type IAmerican Journal of Roentgenology.  184:962-968. 2005
    2005 The case for strategic international alliances to harness nutritional genomics for public and personal health 2005
    2005 The phakomatosesClinics in Dermatology.  23:78-84. 2005
    2004 Outline of a medical genetics curriculum for internal medicine residency training programsGenetics in Medicine.  6:543-547. 2004
    2004 Basic geneticsPrimary Care: Clinics in Office Practice.  31:461-478. 2004
    2004 Phenotype characterization and natural history of spondylothoracic dysplasia syndrome: A series of 27 new casesAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A.  128 A:120-126. 2004
    2004 The phakomatosesNeuroimaging Clinics of North America.  14:139-148. 2004
    2004 Integration of genetics into medical practiceGrowth Hormone and IGF Research.  14. 2004
    2003 Deletion of the SLUG (SNAI2) gene results in human piebaldismAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A.  122 A:125-132. 2003
    2003 Deletion of the SLUG (SNAI2) gene results in human piebaldism.American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A.  122A:125-132. 2003
    2003 Rib defects in patterns of multiple malformations: A retrospective review and phenotypic analysis of 47 casesAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A.  122 A:63-69. 2003
    2003 Rib defects in patterns of multiple malformations: a retrospective review and phenotypic analysis of 47 cases.American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A.  122A:63-69. 2003
    2003 Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours in neurofibromatosis type 1: MRI supports the diagnosis of malignant plexiform neurofibroma 2003
    2003 Early childhood hearing loss: Clinical and molecular genetics. An educational slide set of the American College of Medical GeneticsGenetics in Medicine.  5:338-341. 2003
    2003 Human chromosome 7: DNA sequence and biologyScience.  300:767-772. 2003
    2003 Interobserver reproducibility of volumetric MR imaging measurements of plexiform neurofibromasAmerican Journal of Roentgenology.  180:419-423. 2003
    2003 What's new in neurogenetics? Amish microcephalyEuropean Journal of Paediatric Neurology.  7:393-394. 2003
    2002 Genetics and medical practice: New approaches to "old" disordersCurrent Opinion in Pediatrics.  14:688-690. 2002
    2002 Clinical features and pathobiology of neurofibromatosis 1Journal of Child Neurology.  17:573-577. 2002
    2002 Determination of end points for treatment of neurofibromatosis 1Journal of Child Neurology.  17:642-645. 2002
    2002 Effectiveness of sequencing connexin 26 (GJB2) in cases of familial or sporadic childhood deafness referred for molecular diagnostic testingGenetics in Medicine.  4:279-288. 2002
    2002 Plexiform neurofibromas in NF1: Toward biologic-based therapyNeurology.  58:1461-1470. 2002
    2002 Cardiovascular disease in neurofibromatosis 1: Report of the NF1 Cardiovascular Task ForceGenetics in Medicine.  4:105-111. 2002
    2002 Anaesthetic management of children with tuberous sclerosis 2002
    2002 Genetics in medical practice.Genetics in Medicine.  4:10S-14S. 2002
    2002 Integration of genetics into clinical teaching in medical school education.Genetics in Medicine.  4:33S-38S. 2002
    2002 NF1 mutations in neurofibromatosis 1 patients with plexiform neurofibromas.Human Mutation.  19:309. 2002
    2001 Genetic testing and medical practiceCurrent Opinion in Pediatrics.  13:547-549. 2001
    2001 Abdominal migraine in children with neurofibromatosis type 1: A case series and review of gastrointestinal involvement in NF1Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition.  33:149-154. 2001
    2001 Diagnosis of FS should not be made until PKS is ruled out [2] (multiple letters)American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A.  102:306. 2001
    2001 Overview of clinical cytogenetics.Current protocols in human genetics / editorial board, Jonathan L. Haines ... [et al.].  Chapter 8:Unit-8.1. 2001
    2001 Diagnosis and management of neurofibromatosis type 1Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports.  1:162-167. 2001
    2001 American College of Medical Genetics Consensus Statement on Factor V Leiden Mutation TestingGenetics in Medicine.  3:139-148. 2001
    2001 Connexin 26 studies in patients with sensorineural hearing lossJAMA Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.  127:1037-1042. 2001
    2001 Townes-Brocks syndrome versus expanded spectrum hemifacial microsomia: Review of eight patients and further evidence of a "hot spot" for mutation in the SALL1 geneGenetics in Medicine.  3:310-313. 2001
    2000 Integration of genetics into medical practice: Ethical, legal, and social perspectiveCurrent Opinion in Pediatrics.  12:585-588. 2000
    2000 Cardiovascular malformations and other cardiovascular abnormalities in neurofibromatosis 1American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A.  95:108-117. 2000
    2000 Discordant phenotype in monozygotic twins with Fryns syndromeAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A.  94:42-45. 2000
    2000 Medical education in the 'postgenomic era'.Postgraduate medicine.  108:15-18. 2000
    2000 Medical education in the 'postgenomic era': How will genetics information be disseminated and integrated?Postgraduate medicine.  108:15-18. 2000
    2000 New genetics of hearing lossBirth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology.  61:163-164. 2000
    2000 New genetics of hearing loss.Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology.  61:163-164. 2000
    2000 Summary of the Association of Professors of Human and Medical Genetics Fourth Annual WorkshopAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A.  90:169-172. 2000
    2000 Advances in neurofibromatosis 2 (NF2): A workshop reportJournal of Neurogenetics.  14:63-106. 2000
    2000 Growth in North American white children with neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1)Journal of Medical Genetics.  37:933-938. 2000
    2000 Malignancy in neurofibromatosis type 1 2000
    2000 NF1 microdeletion syndrome: Refined FISH characterization of sporadic and familial deletions with locus-specific probesAmerican Journal of Human Genetics.  66:100-109. 2000
    1999 Pediatrics in the era of genetic medicineCurrent Opinion in Pediatrics.  11:549-550. 1999
    1999 PTEN mutation spectrum and genotype-phenotype correlations in Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome suggest a single entity with Cowden syndromeHuman Molecular Genetics.  8:1461-1472. 1999
    1999 Descriptive analysis of tibial pseudarthrosis in patients with neurofibromatosis 1American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A.  84:413-419. 1999
    1999 Plexiform neurofibromasAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A.  89:31-37. 1999
    1999 Emerging approaches toward the treatment of neurofibromatosesGenetics in Medicine.  1:158-164. 1999
    1999 Genetic testing for patients with renal disease: Procedures, pitfalls, and ethical considerationsSeminars in Nephrology.  19:319-326. 1999
    1999 Retrospecive analysis of patients with overlapping features of townes‐brocks syndrome and goldenhar syndromeGenetics in Medicine.  1:56. 1999
    1999 Structural anomalies reveajed by neuroimaging studies in the brains of patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 and large deletionsGenetics in Medicine.  1:136-140. 1999
    1998 Identification of a novel genetic locus for familial cardiac myxomas and Carney complexCirculation.  98:2560-2566. 1998
    1998 The hereditary dystonias: An emerging story with a twistAnnals of Neurology.  44:4-5. 1998
    1998 Complex familial rearrangement of chromosome 9p24.3 detected by FISHAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A.  76:306-309. 1998
    1998 Genetic heterogeneity of Saethre-Chotzen syndrome, due to TWIST and FGFR mutationsAmerican Journal of Human Genetics.  62:1370-1380. 1998
    1998 Genetic variation in the 3′ untranslated region of the neurofibromatosis 1 gene: Application to unequal allelic expressionSomatic Cell and Molecular Genetics.  24:107-119. 1998
    1998 GeneticsCurrent Opinion in Pediatrics.  10:607-608. 1998
    1997 The diagnostic evaluation and multidisciplinary management of neurofibromatosis 1 and neurofibromatosis 2Journal of the American Medical Association.  278:51-57. 1997
    1997 Neurocutaneous syndromes: Neurofibromatosis 1, neurofibromatosis 2, and tuberous sclerosisCurrent Opinion in Neurology.  10:131-136. 1997
    1997 Genetic haterogeneity of familial atrial myxoma syndromes (Carney complex)American Journal of Cardiology.  79:994-995. 1997
    1997 Deletion of the entire NF1 gene causing distinct manifestations in a familyAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A.  69:98-101. 1997
    1997 Somatic mosaicism for deletion of the entire NFI gene identified by FISHHuman Genetics.  99:209-213. 1997
    1997 Limb anomalies in DiGeorge and CHARGE syndromesAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A.  68:179-181. 1997
    1997 Genetics: Editorial overviewCurrent Opinion in Pediatrics.  9:597-599. 1997
    1996 Pitfalls in the interpretation of molecular diagnostic testsJournal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis.  10:368-374. 1996
    1996 Allele-specific replication of 15q11-q13 loci: A diagnostic test for detection of uniparental disomyAmerican Journal of Human Genetics.  59:423-430. 1996
    1996 Ophthalmological issues in the neurofibromatosesJournal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus.  33:255-259. 1996
    1996 Distal 8p deletion (8)(p23.1): An easily missed chromosomal abnormality that may be associated with congenital heart defect and mental retardationAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A.  62:77-83. 1996
    1996 Distal 8p deletion (8)(p23.1): an easily missed chromosomal abnormality that may be associated with congenital heart defect and mental retardation.American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A.  62:77-83. 1996
    1996 ARMS test for diagnosis of factor V(Leiden) mutation, a common cause of inherited thrombotic tendencyJournal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis.  10:414-417. 1996
    1996 ARMS test for diagnosis of factor VLeiden mutation, a common cause of inherited thrombotic tendency.Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis.  10:414-417. 1996
    1996 Advances in molecular diagnosisCurrent Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology.  8:130-134. 1996
    1996 Genetics and the populationCurrent Opinion in Pediatrics.  8:615-617. 1996
    1996 Neurobehavioral profiles of children with neurofibromatosis 1 referred for learning disabilities are sex-specificAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A.  67:127-132. 1996
    1996 Pitfalls in the interpretation of molecular diagnostic tests.Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis.  10:368-374. 1996
    1995 Molecular diagnosisNew England Journal of Medicine.  332:1499-1502. 1995
    1995 "New" mechanisms of genetic disease.Current Opinion in Pediatrics.  7:695-698. 1995
    1995 17q Inversion involving the neurofibromatosis type one locus in a family with neurofibromatosis type oneAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A.  60:312-316. 1995
    1995 CHARGE association in a child with de novo inverted duplication (14)(q22→q24.3)American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A.  57:610-614. 1995
    1995 Deletion of the entire NF1 gene detected by fish: Four deletion patients associated with severe manifestationsAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A.  59:528-535. 1995
    1995 Molecular medicine molecular diagnosisNew England Journal of Medicine.  332:1218-1221. 1995
    1995 Preliminary phenotypic map of chromosome 4p16 based on 4p deletionsAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A.  57:581-586. 1995
    1994 The evolving role of clinical genetics in medicine: CommentaryCurrent Opinion in Pediatrics.  6:687-689. 1994
    1993 Neuroimaging in children with neurofibromatosis type 1.Journal of Pediatrics.  122:834-835. 1993
    1993 Advances in genetic diagnosisCurrent Opinion in Pediatrics.  5:720-727. 1993
    1993 Genetics: Editorial overviewCurrent Opinion in Pediatrics.  5:705-706. 1993
    1993 Interstitial deletion of distal chromosome 4p in a patient without classical Wolf-Hirschhorn syndromeAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A.  45:97-100. 1993
    1993 National Neurofibromatosis Foundation International DatabaseAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A.  45:88-91. 1993
    1993 Neuroimaging in children with neurofibromatosis type 1Journal of Pediatrics.  122:834. 1993
    1993 Patterns of Seizures Observed in Association with Neurofibromatosis 1Epilepsia.  34:616-620. 1993
    1993 Stage III neuroblastoma over 1 year of age at diagnosis: Improved survival with intensive multimodality therapy including multiple alkylating agentsJournal of Clinical Oncology.  11:84-90. 1993
    1993 The Human Genome Project: Implications for the practicing obstetricianObstetrics and Gynecology.  81:458-462. 1993
    1992 Diagnostic outcome in children with multiple cafe au lait spotsPediatrics.  90:924-927. 1992
    1992 A Neurogeneticist's PerspectiveEthics and Behavior.  2:131-133. 1992
    1992 A syndrome of autosomal dominant alternating hemiplegia: Clinical presentation mimicking intractable epilepsy; chromosomal studies; and physiologic investigationsNeurology.  42:2251-2257. 1992
    1992 Case vignette: genetic secrets.Ethics and Behavior.  2:129-139. 1992
    1992 Characterization of N-myc amplification in a human neuroblastoma cell line by clones isolated following the phenol emulsion reassociation technique and by hexagonal field gel electrophoresis.Mammalian Genome.  2:11-20. 1992
    1992 Prediction of dystrophin phenotype by DNA analysis in Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophyPediatric Neurology.  8:432-436. 1992
    1991 Characterization of N-myc amplification in a human neuroblastoma cell line by clones isolated following the phenol emulsion reassociation technique and by hexagonal field gel electrophoresisMammalian Genome.  2:11-20. 1991
    1991 Consistent cytogenetic aberrations in hepatoblastoma: A common pathway of genetic alterations in embryonal liver and skeletal muscle malignancies? 1991
    1991 Galactose metabolism and reproductive history in women with type 1 neurofibromatosisAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A.  39:502-508. 1991
    1991 Genetics: Editorial overviewCurrent Opinion in Pediatrics.  3:1021-1023. 1991
    1991 Locomotor problems in infantile facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy: Retrospective study of 9 patientsActa Orthopaedica.  62:367-371. 1991
    1991 Stage IV neuroblastoma in infants. Long‐term survivalCancer.  67:1493-1497. 1991
    1990 myc Gene Amplification and Expression in Primary Human NeuroblastomaCancer Research.  50:1459-1463. 1990
    1990 Genetic linkage of the human apolipoprotein AI-CIII-AIV gene cluster and the neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) geneGenomics.  7:633-637. 1990
    1990 Phenotypic heterogeneity of spinal muscular atrophy mapping to chromosome 5q11.2-13.3 (SMA 5q)Neurology.  40:1831-1836. 1990
    1989 Flanking markers for the gene causing von Recklinghausen neurofibromatosis (NF1)American Journal of Human Genetics.  44:30-32. 1989
    1988 The neurofibromatoses. What do we know about them?Postgraduate medicine.  83:79-88. 1988
    1987 Genetic linkage of von Recklinghausen neurofibromatosis to the nerve growth factor receptor geneCell.  49:589-594. 1987
    1987 Linkage analysis in von Recklinghausen neurofibromatosis (NF1) with DNA markers for chromosome 17Genomics.  1:346-348. 1987
    1987 Rapid cloning of multiple amplified nucleotide sequences from human neuroblastoma cell lines by phenol emulsion competitive DNA reassociationGene.  51:53-59. 1987
    1987 ReplyAnnals of Neurology.  22:96-97. 1987
    1986 Amplification and Rearrangement of DNA Sequences from the Chromosomal Region 2p24 in Human NeuroblastomasCancer Research.  46:5297-5301. 1986
    1986 Bilateral lucency of the globus pallidus complicating methylmalonic acidemiaAnnals of Neurology.  20:364-366. 1986
    1986 DNA-based detection of chromosome deletion and amplification: Diagnostic and mechanistic significance 1986
    1986 Novel DNA rearrangement phenomena associated with DNA amplification in human neuroblastomas and neuroblastoma cell lines.Progress in clinical and biological research.  209 A:601-612. 1986
    1986 Use of Y chromosome specific probes to detect low level sex chromosome mosaicism 1986
    1985 Differential amplification, assembly, and relocation of multiple DNA sequences in human neuroblastomas and neuroblastoma cell lines 1985
    1985 Facioscapulohumeral dystrophy presenting in infancy with facial diplegia and sensorineural deafnessAnnals of Neurology.  17:513-516. 1985
    1985 Familial aggregation of small congenital nevomelanocytic neviAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A.  22:315-326. 1985
    1983 'Killian syndrome', Pallister mosaic syndrome, or Mosaic tetrasomy 12P? An analysisDysmorphology and clinical genetics : official publication of the Center for Birth Defects Information Services, Inc.  1:2-5. 1983
    1982 Centromeres are arranged in clusters throughout the muntjac cell cycleExperimental Cell Research.  139:393-396. 1982
    1980 Absence of true interchromosomal connectives in microsurgically isolated chromosomesExperimental Cell Research.  130:377-385. 1980
    1979 T antigen banding on chromosomes of simian virus 40 infected muntjac cells.Cytogenetic and Genome Research.  24:27-36. 1979
    1978 Microsurgically-extracted metaphase chromosomes of the Indian muntjac examined with phase contrast and scanning electron microscopyExperimental Cell Research.  111:83-93. 1978
    1977 Random arrangement of mitotic chromosomes in radial metaphases of the Indian muntjacCytogenetic and Genome Research.  19:335-343. 1977
    1976 The role of trypsin in the pre-treatment of chromosomes for giemsa bandingHuman Genetics.  31:27-33. 1976
    1975 Dynamic aspects of trypsin-Giemsa bandingHumangenetik.  28:233-237. 1975
    1975 SEX-CHROMOSOME ABNORMALITIES IN HUSBANDS AND WIVES 1975
    1975 Optimum pH for nuclear sex identification using quinacrine 1975
    1974 A 21/21 tandem translocation with satellites on both long and short armsJournal of Medical Genetics.  11:297-299. 1974
    1974 Cytogenetic and immunologic studies in chickens with autoimmune thyroiditisJournal of Heredity.  65:219-222. 1974

    Book

    Year Title Altmetric
    2022 Emery and Rimoin's Principles and Practice of Medical Genetics and Genomics: Hematologic, Renal, and Immunologic Disorders 2022
    2020 Emery and Rimoin’s Principles and Practice of Medical Genetics and Genomics: Metabolic Disorders 2020
    2019 Emery and Rimoin's Principles and Practice of Medical Genetics and Genomics: Cardiovascular, Respiratory, and Gastrointestinal Disorders 2019
    2018 Emery and rimoin’s principles and practice of medical genetics and genomics: Clinical principles and applications 2018
    2017 Introduction to Human Genetics 2017
    2013 Emery and Rimoin's principles and practice of medical genetics 2013
    2013 Emery and Rimoin's Principles and Practice of Medical Genetics 2013
    2009 Introduction to Human Genetics 2009

    Chapter

    Year Title Altmetric
    2022 Preparing the workforce for genomic medicine: International challenges and strategies.  131-139. 2022
    2018 Genetic Testing Techniques.  47-64. 2018
    2018 Nature and frequency of genetic disease.  47-51. 2018
    2017 Approaches to Personalized Medicine in Pediatric Neurology.  1244-1247. 2017
    2017 Chromosomes and Chromosomal Abnormalities.  268-276. 2017
    2017 Phakomatoses and allied conditions.  362-372. 2017
    2017 Overview of genetic diagnosis in cancer.  10.1.1-10.1.9. 2017
    2017 Genetic Testing Techniques.  47-64. 2017
    2016 Teaching and Training Medicine in Genomic Era.  237-246. 2016
    2016 Neurofibromatosis type 1.  401-407. 2016
    2016 Phakomatoses.  833-845. 2016
    2014 Nature and Frequency of Genetic Disease 2014
    2014 The Phakomatoses 2014
    2013 Nature and Frequency of Genetic Disease.  1-4. 2013
    2013 The Phakomatoses.  1-45. 2013
    2012 Human Genome Project, Genomics, and Clinical Research.  707-725. 2012
    2012 Natural history of plexiform neurofibromas.  59-70. 2012
    2012 Translational/clinical studies in children and adults with neurofibromatosis type 1.  625-657. 2012
    2012 Principles of Genetics.  184-187. 2012
    2011 The Neurofibromatoses.  1-14. 2011
    2009 Neurofibromatosis type 1.  401-407. 2009
    2008 Introduction to Human Genetics.  265-287. 2008
    2007 Human genome project, genomics, and clinical research.  405-420. 2007
    2006 Mendelian inheritance.  3-8. 2006
    2006 Carrier Screening.  238-267. 2006
    2003 Genetic Testing for Neurologic Disorders.  183-187. 2003
    2003 The Neurofibromatoses.  1076-1082. 2003

    Research Overview

  • Genomic medicine; diagnosis and treatment of neurofibromatosis, tuberous sclerosis complex, von Hippel-Lindau disease; Neurogenetics; Undiagnosed Disease Program
  • Principal Investigator On

  • A Phase II Study of Everolimus (RAD001) for Children with Neurofibromatosis Type I and Chemotherapy-Refractory Radiographic Progressive Low-Grade  awarded by Children's Tumor Foundation
  • A Randomized Phase II Trial of Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 (rhBMP-2) in Surgical Treatment of Tibial Pseudarthrosis in Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF-1)  awarded by Children's Tumor Foundation
  • Characterizing Novel NF-1 Mouse Models and Developing New Therapeutic Interventions  awarded by Children's Tumor Foundation
  • Clinical Trial Award - Selumentinib for the Prevention of Plexiform Neurofibroma Growth and Morbidity in Young Children with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1)  awarded by DOD - Department of Defense
  • DNA Sequencing for Newborn Nurseries in the South  awarded by HUDSONALPHA INSTITUTE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY
  • Dermal NF Biobank Award  awarded by Children's Tumor Foundation
  • Early Biomarkers of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Infants with Tuberous Sclerosis  awarded by CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL (BOSTON)
  • Implementation of Whole Genome Sequencing as Screening in a Diverse Cohort of Healthy Infants  awarded by Brigham and Women's Hospital
  • NF BioBank Pilot Award (Registry)  awarded by Children's Tumor Foundation
  • NFCTC Data Management Support  awarded by Children's Tumor Foundation
  • Neurofibromatosis Clinical Consortium Award  awarded by DOD - ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH ACQUISITION ACTIVITY
  • Neurofibromatosis Consortium  awarded by DOD - ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH ACQUISITION ACTIVITY
  • Neurofibromatosis Research Program Clinical Trial Consortium Award  awarded by DOD - ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH ACQUISITION ACTIVITY
  • Paired Tissue Biopsy for Target Inhibition and Immune Microenvironment Changes in Patients with NF1 and MPNST Treated with MEK, Bromodomain, and Checkpoint Inhibitors  awarded by Children's Tumor Foundation
  • Phase I Trial of Sorafenib in Children with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) and Inoperable Plexiform Neurofibromas (PN)  awarded by Children's Tumor Foundation
  • Private Grant  awarded by NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
  • Private Grant  awarded by NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
  • Private Grant  awarded by Genentech
  • Private Grant  awarded by Pfizer Inc., U.S. Pharmaceuticals Group
  • Private Grant  awarded by NOVO NORDISK PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
  • Private Grant  awarded by EXELIXIS, INC.
  • Private Grant  awarded by NOVARTIS INSTITUTES FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH, INC.
  • Private Grant  awarded by Medtronic Sofamor Danek
  • Private Grant  awarded by Pfizer Inc., U.S. Pharmaceuticals Group
  • Private Grant  awarded by Pfizer Inc., U.S. Pharmaceuticals Group
  • Private Grant  awarded by ONCOVIR INC
  • Private Grant  awarded by ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
  • Southern All of Us Network  awarded by NIH - OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
  • Southern All of Us Network  awarded by NIH - OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
  • Spatial Learning in Children with NF1 Assessed Using a Novel Computerized Task  awarded by CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL (BOSTON)
  • Summer Undergraduate Research Experiences in Genomic Medicine (SURE-GM)  awarded by National Human Genome Research Institute/NIH/DHHS
  • TSC Natural History Database  awarded by Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance
  • TSC Natural History Database Project  awarded by Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance
  • The Neurofibromatosis Clinical Trials Consortium  awarded by DOD - ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH ACQUISITION ACTIVITY
  • The Risk and Clinical And Molecular Characteristics of Breast Cancer in Women with Neurofibromatosis Type 1  awarded by HENRY FORD HOSPITAL
  • The Risk and Clinical and Molecule Characteristics of Breast Cancer in Women with Neurofibromatosis Type 1  awarded by HENRY FORD HOSPITAL
  • Third International Meeting on Genetic Syndromes of the Ras/MAPK Pathway  awarded by National Cancer Institute/NIH/DHHS
  • Third International Meeting on Genetic Syndromes of the Ras/MAPK Pathway: Towards a Therapeutic Approach  awarded by March of Dimes
  • UAB Mental Retardation Research Center - Core D  awarded by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH/DHHS
  • UAB-HudsonAlpha Genomic Medicine Training Program  awarded by National Human Genome Research Institute/NIH/DHHS
  • UAB-HudsonAlpha Genomic Medicine Training Program  awarded by National Human Genome Research Institute/NIH/DHHS
  • Investigator On

  • Center for Clinical and Translational Science (3 Linked Awards UL1, KL2, TL1)  awarded by National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences/NIH/DHHS
  • Early Biomarkers of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Infants with Tuberous Sclerosis  awarded by CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL (BOSTON)
  • Exploring Nonsense Suppression as a Treatment for NF1  awarded by GILBERT FAMILY FOUNDATION'S GENE THERAPY INITIATIVE, LLC (GTI)
  • Integrating Genomic Risk Assessment for Chronic Disease Management in a Diverse Population  awarded by National Human Genome Research Institute/NIH/DHHS
  • Loss of NF1 drives Hormone Dependent Mammary Carcinogenesis in a Rat Model with Intact Immune System  awarded by National Cancer Institute/NIH/DHHS
  • NF1 Gene Rescue in Translational Animal Models  awarded by GILBERT FAMILY FOUNDATION'S GENE THERAPY INITIATIVE, LLC (GTI)
  • NF1 RNA Repair Based on Therapeutic Ribozymes  awarded by GILBERT FAMILY FOUNDATION'S GENE THERAPY INITIATIVE, LLC (GTI)
  • Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Dermal Neurofibroma Longitudinal Natural History Study and Selumetinib Clinical Trial  awarded by Johns Hopkins University
  • Private Grant  awarded by NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
  • Private Grant  awarded by SPRINGWORKS THERAPEUTICS ^
  • Training Program in the Neurobiology of Cognition and Cognitive Disorders  awarded by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke/NIH/DHHS
  • UAB Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) (3 Linked Awards UL1, KL2, TL1)  awarded by National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences/NIH/DHHS
  • UAB Mental Retardation Research Center  awarded by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH/DHHS
  • UAB Mental Retardation Research Center - Core A  awarded by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH/DHHS
  • UAB Pilot Center for Precision Animal Modeling (C-PAM)  awarded by NIH - OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
  • UAB Pilot Center for Precision Animal Modeling (C-PAM) - Preclinical/Co-Clinical Section  awarded by NIH - OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
  • UAB Research and Education Program in Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Neuropathology  awarded by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke/NIH/DHHS
  • Education And Training

  • Children's Hospital Boston, Internship
  • Boston Children's Hospital Medicine, Residency
  • Children's Hospital Boston, Residency
  • Harvard-Longwood Neurology Training Program Neurology, Residency
  • Massachusetts General Hospital, Residency
  • Harvard Medical School Genetics Training Program, Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • Massachusetts General Hospital, Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • Doctor of Medicine, Cornell University 1980
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Genetics, The Rockefeller University 1979
  • Full Name

  • Bruce Korf