Division of Genetics & Genomics
Overview
Have you or your child been diagnosed with a disorder of brain development? Do you have unanswered questions about what caused it or are you looking for management strategies and clinical support? Our researchers and clinicians are here to help.
In the Walsh Lab, the dynamic relationship between research and clinical care brings cutting edge genetic studies and comprehensive medical care of rare brain development disorders to individuals and families around the world. Our researchers are working to understand the genes underlying brain structure and function, and our clinicians combine their many years’ experience with new discoveries to provide the best possible patient care. We invite you to participate in our research or make an appointment in our clinics – or both!
Gene Discovery in the Walsh Lab
This five-minute video recounts one family’s years-long engagement with our lab. Two of their children were born with a small head size (microcephaly) and developed seizures. After their second child was diagnosed, they reached out to our specialists in the Brain Development and Genetics Clinic and enrolled in our genetic research. Their participation in our study helped lead to the discovery of the gene associated with their children’s condition and provided an explanation for this rare disorder that also affects other families around the world.