Christopher Walsh, MD, PhD

Christopher Walsh, MD, PhD

Hamilton Kuhn Professor of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School
Bullard Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Chief, Division of Genetics, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Department: Neurology
Address:
Harvard Medical School
Armenise 616
200 Longwood Ave
Boston, MA 02115

Phone: 617-432-1715
Email: cwalsh@bidmc.harvard.edu; christopher_walsh@hms.harvard.edu
URL: Christopher Walsh, MD, PhD's Web Site

Biography

Research:
• Genetics Research
• Molecular Genetics of Human Cerebral Cortical Development

Overview: Dr. Walsh is interested in fundamental mechanisms governing development of the cerebral cortex. He is interested in genes that control neuronal proliferation and cell fate selection and genes that regulate neuronal migration.

Research Projects:

RO1_MH083565 - Finding autism genes by genomic copy number analysis
RO1_NS032457-08A1 - Cell identity determination in cerebral cortex
PO1_NS40043 - Signal Transduction in Neuron Migration and Axon Guidanc