Professional experience
Senior Staff Scientist at The Scripps Research Institute Florida and faculty experience at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology.
Career profile
Accomplishments
Recovered highlights from the original professional website, organized around research, diagnostics, discovery, innovation, and mentorship.
Research contributions
Pioneering work in non-coding RNA genetics, including neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, and Fragile X syndrome.
Clinical diagnostics
Founded and directed Express Gene Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory, with professional experience reviewing, approving, and signing a large volume of genetic test reports.
Innovations and patents
His professional record includes authored and co-authored books and patents related to human genetics and antisense RNA.
Significant publications
Co-authored research on antisense non-coding RNA published in Science and first-authored work in Nature Medicine examining antisense RNA molecules in Alzheimer’s disease.
Genetic discovery
Research linked UBAP1 to spastic paraplegia and related neuromuscular disorders.
Autism research
Developed a genetic diagnostic panel focused on Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Teaching and mentorship
Teaching experience includes epigenetics of neurological disorders and mentorship of Ph.D. students, postdoctoral researchers, and undergraduates.