Active Research Projects

• Cerebral palsy and congenital heart disease
• Neurodevelopmental outcomes in neonatal seizures
• Muscular dystrophy clinical trials
• Genetics of muscular dystrophy
• MEGF10 myopathy
• Cockayne syndrome

Research Labs

Kang Lab

The Kang Laboratory focuses on the genetics of muscular dystrophy, and the core project involves gene discovery in limb girdle muscular dystrophy and other muscle diseases.  The laboratory makes use of exome and genome sequencing technologies, supplemented as needed by linkage analyses and other approaches.  Dr. Kang and his collaborators enroll research subjects with undiagnosed muscle diseases for these studies.

Laboratory Members

• Christine Bruels, PhD
• Dorianmarie Vargas-Franco, PhD
• Rachel Davis
• Raghav Kalra
• Emily McGaughy
• Brandon Lachtman