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Occupation Clinical and molecular geneticist, physician Alma maters Rockefeller University, Cornell University | ||
Autism what we know and what we don t know yet wendy chung
Wendy Chung is an American clinical and molecular geneticist and physician. She currently directs the clinical genetics program at Columbia University and serves as Herbert Irving Associate Professor of Pediatrics. She is the author of 80 peer-reviewed articles and 20 chapters and has won several awards as a physician, researcher, and professor.
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- Autism what we know and what we don t know yet wendy chung
- Dr wendy chung describes details of sensory processing in the autistic brain
- Early life and education
- Career
- Personal life
- References
Her research "relates to the molecular genetics of obesity and diabetes in rodents and humans, the genetic basis of congenital heart disease, cardiomyopathies, arrhythmias, long QT Syndrome, pulmonary hypertension, endocrinopathies, congenital diaphragmatic hernias, cleft lip/cleft palate, seizures, mental retardation, inherited metabolic conditions and breast and pancreatic cancer susceptibility."
Dr wendy chung describes details of sensory processing in the autistic brain
Early life and education
Chung was born in Nebraska and raised in southern Florida. Her parents were involved in science and medicine: her father was an organic chemistry professor and her mother worked in a medical laboratory. She was the first Miami-Dade County public high school student to win the Westinghouse Science Talent Search, the predecessor to the Regeneron Science Talent Search. In high school, Chung was valedictorian and a National Merit Scholar.
Chung earned a bachelor's degree at Cornell University, graduating in 1990. She earned a Ph.D. from Rockefeller University in 1996 and a M.D. from Cornell University in 1998. She was a graduate student of Dr. Rudy Leibel at Rockefeller, who described her as a "triple threat" due to her capability as an "equally gifted scientist, clinician, and teacher."
Career
In addition to her work teaching at Columbia and directing Columbia's clinical genetics program, she directs the Pediatric Heart Network Genetic Core, the Pediatric Neuromuscular Network Molecular Core, the New York Obesity Center Molecular Genetics Core and the Diabetes and Endocrine Research Center Molecular Genetics Core. Chung also directs the fellowship program in Cytogenetics and Molecular Genetics at Columbia University, supervises medical education in human genetics at Columbia University Medical School, and directs clinical research at the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative, where she is the principal investigator of the foundation's Simons Variation in Individuals Project.
In April 2014, Chung spoke at TED2014, delivering a talk called "What We Know About Autism."
Chung was named one of New York Magazine's "best doctors" and one of America's "top doctors" by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. in a survey conducted when more than 250,000 "leading doctors" were asked to "name America's best physicians in various specialties." She received the American Academy of Pediatrics Young Investigator Award, the Medical Achievement Award from Bonei Olam, and a career development award from Doris Duke.
Personal life
She has two sons and spends most of her free time with her family.