Head of Human Genetics and Senior Group Leader, Welcome Sanger Institute

Affiliations: Wellcome Sanger Institute

Matthew Hurles leads a research group focused on deciphering the genetic causes of severe developmental disorders, and understanding how DNA mutates as it is passed from generation to generation. He is the Director of Human Genetics at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and a co-PI on the new Wellcome Trust funded project Spectrum 10K which will be testing for common genetic variants in autism, and how these interact with environmental factors to influence outcome and wellbeing in autistic people.

Website

Projects

• Private: Genetics and autism  

Return to staff directory