Joseph Gerard Gleeson MD
Director of Neuroscience Research at Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine and Rady Professor of Neuroscience at UC San Diego School of Medicine
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8010 Frost StSte 510San Diego, CA 92123
Phone+1 858-966-5819
Fax+1 858-309-6301
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Education & Training
Boston Children’s Hospital/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Child Neurology, 1993 - 1996- Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1991 - 1993
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1991
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1999 - 2025
NY State Medical License 2014 - 2016
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Investigator Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Clinical and genetic characterization of a progressive RBL2-associated neurodevelopmental disorder.Gabriel N Aughey, Elisa Cali, Reza Maroofian, Maha S Zaki, Alistair T Pagnamenta
Brain. 2025-04-03 - The contribution of de novo coding mutations to meningomyelocele.Yoo-Jin Jiny Ha, Ashna Nisal, Isaac Tang, Chanjae Lee, Ishani Jhamb
Nature. 2025-03-26 - ADAT3 variants disrupt the activity of the ADAT tRNA deaminase complex and impair neuronal migration.Jordi Del-Pozo-Rodriguez, Peggy Tilly, Romain Lecat, Hugo Rolando Vaca, Laureline Mosser
Brain. 2025-03-22
Journal Articles
- Biallelic Loss of Human CTNNA2, Encoding αN-Catenin, Leads to ARP2/3 Complex Overactivity and Disordered Cortical Neuronal MigrationJoseph G Gleeson, Ian Miller, Bruce A Barshop, William B Dobyns, Murat Gunel, Nature
- Defining the Phenotypic Spectrum of SLC6A1 MutationsLance H Rodan, Heather C Mefford, Lynne M Bird, Sara Chadwick Reichert, Mark Nespeca, Orrin Devinsky, Sarah Hopkins, Laura Pisani, John J Millichap, Joseph G Gleeson, Epilepsia
Press Mentions
Breakthrough Study Sheds New Light on Causes of Spina Bifida and Potential TreatmentsApril 1st, 2025- Researchers Discover Cause of Childhood Epilepsy: The Tribune IndiaJanuary 14th, 2023
- Researchers Find Cause of Epilepsy in ChildrenJanuary 13th, 2023
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Grant Support
- Molecular Characterization of Pontocerebellar HypoplasiaUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO2016–2027
- Origins of Brain Somatic Mosaicism in Developmental Brain DiseaseUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO2021–2026
- Origins of Brain Somatic Mosaicism in Developmental Brain DiseaseUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO2021–2026
- Origins of Brain Somatic Mosaicism in Developmental Brain DiseaseUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO2021–2026
- Developmental Mechanisms of Human MeningomyeloceleUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO2020–2025
- University Of California, SAN Diego Neuroscience Microscopy Imaging CoreNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2008–2012
- Project 1National Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2008–2012
- Project 3. Genetic Models Of Human Structural Brain Defects In ZebrafishEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2011
- Project 2. Mouse Models Of Human Structural Brain Disorders: Forward And ReversEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2011
- Project 1. Genetic Dissection Of Human Structural Brain Disorders From Inbred POEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2011
- Developmental Mechanisms Of Human Structural Brain DefectsEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2011
- Core C. Bioinformatics Genomics CoreEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2011
- Core B. Highl-Throughput Sequencing Genomics CoreEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2011
- Core A. Administrative CoreEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2011
- Jouberin And Nephrocystin In Joubert SyndromeNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2007–2011
- Molecular Characterization Of Joubert SyndromeNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2004–2011
- Doublecortin In Neuronal MigrationNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2002–2011
- Super-Resolution Imaging At The UCSD Microscopy CoreNational Center For Research Resources2010
- Jouberin And Nephrocystin In Joubert SyndromeNational Center For Research Resources2008–2009
- Doublecortin In Neuronal MigrationNational Center For Research Resources2008–2009
- Role Of The Doublecortin/Spinophilin Interaction In Neurite OutgrowthNational Center For Research Resources2008
- Patient-Oriented Research In Recessive Pediatric Brain DiseasesNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2007–2008
- Spinophilin And Microtubule Bundling At The Axonal "Wrist"National Center For Research Resources2007
- U Of Calif, SAN Diego Neuroscience Microscopy ImagingNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2003–2007
- Volumetric Analysis Of Mice With MicrocephalyNational Center For Research Resources2004–2006
- Molecular Mechanisms Of Neuronal MigrationNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2002–2006
- UCSD Neuroscience Microscopy Imaging CoreNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2005
- Advances In Midbrain/Hindbrain MalformationsNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2005
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