Greg Barsh, MD, PhD
Genetic architecture of morphologic variation
Greg Barsh, MD, PhD, is a faculty investigator and faculty chair at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, and a Professor Emeritus at Stanford University. His research group studies the genetic mechanisms that underlie differences in individual appearance and for which a deeper understanding promises new insight into both basic biology and human disease. Barsh received his MD and PhD in human genetics and pathology from the University of Washington, and completed postdoctoral and clinical training at the University of California, San Francisco. He has served as chair of the NIH study section on Genomics of Health and Disease, and is an Editor-in-Chief of PLOS Genetics. Barsh joined HudsonAlpha in 2009, and was named Smith Family Chair in Genomics in 2020.
1989 Postdoctoral Research in Genetics, University of California, San Francisco
1986-1989 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, CA
1984-1986 Resident, Internal Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA
1984 MD, PhD in Human Genetics and Pathology, University of Washington
1977 BA in Biology, University of California, Irvine
2020 – Smith Family Chair in Genomics, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville, AL
2011-present Professor (emeritus, recalled to active duty), Stanford University, Stanford, CA
2009-present Faculty Investigator, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville, AL
1989-Present Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine
2009-present Editor In Chief, PLoS Genetics
2005-2008 Chair, Genetics of Health and Disease study section
2002-2009 Director, Medical Scientist Training Program, Stanford University
1996-1997 Acting Chief, Division of Pediatric Genetics, Interim Director, Prenatal Diagnosis Center
1990-2005 Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, MD
2014 Myron Gordon Award, International Federation of Pigment Cell Societies
2010 American Skin Association Achievement Award
2008 Seiji Award, International Society for Pigment Cell Research
2005 Aaron B. Lerner Award, International Society for Pigment Cell Research
2003 E Mead Johnson Award, Society for Pediatric Research
1999 Takeuchi Medal, International Society for Pigment Cell Research
The Barsh Lab is supported in part by the National Institutes of Health (Award Numbers U01HG007301 and R01AR067925) and the State of Alabama. The content of this website is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the sponsors.
