Wendy Chung — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Helped initiate a new form of national newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy.
Was among the plaintiffs in the Supreme Court case which banned gene patenting.
Serves as Chair of Pediatrics at Boston Children's Hospital since 2023.
Directs the DISCOVER and TREATMENT programs at Columbia University and NIH-funded human genetic research.
Authored 700 peer-reviewed articles and 75 chapters.
Holds a Ph.D. in genetics from Rockefeller University and an M.D. from Cornell University Medical College.

Biography

Wendy K. Chung, M.D., Ph.D., is a distinguished American clinical and molecular geneticist and physician. She currently serves as the Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Boston Children's Hospital and is on the faculty at Harvard Medical School. Prior to this, she was the Kennedy Family Professor of Pediatrics at Columbia University, where she directed the DISCOVER and TREATMENT programs and held tenured professorships in pediatrics and medicine.

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