Daniel Geschwind
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Daniel H. Geschwind is the Gordon and Virginia MacDonald Distinguished Professor of Human Genetics, Neurology and Psychiatry at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He also directs the UCLA Neurogenetics Program and the UCLA Center for Autism Research and Treatment (CART),[2] and holds the Gordon and Virginia MacDonald Distinguished Chair of Human Genetics there.[3] Since March 1, 2016, he has served as the Senior Associate Dean and Associate Vice Chancellor for Precision Medicine at UCLA.[4] His brother, Michael Geschwind, is also a professor of neurology, and behavioral neurology pioneer Norman Geschwind is his father's first cousin.[5][6][7]
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Alma mater | Dartmouth College, Yale School of Medicine |
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Fields | Human genetics, neurogenetics |
Institutions | University of California, Los Angeles |
Doctoral advisor | Susan Hockfield |