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Joseph Gleeson, MD, Child Neurology, San Diego, CA, Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego

JosephGerardGleesonMD

Child Neurology San Diego, CA

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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Education & Training

  • Children's Hospital/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School
    Children's Hospital/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Child Neurology, 1993 - 1996
  • Children's Hospital/Boston Medical Center
    Children's Hospital/Boston Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1991 - 1993
  • University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine
    University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1991

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1999 - 2025
  • NY State Medical License
    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

Journal Articles

  • Biallelic Loss of Human CTNNA2, Encoding αN-Catenin, Leads to ARP2/3 Complex Overactivity and Disordered Cortical Neuronal Migration  
    Joseph G Gleeson, Ian Miller, Bruce A Barshop, William B Dobyns, Murat Gunel, Nature
  • Defining the Phenotypic Spectrum of SLC6A1 Mutations  
    Lance 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

  • Researchers Discover Cause of Childhood Epilepsy: The Tribune India
    Researchers Discover Cause of Childhood Epilepsy: The Tribune IndiaJanuary 14th, 2023
  • Researchers Find Cause of Epilepsy in Children
    Researchers Find Cause of Epilepsy in ChildrenJanuary 13th, 2023
  • Where Neurons Begin in the Brain Isn’t Necessarily Where They End
    Where Neurons Begin in the Brain Isn’t Necessarily Where They EndApril 22nd, 2022
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Grant Support

  • 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

Hospital Affiliations