Uta Francke
Academic Appointments
- Professor Emeritus, Genetics
- Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council, Genetics
- Professor, Pediatrics - Medical Genetics
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Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Pediatric Genetics 730 Welch Road, 2nd Floor Palo Alto, CA 94304 Tel Work (650) 721-5804 Fax (650) 498-4555Practices at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
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Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Neurogenetics
- Clinical Genetics
Honors and Awards
- William Allen Award, American Society of Human Genetics (2012)
- Elected Associate Member, European Molecular Biology Organization (2009)
- Elected Member, Institute of Medicine (National Academies) (1990)
- Elected Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (1995)
- Elected Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1997)
- Elected President, American Society of Human Genetics (1999)
Professional Education
| Board Certification: | Clinical Molecular Genetics, American Board of Medical Genetics (1993) |
| Board Certification: | Amer. Board of Medical Genetics, Clinical Molecular Genetics (2009) |
| Board Certification: | Clinical Genetics, American Board of Medical Genetics (1982) |
| Board Certification: | Clinical Cytogenetics, American Board of Medical Genetics (1982) |
| Board Certification: | General Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics (1981) |
| Fellowship: | UCLA Medical Center CA (1971) |
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
My laboratory at Stanford is closed. My ongoing research activities are collaborative.
Publications
- 2012 William Allan Award: Adventures in cytogenetics. Am J Hum Genet. 2013; (3): 325-37
- Dealing with the unexpected: consumer responses to direct-access BRCA mutation testing. PeerJ. 2013: e8
- Genome-Wide Association Analysis Implicates Elastic Microfibrils in the Development of Non-Syndromic Striae Distensae. J Invest Dermatol. 2013
- Genome-wide analysis points to roles for extracellular matrix remodeling, the visual cycle, and neuronal development in myopia. PLoS Genet. 2013; (2): e1003299
- Comparison of family history and SNPs for predicting risk of complex disease. PLoS Genet. 2012; (10): e1002973
- Genetic variants associated with breast size also influence breast cancer risk. BMC Med Genet. 2012: 53
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