Charles Lee
Robert Alvine Family Endowed Chair And Professor, The Jackson Laboratory
Elected to the Academy in 2025
Education
University of Alberta, 1990, BS, Genetics; 1993, MS, Experimental Pathology; 1996, PhD, Medical Sciences
Professional Areas
Human Genomics; clinical Diagnostics; Cytogenetics; Cancer Genomics; Functional Genomics
Citation
For the discovery of the widespread presence of copy number structural variants in the human genome, transforming the understanding of disease mechanisms and human evolution. Inaugural scientific director of the Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine and built a world-class research institution, attracting scientists to Connecticut.