Joseph Gleeson is the Rady Professor at the University of California, San Diego, and Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine, where his lab is focused on causes and treatments for pediatric brain disorders.

Prior SFARI-funded projects focused on the identification of novel genes for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from special cohorts and disease prevention by screening sperm from men with children with ASD.

Gleeson trained in child neurology and genetics at Harvard Medical School and was previously an Investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, New York Genome Center and Rockefeller University. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine and chief medical officer of the N-Lorem Foundation.