Christopher Michael Grochowski

Christopher Michael Grochowski, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine's Human Genome Sequencing Center (HGSC) in Houston, Texas. His work focuses on structural variant analysis in human genetics, particularly mechanisms underlying genomic disorders and neurodevelopmental conditions.

• BS in Biology & Religious Studies (2011), American University
• MS in Biomedical Science (2014), Rowan University
• PhD in Human Genetics (2022), Baylor College of Medicine

Dr. Grochowski's research integrates long-read sequencing, multiomics, and computational methods to resolve complex genomic rearrangements, including MECP2 duplication syndrome, chromosomal inversions, and biallelic variants in genes like SLC4A10. His work emphasizes genotype-phenotype correlations and developing tools such as HMZDupFinder for variant detection.

His recent publications (2024-2025) span structural variant mechanisms, reference genome challenges, and applications to neurodevelopmental disorders. Key trends include analysis of ectopic recombination, allelic heterogeneity, and population-specific genomic architecture. While no formal awards are listed, his contributions to computational methods and disease mechanisms are prominent.

Dr. Grochowski collaborates with clinical and research teams to advance genomic diagnostics and therapeutic approaches, with future work targeting personalized medicine applications and resolving reference genome gaps.