Huda Zoghbi

Huda Zoghbi is a Professor at the Department of Molecular and Human Genetics at Baylor College of Medicine, where she also serves as a Professor in Neuroscience and Pediatrics. She holds the Ralph Feigin, M.D. Endowed Chair, directs the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, and is an investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Her work focuses on identifying genetic mechanisms underlying neurological disorders such as Rett syndrome, spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1), and other neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative conditions.

• Education: MD from Meharry Medical College (1979), with earlier studies at American University of Beirut and Baylor College of Medicine.
• Research Themes: Neurogenetics, epigenetics, disease modeling, and therapeutic development for Rett syndrome, SCA1, MECP2 duplication syndrome, and Alzheimer's disease.

Her scientific awards include the

• Kavli Prize in Neuroscience (2022)
• Brain Prize (2020)
• Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2017)
• Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine (2016)
• Gruber Prize in Neuroscience (2011)
• Texas Women's Hall of Fame (2008)

Her lab at Baylor, affiliated with Texas Children's Hospital and HHMI, has pioneered studies on genes like MECP2 and ATXN1, linking them to neurological disorders and exploring RNA-based therapeutics.