Bert de Vries

Bert de Vries is a Principal Investigator at the Human Disease Genes initiative within the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour at Radboud University Medical Center. His work bridges clinical genetics and molecular neuroscience, focusing on elucidating the genetic basis of neurodevelopmental disorders such as intellectual disability and autism.

• Key contributions include the discovery of Koolen-de Vries syndrome (17q21.31 microdeletion) and delineation of gene-disease relationships (e.g., KANSL1, TDP2, DEAF1, NR2F1, ADNP, CHD8, DYRK1A).
• Co-founder of the international Microdeletion/Mutation Network, enabling collaborative gene discovery.
• Led development of the Human Disease Genes website series, an authoritative resource on genotype-phenotype correlations.

His research integrates clinical patient selection, functional studies, and animal models to advance understanding of neurodevelopmental disorders. Ancillary activities are unspecified in the provided text.