Helen Hobbs

Helen Hobbs, M.D., is an Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and a Professor of Internal Medicine and Molecular Genetics at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. She is also Director of the McDermott Center for Human Growth and Development, serving as the Center for Human Genetics at UT Southwestern.

• Stanford University (Undergraduate)
• Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (Medical Degree)
• Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center (Internship in Internal Medicine)
• Parkland Memorial Hospital (Chief Resident in Internal Medicine)
• UT Southwestern (Faculty since 1987)

Her research focuses on defining genetic determinants of plasma lipid levels and cardiovascular risk, with recent emphasis on identifying genetic variations that confer susceptibility to fatty liver disease. She established the Dallas Heart Study, a longitudinal, multiethnic population-based study supported by the Hoffman Family Center in Genetics and Epidemiology and the National Center for Advancing Translational Science (NCATS).

The Hobbs-Cohen Laboratory investigates how dysregulation of lipid uptake and trafficking contributes to human diseases, combining human genetics with functional studies to elucidate mechanisms underlying lipid metabolism disorders.

• Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator