Katherina Walz

Katherina Walz is a Research Associate Professor at the University of Miami's Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics, and Director of the Division of Human Disease Modeling at the John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics. She holds licensures from the Miller School of Medicine, including Advanced PBL Tutor Training. Her work spans genetic disorders, molecular mechanisms, and translational research.

Education: PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics (University of Buenos Aires, 1998), MS in Biology (School of Exact and Natural Sciences, University of Buenos Aires, 1992). Postdoctoral training at Baylor College of Medicine (Human and Molecular Genetics, 2004).

Research focuses on genetic disorders such as peripheral neuropathies, hearing loss, and developmental syndromes. Her recent studies explore disease mechanisms in Geleophysic Dysplasia and neurodevelopmental disorders like GAND syndrome.

Awards include multiple fellowships from CONICET (Argentina) and CEDIQUIFA. She serves as an editor for Frontiers in Genetics and Frontiers in Pediatrics, and has reviewed for journals like American Journal of Human Genetics and Genome Biology.

Labs/Teams: Active in the Hussman Institute, specializing in human disease modeling and genetic diagnostics.