Silvia Racedo

Silvia Racedo is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Genetics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her research focuses on understanding the genetic mechanisms underlying 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome (DiGeorge syndrome/VCFSDG) and related congenital heart defects. She investigates genes such as Tbx1, Crkl, and Dgcr8 using mouse models to study their roles in cardiac development and pharyngeal apparatus formation.

• Specializes in genetic pathways impacting heart development
• Explores miRNA functions in second heart field development
• Studies aortic arch anomalies and OFT malformations

Professional interests include decoding how 22q11.2 region genes interact to cause craniofacial and cardiac defects, with a focus on persistent truncus arteriosus (PTA), tetralogy of Fallot (TOF), and ventricular septal defects (VSDs).

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