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Val C. Sheffield, M.D., Ph.D.
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Dr. Sheffield is also Professor of Pediatrics and Director of the Division of Medical Genetics at the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City. He received his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Chicago and completed a pediatric residency, a medical genetics fellowship, and postdoctoral work at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Sheffield is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.
RESEARCH ABSTRACT SUMMARY:
Val Sheffield is interested in identifying genes and disease mechanisms involved in Mendelian and complex human genetic disorders, including glaucoma, macular degeneration, autism, obesity, and cardiovascular disorders.
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Photo: Denise Aguiar Crouch
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HHMI INVESTIGATOR
1998–
Present
University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
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B.S., zoology, Brigham Young University
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M.S., developmental biology, Brigham Young University
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Ph.D., developmental biology, The University of Chicago
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M.D., The University of Chicago
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Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
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Melvin Grumbach Research Award, University of California, San Francisco
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Carver Clinician Scientist Award, University of Iowa
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Brigham Young University Service to Family Award
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Rudin Award for Outstanding Research in Glaucoma
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E. Mead-Johnson Award for Pediatric Research
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