Val C. Sheffield

Dr. Sheffield has made numerous contributions to science including playing a key leadership role in constructing human genetic maps, which paved the way for the completion of the human genome project. He also developed novel efficient disease gene discovery methods and identified numerous important disease causing genes including genes involved in blinding eye diseases, obesity, hypertension and neurological disorders. His work has shed light on disease mechanisms involving primary cilia and intracellular trafficking, and is leading to novel therapies.