Louis M. Kunkel, Ph.D.

 The Kunkel laboratory works on understanding the pathogenesis and genetics underlying the muscular dystrophies. They are attempting therapy of the muscular dystrophies in mice through the use of adult stem cells from muscle. Recently, they have developed zebrafish models of the human dystrophies in an attempt to screen for suppressor mutations. They have also expanded their genetic research into looking at complex disease
traits such as Autism and Interstitial Cystitis.