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Youssef Kousa

Director, Zika Genetics Consortium · George Washington University School of Medicine

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History

George Washington University School of Medicine
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George Washington University School of Medicine
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George Washington University School of Medicine
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Kean University
2015–2019
Child Neurology
Children's National Hospital
2015–2018
Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
2011–2015

Research

Dominant mutations in GRHL3 cause Van der Woude Syndrome and disrupt oral periderm development
The American Journal of Human Genetics · 2014 · 191 citations
Identification of functional variants for cleft lip with or without cleft palate in or near PAX7, FGFR2, and NOG by targeted sequencing of GWAS loci
The American Journal of Human Genetics · 2015 · 135 citations
Interferon regulatory factor 6 promotes differentiation of the periderm by activating expression of Grainyhead-like 3
Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2013 · 122 citations

Adre du Plessis
7 papers
Gilbert Vezina
7 papers
Sarah Mulkey
7 papers
Dorothy Bulas
6 papers
JM
Jeffrey Murray
6 papers
Roberta DeBiasi
6 papers
Fernanda Marques
5 papers
Marc Leyser
5 papers
Andrea Amalfitano
4 papers
CC
Caitlin Cristante
4 papers · 1 as a resident
AN
Avindra Nath
3 papers
Lindsay Pesacreta
3 papers

Grants

Viral Neurobiology in the Prenatal Brain: The Role of Enzymes & Lysosomes in Causing or Mitigating Brain Injury
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · R01
Contact PI · $749.6K · Children's Research Institute
2026–2031
Viral Neurobiology in the Prenatal Brain
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · K08
Contact PI · $1.1M · Children's Research Institute
2022–2027
Role of Irf6 in Palatal Epithelium
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research · F31
Contact PI · $59.9K · Michigan State University
2012–2014