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Douglas Ruderfer, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Affiliations
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • 2018
Website
medicine.mc.vanderbilt.edu/person/douglas-m-ruderfer-phd

Douglas Ruderfer is an assistant professor of medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The lab has a strong focus on neuropsychiatric disorders, using genomics and pharmacogenomics, and developing analytical tools to elucidate the genetic architecture of these diseases. The laboratory also works on translating these findings into improvements in drug design, disease treatment and treatment decisions.

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