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Kaitlin Samocha, Ph.D.

SFARI Investigator

Affiliations
  • Assistant Professor, Massachusetts General Hospital
Website
samochalab.org

Publications

A cross-disorder dosage sensitivity map of the human genome.

Cell, August 1, 2022

Collins R.L., Glessner J.T., Porcu E., Lepamets M., Brandon R., Lauricella C., et al.

Polygenic transmission disequilibrium confirms that common and rare variation act additively to create risk for autism spectrum disorders.

Nat. Genet., June 30, 2017

Weiner D.J., Wigdor E.M., Ripke S., Walters R.K., Kosmicki J.A., Grove J., et al.

Refining the role of de novo protein-truncating variants in neurodevelopmental disorders by using population reference samples.

Nat. Genet., March 31, 2017

Kosmicki J.A., K. Samocha, Howrigan D.P., S. Sanders, Slowikowski K., Lek M., et al.

Genetic risk for autism spectrum disorders and neuropsychiatric variation in the general population.

Nat. Genet., April 30, 2016

E. Robinson, B. St Pourcain, Anttila V., Kosmicki J.A., Bulik-Sullivan B., Grove J., et al.

Projects

Investigating genetic burden between autistic individuals and their siblings

Awarded 2025

Featuring Kaitlin Samocha

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Announcing the Recipients of the 2025 Data Analysis Awards

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2022 Genomics of ASD: Pathways to Genetic Therapies Awardees Announced

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