Charles Lee

FARMINGTON Harvard genetics expert Charles Lee, Ph.D., has been appointed scientific director of The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine.

Lee is a world renowned scientist best known for his discovery that copy-number variation a state in which cells have an abnormal number of copies of DNA sections, sometimes associated with susceptibility or resistance to disease is widespread and significant in the human genome.

Lee currently directs both the molecular genetics research unit at Brigham and Womens Hospital and the cytogenetics facility for the Harvard Cancer Center in Boston.

For his discoveries and research into the human genome, Lee has received numerous accolades and awards, including the 2008 Ho-Am Prize in Medicine, often referred to as the Korean version of the Nobel Prize, and a Chen Global Investigator award from the International Human Genome Organization. He is also an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Lee will be responsible for the scientific direction and coordination of JAX Genomic Medicine in Farmington, Connecticut.

Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy hailed Lees appointment as another major milestone in a growing biomedical research economy.

Dr. Lee is an excellent addition to Connecticuts scientific community, Malloy said. His work will highlight our leadership in the bioscience sector and our commitment to creating good paying jobs with good benefits. With our investment in JAX and the bioscience industry, we have turned a corner on decades of no job growth.

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Harvard genetics expert named scientific director at Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine

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