CAROL WISE, Ph.D.
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Director of the Scottish Rite for Children Center for Translational Research at UT Southwestern
Professor, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Eugene McDermott Center for Human Growth and Development | Orthopaedic Surgery | Pediatrics
Dr. Carol Wise is Director of the Scottish Rite for Children Center for Translational Research at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW) and Professor in the McDermott Center for Human Growth and Development and departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Pediatrics at UTSW.
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Originally from Texas, she received her undergraduate degree in chemistry from Texas A&M University and her doctorate degree in biochemistry from UTSW. She completed postdoctoral fellowships in human molecular genetics with James Lupski at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and with Michael Lovett at UTSW. Dr. Wise co-directs the division of Molecular Genetics and Scottish Rite for Children GOOD for KIDs, a program aimed at solving rare debilitating musculoskeletal diseases in children using next-generation genomic methods. Dr. Wise is a founding member of the International Consortium for Spinal Genetics, Development, and Disease. Dr. Wise’s work focuses on identifying the genetic determinants and underlying mechanisms of pediatric musculoskeletal disorders, particularly adolescent and early-onset forms of scoliosis.
• Scottish Rite for Children
• UT Southwestern Medical Center
Education
• Texas A&M University, magna cum laude
• UT Southwestern Medical Center, Ph.D. Biochemistry
Postdoctoral Training
• Baylor College of Medicine, Human Molecular Genetics
• UT Southwestern Medical Center, Human Molecular Genetics
• National Human Genome Research Institute, Postdoctoral Fellowship