Jay Shendure Elected To National Academy Of Medicine

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India-West Staff Reporter

SEATTLE, WA – Dr. Jay A. Shendure, professor of genome sciences at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, one of 100 new members announced this week at the Academy’s annual meeting. Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors in health and medicine, recognizing exceptional professional achievement and public service.

Shendure directs the Allen Discovery Center for Cell Lineage at the Allen Institute and the Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine. He also serves as scientific director of the Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology and is an investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

He is renowned for pioneering advanced genomics technologies and leading collaborative research in the Seattle area. His work on next-generation DNA sequencing and exome sequencing has contributed to breakthroughs in cancer, autism, and Mendelian, or single-gene, disorders. Shendure has also developed faster, more efficient laboratory techniques, advancing the understanding of gene function, regulation, and the mapping of embryonic development at the single-cell level.

A native of Ohio, Shendure graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University in 1996 with a degree in molecular biology. He completed a Fulbright Scholarship at Sassoon General Hospital in Pune before earning a Ph.D. in genetics in 2005 and an M.D. in 2007 through Harvard Medical School’s Medical Scientist Training Program, where he worked under George M. Church.

Shendure joined the University of Washington faculty in 2007 and has since become a leading figure in genomics and precision medicine, combining innovative research with collaborative efforts to transform the understanding of human health and disease.