Catherine Astrid Brownstein MPH, PhD

Dr. Brownstein is an Instructor in Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and a Research Associate in the Division of Genetics and Genomics at Boston Children's Hospital. As the Scientific Director for the Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research Gene Discovery Core, Dr. Brownstein has been instrumental in the elucidation of several new disease genes for conditions such as intellectual disability, nemaline myopathy, very early onset psychosis, SIDS, and hypophosphatemic rickets. Her current work focuses on advancing the fields of next generation sequencing and analysis. As part of the Innovation and Digital Health Accelerator at Boston Children's Hospital, she is a conduit between academics and industry, producing innovative technology approaches and partnerships.