Genetics and Reproductive Biology Pioneer at Harvard Medical School
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Georgetown UniversityCynthia Casson Morton serves as the William Lambert Richardson Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology and Professor of Pathology at Harvard Medical School, while directing Cytogenetics at Brigham and Women's Hospital. After earning her BS in Biology from the College of William and Mary and PhD in Human Genetics from the Medical College of Virginia, she has established herself as a leading expert in molecular genetics and reproductive biology. Her research spans molecular cytogenetics, hereditary deafness, uterine leiomyomata genetics, and human developmental disorders, leading to groundbreaking discoveries including the identification of the first gene implicated in uterine fibroids