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    Ellen J. Hoffman, MD, PhD

    Associate Professor in the Child Study Center
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    Child Study Center

    PO Box 207900, 230 South Frontage Road

    New Haven, CT 06520

    United States

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    Associate Professor in the Child Study Center

    Biography

    Ellen J. Hoffman, M.D., Ph.D. was appointed as Assistant Professor in the Child Study Center in July 2015. Ellen is a child psychiatrist, psychiatric geneticist and neurobiologist, and a graduate of the Investigative Medicine PhD Program at Yale, who specializes in the functional analysis of genes in neurodevelopmental disorders. The Hoffman laboratory conducts translational research aimed at understanding the biological mechanisms underlying autism spectrum disorders and discovering new pharmacological treatments. Ellen's research focuses on investigating the function of genes that are strongly associated with autism to determine how disruption of these genes alters brain development and the neural circuits underlying simple behaviors. The long-term goal of her research is to use this gene-based approach to identify relevant biological pathways and novel pharmacological treatments that target these pathways. Ellen also works clinically as a child psychiatrist and as an attending supervising Yale child psychiatry fellows.

    Appointments

    Education & Training

    PhD
    Yale University, Investigative Medicine (2014)
    Research Fellowship
    Yale University (2011)
    Fellowship
    Mount Sinai School of Medicine (2008)
    Residency
    Mount Sinai School of Medicine (2006)
    MD
    Stony Brook School of Medicine (2003)
    BS
    SUNY at Stonybrook (1999)

    Board Certifications

    • Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

      Certification Organization
      AB of Psychiatry & Neurology
      Latest Certification Date
      2019
      Original Certification Date
      2009
    • Psychiatry

      Certification Organization
      AB of Psychiatry & Neurology
      Latest Certification Date
      2018
      Original Certification Date
      2008

    Research

    Overview

    Medical Research Interests

    Autistic Disorder; Child Psychiatry; Genetics; Neurobiology; Neuropharmacology; Neurosciences; Pharmacology; Translational Research, Biomedical; Zebrafish

    Research at a Glance

    Yale Co-Authors

    Frequent collaborators of Ellen J. Hoffman's published research.

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