Jeffrey R. Gruen, M.D., HS

Jeffrey R. Gruen, M.D., HS ’83, associate professor of pediatrics and genetics, has received a $5.2 million grant from the Manton Foundation in New York City to further his research on the genetics of dyslexia. Gruen’s discovery of a gene involved in dyslexia was named one of the top 10 scientific breakthroughs of 2005 by the journal Science. Gruen will use the grant monies to launch a new study that will compare the complete genomes of 1,000 dyslexic children with those of 1,000 fluent readers to obtain a fine-grained view of genes known to play a role in reading disabilities, and possibly to identify new genes that increase the risk of developing dyslexia.