Denise Batista's Biography

Denise Batista, Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine

Dr. Batista is an Associate Professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She is co-director of the Cytogenetics Laboratory at Johns Hopkins and Kennedy Krieger Institute and co-director of the Genetics Core of the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (IDDRC) at Kennedy Krieger Institute. Dr. Batista completed her undergraduate studies in biology in 1980, followed by a Masters degree in Cytogenetics in 1983 and a Ph.D. degree in 1987 at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. She obtained certification in the US in Clinical Cytogenetics in 1993. The main topic of Dr. Batista’s research focuses on genomic abnormalities associated with developmental delay, neuropsychiatric disorders, intellectual disability and dysmorphisms. The use of microarray allows a correlation at the molecular level where candidate genes associated with the phenotype can be recognized. The direct application of this research is increased number of clinical diagnosis achieved and availability of better prognostic information to individuals and families carrying these genetic syndromes.