Associate Professor Michael Hildebrand

Associate Professor Michael Hildebrand is a molecular geneticist and Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, with a well-established track record in applying genetic and functional approaches to elucidate novel pathways involved in human disease. His focus for almost two decades (2002-present) has been discovery and characterisation of novel deafness, epilepsy and speech disorder genes. Michael’s achievements thus far include five novel deafness genes (PNAS 2008 and 2011, Am J Hum Genet 2009 and 2011, Nat Comm 2011) five novel epilepsy genes (AJHG 2016, Nat Genet 2015 and 2013, Hum Mol Genet 2015, Ann Clin Transl Neurol 2015), and three novel genes for speech disorders (Brain 2019, Genet Med 2019, Mol Psych 2018).