Email

kjay@bcm.edu

Positions

PhD Candidate

Genetics and Genomics
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Addresses

Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Lab)

NRI-1050
Houston, TX 77030
United States

Education

BS from University of Minnesota- Twin Cities, College of Biological Sciences

05/2018 - Minneapolis, Minnesota

Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development

Professional Interests

• Mentor: Michael Wangler, M.D.

Websites

Selected Publications

• Jay, Kristy; Mitra, Amit; Harding, Taylor; Matthes, David; Van Ness, Brian "Identification and characterization of a de novo FOXP1 mutation and incidental discovery of inherited genetic variants contributing to a case of autism spectrum disorder and epilepsy." Molecular Genetics and Genomic Medicine. 2019 May 20;7(7)
• Jangam SV*, Briere LC*, Jay KL*, Andrews JC, Walker MA, Rodan LH, High FA; Undiagnosed Diseases Network; Yamamoto S, Sweetser DA, Wangler MF "A de novo missense variant in EZH1 associated with developmental delay exhibits functional deficits in Drosophila melanogaster." Genetics. 2023; Pubmed PMID: 37314226
• Guichard A*, Lu S*, Kanca O*, Bressan D, Huang Y, Ma M, Juste S, Andrews J, Jay KL, Sneider M, Schwartz R, Huang M, Bei D, Pan H, Ma L, Lin W, Auradkar A, Bhagwat P, Park S, Wan KH, Takano-Shimizu T, Celniker SE, Wangler MF, Yamamoto S, Bellen HJ, Bier E "A comprehensive Drosophila genetic resource to study SARS-CoV-2 virus-host interactions in vivo." Cell Reports. 2023;

Memberships

American Society of Human Genetics

(01/2021 - 12/2021)

American Society of Human Genetics

(01/2022 - 12/2022)

American Society of Human Genetics

(01/2023 - 12/2023)