Dr. Walid Fakhouri

Biography

Walid Fakhouri is an Associate Professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Dentistry. He specializes in craniofacial development, focusing on genetic and epigenetic factors that contribute to craniofacial birth defects such as cleft lip and palate and craniosynostosis. Fakhouri has extensive training, including postdoctoral research in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at Michigan State University and a PhD in Phytomedicine Molecular Biology from the University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart. He has published over 43 peer-reviewed articles in high-impact journals and is an active investigator in NIH-funded research. His lab employs various methodologies including mouse models and bioinformatics to uncover gene regulatory mechanisms involved in craniofacial tissue development. An active member of several professional organizations, Fakhouri has received numerous awards for his scholarly contributions, including the Early-Career Anatomist Publication Award from the American Association of Anatomists. His research aims to identify druggable genes and pathways that can be utilized to prevent and treat congenital birth defects.

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