Bernie Devlin

Bernard J. Devlin is an American psychiatrist who is Professor of Psychiatry and Clinical and Translational Science at the University of Pittsburgh. An expert on statistical and psychiatric genetics, he is a fellow of the statistics section of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[1] He is also a member of the American Society of Human Genetics, the Genetics Society of America, and the International Society for Autism Research.[2] Before joining the faculty of the University of Pittsburgh, he worked at the Yale School of Medicine, where he conducted research with Neil Risch on the utility of DNA tests.[3][4] He is married to Kathryn Roeder, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, with whom he often collaborates on research. Topics that Devlin and Roeder have studied together include the genetic basis of autism.[5] Devlin and Roeder have a daughter, Summer.[6]

Bernie Devlin
Born
Bernard J. Devlin
Alma materPennsylvania State University
Known forGenetics of autism
Psychiatric genetics
Statistical genetics
Spouse(s)Kathryn Roeder
ChildrenSummer Devlin
AwardsFellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Scientific career
FieldsPsychiatry
InstitutionsYale University School of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh
ThesisStudies on the female and male reproductive functions with a hermaphroditic species, Lobelia cardinalis (1986)

References
  1. "Bernie Devlin". Carnegie Mellon University. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  2. "Bernie J Devlin, PhD". University of Pittsburgh Department of Psychiatry. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  3. AP (1990-09-23). "Yale Research on Genetic Testing Supports Use of DNA Fingerprints". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  4. Kolata, Gina (1992-02-07). "Scientists Say DNA Analysis Is Reliable in Identifying Suspects". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  5. "Pittsburgh researchers explain complex genetics involved in autism". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 2014-11-04. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  6. Wills, Rick. "Newsmaker: Kathryn Roeder". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved 2018-11-19.


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