Elizabeth J. Leslie, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Human Genetics
Email: ejlesli emory edu
Twitter: elizjleslie
Elizabeth received her BA in Chemistry from St. Olaf College in 2008, where she briefly flirted with field biology and population genetics of turtles. Thanks to a strong genetic predisposition for human genetics, she saw the light and has been studying human craniofacial phenotypes ever since. Elizabeth received her PhD in Genetics in 2012 from Jeff Murray's lab at the University of Iowa. At the University of Pittsburgh, she completed her postdoctoral training (with Mary Marazita) and her first faculty appointment. Outside of the lab, Elizabeth can be found behind her camera lens.
Lab Alumni: Nadia Harerimana (rotation student), Maria Turcan (undergrad), Kristiana Josifi (research specialist), Michael Mortillo (MPH student), Shade Awoniyi (MPH student), Daniel Chang (MPH student), Madison Bishop (postdoc), Courtney Willett (grad student), Syndey Chung (undergrad), Bridget Carter (undergrad), Grace Carlock (study coordinator), Kelly Manning (research specialist)
We believe the best science is team science.
So here's a shout out to all of our collaborators around the world! We can't name everyone here but we would especially like to acknowledge Jeff Murray (Iowa), Mary Marazita (Pittsburgh), Rob Cornell (Iowa), Brian Schutte (Michigan State), Rob Lipinski (UW-Madison), Seth Weinberg (Pittsburgh), and Terri Beaty (Hopkins).