Wayne Frankel, PhD, has joined Columbia University as professor of genetics & development in the College of Physicians and Surgeons and as director of preclinical models in the Institute for Genomic Medicine , a cornerstone of Columbia’s Precision Medicine Initiative. Dr. Frankel is one of the world’s foremost experts in epilepsy genetics and in the development of mouse models to uncover the mechanisms of epilepsy and other complex neurodevelopmental disorders.