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Edward Schuchman

Scientific Advisor

Edward is a breakthrough leader in enzyme and Farber disease research. His team was the first to isolate genes encoding lysosomal enzymes linked to Types A and B Niemann-Pick, Mucopolysaccharidosis Type VI, and Farber disease. Those studies led to the first genetic screening program and clinical trials of enzyme replacement therapy for Type B Niemann-Pick disease, now underway.

More than 150 peer-reviewed research articles on lysosomal enzymes and storage diseases have been published by Edward. As a reviewer for leading scientific journals, he has served on and chaired numerous NIH grant review committees and is a member of several scientific advisory boards.

Edward received his Ph.D. in Human Genetics from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt Sinai in 1983, and after completing a postdoctoral fellowship at Yale University, returned to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai and has been a faculty member since 1986.