Primary Job Title Head of Integrated Genomics Primary Organization Human Longevity
Location San Diego, California, United States Regions Greater San Diego Area, West Coast, Western US Gender Male
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Dr. Schork is the Head of Integrated Genomics at HLI.
He is also Professor and Director of Human Biology at the J. Craig Venter Institute and an Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry and Biostatistics at the University of California, San Diego.
Dr. Schork’s interest and expertise are quantitative and integrated human genetics and genomics,
especially the design and implementation of methodologies to dissect the genetic basis of complex traits and diseases. He has published over 425 scientific articles and book chapters on the analysis of complex, multifactorial traits and diseases.
Prior to joining HLI and JCVI, Dr. Schork was Professor, Molecular and Experimental Medicine, at The Scripps Research Institute, Director of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics at the Scripps Translational Science Institute and Director of Research, Scripps Genomic Medicine.
Before joining Scripps in 2007, Dr. Schork was a Professor of Biostatistics and Psychiatry, and Co-Director of the Center for Human Genetics and Genomics, at the University of California, San Diego.
From 1994 to 2000, he was an Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, and an Adjunct Associate Professor of Biostatistics at Harvard University.
During 1999 and 2000, Dr. Schork took a leave of absence to conduct research as the Vice President of Statistical Genomics at the French biotechnology company, Genset, where he helped guide efforts to construct the first high-density map of the human genome.
A member of several scientific journal editorial boards, Dr. Schork is a frequent participant in U.S. National Institutes of Health-related steering committees and review boards, and has founded or served on the advisory boards of ten companies.
In addition, he is currently Director of the Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Core of the National Institute of Aging-sponsored Longevity Consortium as well as the Director of Statistical Genetics for the National Institute of Mental Health-sponsored Bipolar Genetics Study (BiGS) consortium.
Dr. Schork earned a BA in Philosophy, MA in Philosophy, MA in Statistics, and PhD in Epidemiology, all from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
