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Horia Stanescu
Associate Professor,
University College London
Dr Horia Stanescu is a researcher in Genetics and Genomics with over 20 years of international experience in biomedical research. He began his career as a specialist in Medical Genetics and spent four years at the National Human Genome Research Institute in the USA. He earned his PhD at the UCL and is currently a Principal Investigator within the UCL Division of Medicine.
Horia co-founded the Centre for Genetics and Genomics within the Department of Renal Medicine at the UCL. His contributions have been instrumental in establishing genotype-phenotype mapping for over 40 genes linked to a wide range of disorders, including inter alia neurological, nephrological, haematological and immunological conditions. His research interests include Computational Biology, Regulatory Genomics, Comparative Genomics – with a particular emphasis on Paleogenomics.
A dedicated educator, Horia founded and currently directs the Genetics and Multiomics in Medicine MSc programme within the Division of Medicine at the UCL.
Horia co-founded the Centre for Genetics and Genomics within the Department of Renal Medicine at the UCL. His contributions have been instrumental in establishing genotype-phenotype mapping for over 40 genes linked to a wide range of disorders, including inter alia neurological, nephrological, haematological and immunological conditions. His research interests include Computational Biology, Regulatory Genomics, Comparative Genomics – with a particular emphasis on Paleogenomics.
A dedicated educator, Horia founded and currently directs the Genetics and Multiomics in Medicine MSc programme within the Division of Medicine at the UCL.