Baylor College of Medicine

Joshua M. Shulman, MD, PhD is Professor of Neurology, Neuroscience, and Molecular & Human Genetics at Baylor College of Medicine; Co-Director of the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital; and Director of the Baylor Center for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases. He received his A.B. in Biochemical Sciences from Harvard College, and his Ph.D. in Genetics from Cambridge University. He subsequently studied at Harvard Medical School, where he received his M.D. and an M.M.Sc. in clinical investigation. Dr. Shulman completed his neurology residency and fellowship training in the Harvard/Partners Program at Brigham & Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Dr. Shulman's research focuses on understanding the genetics and pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer's and Parkinson’s disease.