Joy D. Cogan, PhD

Dr. Cogan has investigated the genetic basis of rare disease for over 30 years, identifying new mechanisms of disease and new disease-causing genes. Her studies have included families with isolated growth hormone deficiency, compound pituitary hormone deficiency, pulmonary arterial hypertension, and pulmonary fibrosis. Over the past 8 years she has played a central role in the UDN study serving as the director of the Vanderbilt UDN sequencing analysis core and the UDN Central Biorepository. Dr. Cogan has devoted her entire career to the study of inherited rare disease and is committed to applying her years of experience to continue to help the families with undiagnosed disease.