Stephan Sanders

Stephan Sanders is a Professor of Pediatric Neurogenetics in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Oxford and a member of faculty at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He trained as a pediatrician before undertaking a PhD and Postdoctoral studies in Genetics at Yale University. In 2014, he started his lab at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) before moving to Oxford in 2022.

Dr. Sanders’ research focuses on using gene discovery, functional genomics, and bioinformatics to understand the etiology of neurodevelopmental disorders. His work has identified many genes that contribute to autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and significantly advanced their understanding of the role of rare and de novo genetic variants in the etiology of neurodevelopmental disorders. He has used these findings to elucidate insights into the cell types and biological processes that underlie ASD, and to investigate genotype-phenotype relationships, including autism sex bias.