Elizabeth C. Engle, M.D.

Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Principal Investigator, F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center & Senior Associate, Department of Neurology
Faculty in Neurology, Ophthalmology, and Medicine (Genetics & Genomics), Boston Children’s Hospital
Professor of Neurology and Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School
Associate Member, The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

Dr. Engle is Professor of Neurology and Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School and an Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Her research, based at Boston Children’s Hospital, spans from patients through genetics to animal modeling and mechanistic studies to understand normal and abnormal cranial motor neurons and axon development. Having trained clinically in pediatrics, neuropathology, and adult and child neurology, she also cares for individuals affected by these Mendelian syndromes, which are now referred to as the congenital cranial dysinnervation disorders. Her research has been recognized by high-profile publications and by receipt of multiple honors, including the E. Mead Johnson Award for Research in Pediatrics from the Society for Pediatric Research, the Sidney Carter Award in Child Neurology from the American Academy of Neurology, a Research Award for Vision from the Alcon Institute, and election to the National Academy of Medicine.