King Lab

Mary-Claire King, PhD, is a Senior Associate Core Member of the New York Genome Center (NYGC). In her consulting role at the NYGC, Dr. King focuses on neuropsychiatric disease genomics, working closely with Thomas Lehner, PhD, MPH, Director of Neuropsychiatric Disease Genomics, NYGC, and serving as a senior advisor to both Dr. Lehner and NYGC Evnin Family Scientific Director Tom Maniatis, PhD. Dr. King is an internationally renowned geneticist who studies the genetics of complex, common human conditions. Her primary areas of interest are breast and ovarian cancer and genetic influences on major mental illness, especially schizophrenia.