Daniel J. Driscoll, M.D.,Ph.D.

Daniel J Driscoll, MD, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics and Molecular Genetics & Microbiolgy; the John T. and Winifred M. Hayward Professor of Genetics Research, University of Florida.    

Dr. Driscoll has been conducting clinical and laboratory research on Prader-Willi syndrome since the late 1980’s.  He has been a major contributor to the understanding of the genetics of Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) and genomic imprinting in the PWS region as well as to the elucidation of the natural history of PWS.  He is widely published on PWS and a major spokesperson on PWS in the US and internationally.  He is the principal investigator for the Prader-Willi syndrome component of an NIH funded 11 year national Rare Disease Center grant.  In 2006 he was elected to the prestigious Society of Scholars at the Johns Hopkins University based on his seminal research contributions to the field of genetics.  He has received board certification in Pediatrics; Clinical Genetics; Molecular Genetics; and Cytogenetics.  He is a member of the Board of Directors and Chair of the Clinical Advisory Board for the Prader-Willi Syndrome Association (PWSA) USA.  In addition, he is a member of the Medical and Scientific Advisory Board of the International Prader-Willi Syndrome Organization (IPWSO).

Daniel J. Driscoll, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Pediatrics and Genetics
Hayward Professor of Genetics Research
Box 100296
University of Florida College of Medicine
Gainesville, FL  32610-0296  
USA