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Jeffrey Noebels, M.D., Ph.D., is the Cullen Trust for Health Care Endowed Chair in Neurogenetics, and Professor of Neurology, Neuroscience, and Molecular and Human Genetics at Baylor College of Medicine, where he directs the Blue Bird Circle Developmental Neurogenetics Laboratory. Dr Noebels is a past president of the American Epilepsy Society and fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Dr. Noebels’ research involves understanding how single genes regulate neuronal excitability and network synchronization within the central nervous system. His lab’s recent work on mouse models of Alzheimer’s Disease and glioblastoma-related epilepsy has provided pioneering insights into the role of hyperexcitability in cognitive decline and tumorigenesis. He received a BA from Reed College, an M.D. from Yale University School of Medicine, and his Ph.D. from Stanford University. Dr. Noebels conducted his neurology residency at Massachusetts General Hospital, and a post-doctoral fellowship at Harvard University. Board certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, his research interests include gene control of neuronal excitability within the developing central nervous system, inherited neurological diseases, and epilepsy.