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Carsten G. Bönnemann, MD, habil.

Member, St. Jude Faculty

Chair, Department of Genomic and Translational Neuroscience

First Horizon Foundation Endowed Chair in Translational Neuroscience

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Carsten G. Bönnemann, MD, habil.

Genomic and Translational Neuroscience

MS 340, M4412

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

262 Danny Thomas Place

Memphis,  TN 38105-3678

Affiliations

Department of Genomic and Translational Neuroscience

Pediatric Translational Neuroscience Initiative

Education

MD, with distinction – Medical School at Albert-Ludwigs University Freiburg, Germany Dr. Med, summa cum laude – Medical School at Albert-Ludwigs University Freiburg, Germany Habilitation (Pediatrics) – University of Gottingen, Germany Residency (Pediatric Neurology) – Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA Fellowship (Neuromuscular Neurology) – Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Honors & Awards

  • 2026 Member, National Academy of Medicine

Research Interests

  • Genetics of neurogenetic and neuromuscular disorders
  • Preclinical genetic therapeutics of neurogenetic and neuromuscular disorders

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