Dr Shiva M. Singh (PhD in Genetics) is a Distinguished University Professor and Professor of Molecular Genetics in the Department of Biology, Division of Medical Genetics (Paediatrics), and Division of Developmental Disability (Psychiatry) at the University of Western Ontario, where he is also Graduate Faculty in Biology, Bioinformatics and Neuroscience. In addition to these roles he is an Associate Scientist in Molecular Medical Genetics at the Child Health Research Institute of the London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario and a Senior Research Fellow of the Ontario Mental Health Foundation.
Dr Singh has received a number of honors, including the Senior Award of Excellence from the Genetics Society of Canada and Distinguished Research Professorship of the Faculty of Science. He has published over 225 papers in international journals and has supervised >100 graduate students and trainees. His research interests are genome-wide molecular (epi-) genetics and neurogenomics of mental disorders as a means to understand neurodevelopment and functioning of the brain. His current foci are Schizophrenia twin genomics, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) and animal models of complex disorders.
Genetics
Neurogenomics
