M. Stephen Meyn, MD, PhD

Education

BA, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey
PhD, New York University, New York, New York
MD, New York University, New York, New York
Residency, Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Medical Staff Fellow, Genetics and Biochemistry Branch, NIADDK, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
Medical Staff Fellow, InterInstitute Medical Genetics Program, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland

Professional Activities

Dr. Stephen Meyn is tenured professor in the Division of Genetics and Metabolism and core faculty with the UW Center for Human Genomics and Precision Medicine. He is the program director for the Medical Genetics and Genomics Residency and co-director of the UW NORD Center of Excellence for Rare Diseases.

Meyn has broad, enduring interests in human and clinical genetics, from fundamental studies of DNA repair and telomere biology to novel clinical applications of genome sequencing and the ethics of genetic testing.

Clinical Interests

Meyn trained as a pediatrician and clinical geneticist. His clinical work centers on rare genetic diseases, with an emphasis on cancer genetics, disorders affecting genome stability, and undiagnosed genetic disorders.

Research Interests

Meyn’s current research focuses on discovering new disease genes, developing novel clinical applications for 3rd generation sequencing, and advancing our understanding of the telomeropathies. He founded the UW Undiagnosed Disease Program and now is developing BadgerSeq, a project to radically improve rapid genome sequencing of newborn infants through the use of AI-driven patient selection and long-read sequencing.