
Ethylin W Jabs, MD
About Me
Ethylin Wang Jabs is currently Vice Chair and Professor of the Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Professor of Pediatrics, and Professor of Developmental and Regenerative Biology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City. She received the endowed Mount Sinai Professorship of Developmental Genetics. She was the Chief of the Division of Medical Genetics and Genomics from 2007-2012 and served as Director of the Medical Genetics Residency and Clinical Laboratory Fellowship Training Programs from 2007-2011. Prior to November 1, 2007, her appointment was at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She was the Dr. Frank V. Sutland Professor of Pediatric Genetics, Director of the Center for Craniofacial Development and Disorders, and Director of the International Collaborative Genetics Research Training Program. Her academic appointments were Professor of Pediatrics, Medicine, and Surgery since 1996. She continues to have an adjunct Professor appointment at Johns Hopkins.
She is a member of professional and honorary societies including Society for Pediatric Research, American Society for Clinical Investigation, Association of American Physicians, American Society of Human Genetics, American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars, and Practitioners’ Society of New York. She served as President for the American Chinese Geneticist Association (1996-1997), President of the Society of Craniofacial Genetics (1996-1998), and Chair of the Professional Ethics Committee for the American Society of Human Genetics (2004-2006). She is a member of The Smile Train Medical Advisory Board, Moebius Syndrome Foundation Scientific Advisory Board, Born A Hero: Pfeiffer’s Health & Social Issues Awareness Medical Board. She has been a research advisor to several institutes of the National Institutes of Health and a standing member of the Genome Study Section (1996-1999), Board of Scientific Counselors for the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (2000-2004), and Genetics of Health and Disease (2007-2011). She was on the editorial board for the Pediatric Research, Journal of Craniofacial Genetics and Developmental Biology, and Genetics in Medicine and the book, Principles of Molecular Medicine. She has authored more than 200 peer-reviewed publications and 50 chapters and reviews.
She is the director of the Interdisciplinary Training in Systems and Developmental Biology in Birth Defects of the Mount Sinai Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
She is a clinical geneticist and serves as an attending in medical genetics in the General Genetics Clinic and the Cleft and Craniofacial Clinic at the Mount Sinai Medical Center.
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Research Topics
Bone Biology, Brain Imaging, Cartilage Biology, Connexins, Cytogenetics, Developmental Biology, Embryology, Folates, Gene Discovery, Gene Expressions, Genetics, Genomics, Growth Factors and Receptors, Human Genetics and Genetic Disorders, Knockout Mice, Molecular Biology, Morphogenesis, Protein Kinases, Skeletal Biology, Transcription Factors, Transgenic Mice
Multi-Disciplinary Training Areas
Development Regeneration and Stem Cells [DRS], Genetics and Genomic Sciences [GGS]
About Me
Ethylin Wang Jabs is currently Vice Chair and Professor of the Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Professor of Pediatrics, and Professor of Developmental and Regenerative Biology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City. She received the endowed Mount Sinai Professorship of Developmental Genetics. She was the Chief of the Division of Medical Genetics and Genomics from 2007-2012 and served as Director of the Medical Genetics Residency and Clinical Laboratory Fellowship Training Programs from 2007-2011. Prior to November 1, 2007, her appointment was at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She was the Dr. Frank V. Sutland Professor of Pediatric Genetics, Director of the Center for Craniofacial Development and Disorders, and Director of the International Collaborative Genetics Research Training Program. Her academic appointments were Professor of Pediatrics, Medicine, and Surgery since 1996. She continues to have an adjunct Professor appointment at Johns Hopkins.
She is a member of professional and honorary societies including Society for Pediatric Research, American Society for Clinical Investigation, Association of American Physicians, American Society of Human Genetics, American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars, and Practitioners’ Society of New York. She served as President for the American Chinese Geneticist Association (1996-1997), President of the Society of Craniofacial Genetics (1996-1998), and Chair of the Professional Ethics Committee for the American Society of Human Genetics (2004-2006). She is a member of The Smile Train Medical Advisory Board, Moebius Syndrome Foundation Scientific Advisory Board, Born A Hero: Pfeiffer’s Health & Social Issues Awareness Medical Board. She has been a research advisor to several institutes of the National Institutes of Health and a standing member of the Genome Study Section (1996-1999), Board of Scientific Counselors for the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (2000-2004), and Genetics of Health and Disease (2007-2011). She was on the editorial board for the Pediatric Research, Journal of Craniofacial Genetics and Developmental Biology, and Genetics in Medicine and the book, Principles of Molecular Medicine. She has authored more than 200 peer-reviewed publications and 50 chapters and reviews.
She is the director of the Interdisciplinary Training in Systems and Developmental Biology in Birth Defects of the Mount Sinai Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
She is a clinical geneticist and serves as an attending in medical genetics in the General Genetics Clinic and the Cleft and Craniofacial Clinic at the Mount Sinai Medical Center.
Language
Position
Research Topics
Bone Biology, Brain Imaging, Cartilage Biology, Connexins, Cytogenetics, Developmental Biology, Embryology, Folates, Gene Discovery, Gene Expressions, Genetics, Genomics, Growth Factors and Receptors, Human Genetics and Genetic Disorders, Knockout Mice, Molecular Biology, Morphogenesis, Protein Kinases, Skeletal Biology, Transcription Factors, Transgenic Mice
Multi-Disciplinary Training Areas
Development Regeneration and Stem Cells [DRS], Genetics and Genomic Sciences [GGS]
Clinical Focus
- Achondroplasia
- Birth Defects
- CHARGE Syndrome
- Clubfoot
- Craniofacial Anomalies
- Crouzon Syndrome
- DiGeorge Syndrome
- Down Syndrome
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
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BA, Johns Hopkins University
Research
She has also initiated a research program to evaluate genetics and genomics education for primary care physicians and the community served by Mount Sinai Center regarding the genetics of complex diseases, such as diabetes, coronary artery disease, cancer, and osteoporosis.
http://www.mssm.edu/research/labs/ethylin-wang-jabs-laboratory
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Selected Publications
- Author Correction: Universal conditional networks (UniCoN) for multi-age embryonic cartilage segmentation with sparsely annotated data(Scientific Reports, 10.1038/s41598-025-87797-9). Nishchal Sapkota, Yejia Zhang, Zihao Zhao, Maria Jose Gomez, Yuhan Hsi, Jordan A. Wilson, Kazuhiko Kawasaki, Greg Holmes, Meng Wu, Ethylin Wang Jabs, Joan T. Richtsmeier, Susan M.Motch Perrine, Danny Z. Chen. Scientific Reports
- Associations Between Maternal Periconceptional Alcohol Consumption and Risk of Craniosynostosis Among Offspring, National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 1997–2011. Sarah C. Fisher, Paul A. Romitti, Melissa Tracy, Meredith M. Howley, Ethylin Wang Jabs, Marilyn L. Browne. Birth Defects Research
- Limb reduction in an Esco2 cohesinopathy mouse model is mediated by p53-dependent apoptosis and vascular disruption. Arielle S. Strasser, Ana Silvia Gonzalez-Reiche, Xianxiao Zhou, Braulio Valdebenito-Maturana, Xiaoqian Ye, Bin Zhang, Meng Wu, Harm van Bakel, Ethylin Wang Jabs. Nature Communications
Industry Relationships
Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology companies, and other outside entities to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their outside financial relationships.
Dr. Jabs has not yet completed reporting of Industry relationships.
Mount Sinai's faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.
Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology companies, and other outside entities to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their outside financial relationships.
Dr. Jabs has not yet completed reporting of Industry relationships.
Mount Sinai's faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.