About Me
Jay Vivian is a Research Associate Professor and Scientific Director of the Transgenic and Gene Targeting Facility at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Dr. Vivian also is the Director of the Rare Disease Research Center at Children's Mercy Research Institute. His research focuses on understanding rare and undiagnosed diseases and novel variants identified in patient genome sequencing data, using genetically modified mice and pluripotent stem cells. These efforts make extensive use of genome editing methods. A native of Illinois, he obtained his PhD in developmental genetics at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of multiple rare disease foundations, including RareKC and the Mowat-Wilson Syndrome Foundation.