Andre Megarbane, MD, PhD

Professor
Department of Human Genetics

Assistant Dean for Research
Chair, Department of Human Genetics

I have dedicated myself to the localization and identification of genes involved in orphan diseases, mainly autosomal recessive, which represent a real problem in public health as well as a considerable financial burden for those affected. Even though genetics is not considered in many countries to be a national priority, I was personally convinced (and I still am) that the prevention of genetic illnesses and some cancers, based on a accurate diagnosis and good genetic counselling, is not only a necessity, but a duty on a human level. This is a resource not to be neglected when it comes to reducing the costs associated with treating such illnesses, in terms of  both morbidity and mortality. To link genetic diseases or cancers to their causes helps to broaden diagnostic and preventive options in the treatment of these diseases in a more precise, more personalized, and more efficient way.  

View Dr. Megarbane’s publications on Pubmed.

Professional and Research Interests

• Clinical: Medical Genetics
• Teaching: Genetics
• Research:  Interests in the domains of intellectual disability, dysmorphology, osseous malformations, neuromuscular disorders 

Education and Training

• M.D. degree, St Joseph University (USJ), Beirut, Lebanon, 1990 
• Diploma in Somatic and Molecular Genetics, Pasteur Institute, Paris, France, 1992 
• Diploma in Genetic Diseases specialization, USJ, 1994
• PhD in Science, Paris V, France, 1997
• « Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches (HDR) », Paris V, 2000 
• MBA International Option - Health management, USJ/Paris Dauphine/Sorbonne, 2009

Professional Organizations, Memberships, Affiliations, and/or Honors:

• Abdel Hamid Shuman Award (Jordan), Best Young Arab Scientist, 1998
• Rammal Rammal Award - Eurosciences, Paris, France, 2000
• Mohammad El-Fasi Award “Best Young Researcher” (AUF), 2001
• Makhzoumi Association Prize for the National Value, 2003
• Lebanese National Council for Scientific Research (CNRS) Award, 2012
• Mohamad El Fasi Award, Best Scientist of the French-Speaking Region (AUF), 2013
• Association Libanaise pour l’Avancement des Sciences (LAAS) et la Fondation Mohammed Cheaib (MCF), «The Research Award 2014»
• Member, Lebanese Academy of Sciences (ASL)
• Member, Lebanese National Consultative Committee on Ethics (CCNLE)

Keywords

Genetics, orphan diseases, genes, malformations