Kimberly Huber, PhD, is a professor of neuroscience and a Southwestern Medical Foundation Endowed Scholar in biomedical research at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. Dr. Huber also codirects an NIH Collaborative Centers for Fragile X Syndrome Research with Dr. Craig Erickson. 

Dr. Huber’s research focuses on the cellular and molecular mechanisms of synapse development and plasticity in the mammalian brain and the role of genes linked to human intellectual disability and autism. Dr. Huber has revealed roles for Fragile X ribonucleoprotein (FMRP), an RNA binding protein that is mutated in Fragile X syndrome, in multiple aspects of synapse and circuit function in the mouse.  The Center for Fragile X Syndrome that she codirects is focused on understanding and correcting sensory cortical circuit dysfunction and associated sensory hypersensitivity. Using neurophysiological methods, her work is also engaged in the identification and testing of common neurophysiological biomarkers that translate between mouse models and humans with Fragile X syndrome. 

Also see the Fragile X Syndrome Research Center.