Dr. Ashizawa, Director of Neuroscience Research at the Houston Methodist Neurological Institute, graduated from Keio University School of Medicine in Tokyo in 1973. He completed his internship in Medicine in Pittsburgh, residency in Neurology and fellowship in Muscular Dystrophy at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. While at Baylor he assisted one of several teams around the world in locating the DMPK gene for myotonic dystrophy. He has been given numerous research awards and grants - especially for myotonic dystrophy and ataxia. In 1997, he and Dr. Claudine Junien co-founded the International Myotonic Dystrophy Consortium (IDMC), a biennial scientific meeting where physicians and scientists convene to determine the cause and ultimately a viable treatment or cure for DM. Dr. Ashizawa has published numerous articles on myotonic dystrophy in medical and scientific journals. For more info on Dr. Ashizawa, visit the Houston Methodist Neurological Institute website.