Joel Hirschhorn
Geneticist and pediatric endocrinologist focused on human genetics of polygenic traits such as height and obesity, chair of the GIANT consortium and a leader at Boston Children's Hospital and the Broad Institute.
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Feb 12, 2026 • 43min
Joel Hirschhorn: How Genes Add Up
Joel Hirschhorn, geneticist and pediatric endocrinologist who maps how many genes shape traits. He explains how thousands of tiny genetic variants combine to influence height and obesity. He outlines limits of predicting individuals from DNA. He discusses translating polygenic findings to disease understanding and ethical limits of selecting traits.
