Carolyn J. Brown | |
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| Alma mater | University of Guelph, BA University of Toronto, PhD Stanford University, PhD |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Human Genetics, Epigenetics, X-inactivation |
| Academic advisors | Hunt Willard |
| Website | Lab webpage University webpage |
Carolyn J. Brown (born in 1961, Ontario) is a Canadian geneticist and Professor in the Department of Medical Genetics at the University of British Columbia. Brown is known for her studies on X-chromosome inactivation, having discovered the human XIST gene in 1990.