| Dr. Charlotte Hobbs, M.D., Ph.D.
 Dr. Charlotte Hobbs, principal investigator of the Arkansas center, was recently featured in the summer issue of the University of Arkansas Medicine Magazine. The article highlighted Dr. Hobbs’ research, including her work with the National Birth Defects Prevention Study (NBDPS), and her many accomplishments in the study of birth defects.
Growing up, Dr. Hobbs always loved science and math. She was affected by birth defects at an early age, because her mother was treated for an abdominal wall defect at birth. She was a very curious child and often wondered why some babies have birth defects while others do not. This personal experience with birth defects provided her with her passion to learn the causes of birth defects and to find new discoveries to reduce the number of babies born with defects.
After earning her doctoral and medical degrees, Dr. Hobbs moved to Arkansas to work at the University of Arkansas Medical School and Arkansas Children’s Hospital. In 1997, Dr. Hobbs became the co-director of the newly formed Arkansas Center for Birth Defects Research and Prevention, designated to work on the NBDPS. Since then, Dr. Hobbs has been building her reputation as a world-class birth defects researcher through her leadership in the NBDPS and other birth defects research activities. When asked about her work, Dr. Hobbs said, “As a clinician-scientist investigating causes of birth defects, I feel privileged to be able to… discover new ways to improve the health of our children and those of future generations.”
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