He directs the Brain Development Research Program, a group that studies the genetics and biology epilepsy, autism and disorders of cognition. This research program is supported by grants from the NIH, the March of Dimes and private donors. Dr. Sherr is a board certified Child Neurologist and is the co-director of the Neurometabolic program and clinic at UCSF. Dr. Sherr is a native of California and completed his undergraduate degree in Philosophy and Biology at Stanford University. He obtained his M.D. and Ph.D. at Columbia University in New York City and completed his clinical training in Pediatrics and Neurology at UCSF. He lives in San Francisco with his wife (a biotechnology financial executive) and his three children.