His research interests include Neurodevelopmental disorders including autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and intellectual disabilities and the mutations in specific genes can cause intellectual disabilities and have also been linked to ASD. His laboratory studies the transcription factor deformed epidermal autoregulatory factor 1 (DEAF1) gene as mutations in the DEAF1 gene cause intellectual disabilities and a high percentage of these individuals also have ASD. His lab studies the mechanism by which Mutant DEAF1 proteins cause intellectual disabilities using a combination of combination of genetically modified mice and molecular and cellular approaches.