# Bernie Devlin

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{{Short description|American psychiatrist}}
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| fields            = [Psychiatry](/source/Psychiatry)
| workplaces        = [Yale University School of Medicine](/source/Yale_University_School_of_Medicine)<br>[University of Pittsburgh](/source/University_of_Pittsburgh)
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| alma_mater        = [Pennsylvania State University](/source/Pennsylvania_State_University)
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| known_for         = [Genetics of autism](/source/Genetics_of_autism)<br>[Psychiatric genetics](/source/Psychiatric_genetics)<br>[Statistical genetics](/source/Statistical_genetics)
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'''Bernard J. Devlin''' is an American psychiatrist who is Professor of Psychiatry and Clinical and Translational Science at the [University of Pittsburgh](/source/University_of_Pittsburgh). An expert on [statistical](/source/statistical_genetics) and [psychiatric genetics](/source/psychiatric_genetics), he is a fellow of the [statistics](/source/statistics) section of the [American Association for the Advancement of Science](/source/American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.stat.cmu.edu/people/faculty/devlin |title=Bernie Devlin |website=Carnegie Mellon University |language=en |access-date=2018-11-19}}</ref> He is also a member of the [American Society of Human Genetics](/source/American_Society_of_Human_Genetics), the [Genetics Society of America](/source/Genetics_Society_of_America), and the [International Society for Autism Research](/source/International_Society_for_Autism_Research).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://psychiatry.pitt.edu/about-us/our-people/faculty/bernie-j-devlin-phd |title=Bernie J Devlin, PhD |website=University of Pittsburgh Department of Psychiatry |date=22 November 2017 |language=en-US |access-date=2018-11-19}}</ref> Before joining the faculty of the University of Pittsburgh, he worked at the [Yale School of Medicine](/source/Yale_School_of_Medicine), where he conducted research with [Neil Risch](/source/Neil_Risch) on the utility of [DNA test](/source/DNA_test)s.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/09/23/us/yale-research-on-genetic-testing-supports-use-of-dna-fingerprints.html |title=Yale Research on Genetic Testing Supports Use of DNA Fingerprints |last=AP |date=1990-09-23 |work=The New York Times |access-date=2018-11-19 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/02/07/health/scientists-say-dna-analysis-is-reliable-in-identifying-suspects.html |title=Scientists Say DNA Analysis Is Reliable in Identifying Suspects |last=Kolata |first=Gina |date=1992-02-07 |work=The New York Times |access-date=2018-11-19 |language=en}}</ref> He is married to [Kathryn Roeder](/source/Kathryn_Roeder), a professor at [Carnegie Mellon University](/source/Carnegie_Mellon_University), with whom he often collaborates on research. Topics that Devlin and Roeder have studied together include the [genetic basis of autism](/source/genetics_of_autism).<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2014/11/04/Pittsburgh-researchers-explain-complex-genetics-involved-in-autism/stories/201411040007 |title=Pittsburgh researchers explain complex genetics involved in autism |date=2014-11-04 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |access-date=2018-11-19 |language=en}}</ref> Devlin and Roeder have a daughter, Summer.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://triblive.com/news/allegheny/4408767-74/statistics-university-award |title=Newsmaker: Kathryn Roeder |last=Wills |first=Rick |website=TribLIVE.com |language=en-US |access-date=2018-11-19}}</ref>

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