S. Jill James, PhD

Professor of Pediatrics

Section of Developmental Pediatrics

Contact Information

Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute

800 Marshall St., Slot 512-40B

Little Rock, AR  72202

Phone: (501) 951-3173

Fax: (501) 364-5107

JamesJill@uams.edu

Education

PhD - UCLA, 1986

Clinical Interests

Gene-environment interactions affecting predisposition to autism, Down syndrome, congenital heart defects; Clinical trials in autistic children to assess treatment efficacy on metabolic, immunologic, and behavioral endpoints.

Research Interests

Biomarkers of oxidative stress and impaired DNA methylation; metabolic profiles and polymorphic variants affecting folate/methionine/glutathione metabolism.