Dr. Chuck Layne

Dr. Chuck (Charles) Layne serves as Professor and Department Chair at the University of Houston's Department of Health and Human Performance, where he specializes in human coordination development from a neuromuscular perspective. His research focuses on investigating locomotion and posture processes, with particular emphasis on characterizing gait and upper limb movements in individuals with genetic mutation developmental disorders. His recent work includes groundbreaking studies on conditions such as NGLY1 deficiency, Rett Syndrome, Syngap1 deficiency, Phelen-McDermid deficiency, Rett Duplication Syndrome, and CDKL5 deficiency