Dr. Muhammad Hashim Raza is an Associate Professor at the Speech-Language-Hearing: Sciences & Disorders, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA. He obtained his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the University of the Punjab, Center of Excellence in Molecular Biology (CEMB). His research program focuses on investigating the genetic mechanisms involved in the causation of language disorders. The genetic pathways involved in language disorders are not well understood. Understanding these pathways will provide critical new insights for improved and early diagnosis and treatment of these common disorders. His research program aims to elucidate such genetic mechanisms through the study of well-characterized families with Specific Language Impairments (SLI).