FACULTY

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  Zhiping Weng , PhD

  Professor and Chair; Li Weibo Chair in Biomedical Research

  To explore and understand biological data through the application and development of computational tools.

  ZLab      Weng Lab      Twitter

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  Manuel Garber , PhD

  Professor

  To study the evolution of transcriptional control and non-coding RNAs in mammals through development and analysis of sequence-based molecular biology approaches.

  Garber Lab for Evolutionary Non-coding Genomics      Twitter

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  Elinor Karlsson , PhD

  Associate Professor, Dr. Eileen L. Berman and Stanley I. Berman Foundation Chair in Biomedical Research

  Using ancient signals of natural selection to understand how the human genome works and translating this insight into better medical therapies.     

  Karlsson Lab

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  Nezar Abdennur , PhD

  Assistant Professor

  To solve challenges of multi-omic data science in biology and medicine, including approaches to explore, integrate and comprehensively understand large, heterogeneous datasets and make working with them more effective.

  Abdennur Lab        Twitter          GitHub            

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  Andres Colubri , PhD

  Assistant Professor

  Integration of machine learning, digital epidemiology, mobile health, and data visualization to create novel methods and tools with impact in infectious disease modeling, forecasting and preparedness.

  Co-Labo             Twitter               Lab Twitter
  

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  Raluca Gordan , PhD

  Professor, Vice Chair for Education

  We develop computational and experimental techniques to decipher the DNA binding specificity of transcription factors (TFs), DNA repair proteins, and CRISPR-Cas enzymes. A major focus is investigating the newly discovered roles of TFs in promoting DNA mutagenesis by interfering with DNA repair and/or promoting the formation of lesions in regulatory DNA.

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  Jill Moore , PhD

  Assistant Professor

  To better understand gene regulation and its role in human disease by using machine learning algorithms to interpret and integrate multi-omic data
  
  Moore Lab          Twitter

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  Jacob Schreiber , PhD

  Assistant Professor

  To understand the regulatory role of each nucleotide in every cell of an organism and to forecast how perturbations in protein-coding and non-coding space affect these roles
  
  Programmable Genomics Laboratory     Twitter

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  Lingfei Wang , PhD

  Assistant Professor

  To decipher gene regulatory networks within and between individual cells across health, disease, and development.
  
  Wang Lab
  
  
  

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  Frances L. Chen , DVM, PhD

  Assistant Professor

  Advancing companion animals as a model for investigating genetic influences on complex disease, such as cancer and aging. 

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  Rachel Daniels

  Assistant Professor

  My research lies at the intersection of evolutionary experimentation, non-model organisms, and the hidden biological possibilities encoded within genomes.

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  Alper Kucukural , PhD

  Associate Professor

  Computational analysis and data integration of next-generation sequencing data and developing reusable bioinformatics analysis pipelines. (see Bioinformatics Core for more information).
  
  Biocore     Twitter

UMASS CHAN AFFILIATED FACULTY

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  Jeanne B. Lawrence , PhD

  Professor, Neurology, Leo P. and Theresa M. LaChance Chair in Medical Research

  Lawrence lab research bridges fundamental questions of developmental epigenetics with translational research into the common problem of chromosome abnormalities, particularly Down syndrome.

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  Lisa L. Hall-Anderson , PhD

  Assistant Professor, Neurology

  Dr. Hall's main research interest is studying how long non-coding RNAs interact with chromatin, the functional importance of the repeat genome in gene regulation and nuclear structure, as well as our ongoing project silencing the extra chromosome 21 in Down syndrome patient cells using targeted integration of an XIST transgene. 

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  Athma Pai , PhD

  Assistant Professor, RNA Therapeutics

  Using computational genomics and systems biology approaches to understand the speed and efficiency at which RNA molecules are created and processed to ensure proper cellular functions.

  Pai Lab     Twitter