Genetics and Genome Function
The following labs within the Biomedical Sciences department have a research area of focus in genetics and genome function:
Adam Boyko, PhD
Associate Professor
Director of Undergraduate Physiology
Boyko Lab
canine genomics, population genetics, conservation genetics, bioinformatics, complex trait mapping
Paula Cohen, PhD
Professor of Genetics
Director, Center for Reproductive Genomics
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education
Cohen Lab
meiosis, germ cells, contraception, non-coding RNAs, gene regulation
Arunika Das, MS, PhD
Assistant Professor
Das Lab
epigenetics, centromeres, aneuploidy, reproductive aging, meiosis
Charles Danko, PhD
Associate Professor in Life Science and Technology
gene regulation, genomics, evolution, bioinformatics, enhancer function
Mandi de Mestre, BVSc (hons) PhD, PGCAP, MRCVS
Professor
de Mestre Lab
miscarriage, aneuploidy, genome instability, horse, placental and endometrial health
Jacquelyn Evans, PhD
Assistant Professor
Evans Lab
comparative genetics, canine, gastric cancer, hereditary disease, genomics of complex traits
Jongmin Kim, PhD
Assistant Professor
Kim Lab
gene silencing, chromatin, germ cells, Polycomb, Kumgang-CHD4 complex
Dave Lin, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurobiology
Coordinator, CityU Hong Kong Joint PhD Program
Lin Lab
genomics, olfaction, regeneration, development, axon guidance
John Schimenti, PhD
James Law Professor of Genetics
Schimenti Lab
reproductive genetics, genome maintenance mechanisms, cancer genetics, meiosis, infertility and reproductive aging
Praveen Sethupathy, PhD
Professor of Physiological Genomics
Chair
Sethupathy Lab
comparative intestinal physiology and disease, fibrolamellar carcinoma, gene regulation, microRNAs, functional genomics
Paul Soloway, PhD
Professor of Molecular Genetics
Soloway Lab
epigenetics, epigenomics, single cell analysis, animal models of health and disease