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Genetics and Genome Function

The following labs within the Biomedical Sciences department have a research area of focus in genetics and genome function:

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Adam Boyko, PhD
Associate Professor
Director of Undergraduate Physiology
Boyko Lab

canine genomics, population genetics, conservation genetics, bioinformatics, complex trait mapping

Paula Cohen

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

Arunika Das, MS, PhD
Assistant Professor
Das Lab

epigenetics, centromeres, aneuploidy, reproductive aging, meiosis


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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

Jacquelyn Evans, PhD
Assistant Professor
Evans Lab

comparative genetics, canine, gastric cancer, hereditary disease, genomics of complex traits


Jongmin Kim, PhD

Jongmin Kim, PhD
Assistant Professor
Kim Lab

gene silencing, chromatin, germ cells, Polycomb, Kumgang-CHD4 complex

Dave Lin

Dave Lin, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurobiology
Coordinator, CityU Hong Kong Joint PhD Program
Lin Lab

genomics, olfaction, regeneration, development, axon guidance

John Schimenti

John Schimenti, PhD
James Law Professor of Genetics
Schimenti Lab

reproductive genetics, genome maintenance mechanisms, cancer genetics, meiosis, infertility and reproductive aging


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Praveen Sethupathy, PhD
Professor of Physiological Genomics
Chair
Sethupathy Lab

comparative intestinal physiology and disease, fibrolamellar carcinoma, gene regulation, microRNAs, functional genomics

Paul Soloway

Paul Soloway, PhD
Professor of Molecular Genetics
Soloway Lab

epigenetics, epigenomics, single cell analysis, animal models of health and disease