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Nadav Ahituv, PhD
Professor
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Discovering gene regulatory elements in the human genome and linking mutations within them to specific phenotypes.

Michael Guernsey
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Understanding the genetic and developmental basis of evolutionary change in vertebrates, particularly limb and pigmentation phenotypes in bats.

Ofer Yizhar Barnea
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Studying the coding and non-coding roles of short DNA sequences that were lost during evolution or the onset of a cancerous process.
I love physical activity, specifically soccer and hiking. I try to get moving in a group or as an individual as much as I can. Mens sana in corpore sano.

Navneet Matharu
Assistant Researcher
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Understanding the complex nature of regulatory elements and their functional mechanisms for controlling gene expression during development and evolution.


Understanding the genetic basis for limb morphological diversity and congenital malformations through in vivo functional dissection of cis-regulatory elements.


Identification and characterization of genes that regulate human milk production in different cells types in the mammary gland during lactation and identification of genetic and epigenetic factors leading to low human breast milk supply.

Exploring the molecular mechanisms of regulatory element and TADs, especially their functions to the associated diseases.

Identifying regulatory elements of genes that are associated with obesity and sexual dimorphism in adipose tissue distribution.

Functional characterization of regulatory elements involved in neural disease and discovering novel systems for precise gene regulation.

Development of a novel adeno-associated virus mediated gene delivery system, which can overcome the cellular barrier and enhance the efficiency of gene therapy delivery.

Investigating the roles of cis-regulatory elements of PAX1 in musculoskeletal development using mouse models. Understanding the genetic differences between bats and mice in limb development using mouse models.

Serena Tamura
Graduate Student
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Understanding how non-coding variation influences gene expression in different cellular environments and how these changes contribute to disease.


Wei Gordon
Graduate Student
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Understanding how transporters and drug-related enzymes change through evolution and how these changes contribute to diseases.

Dianne Laboy Cintron
Graduate Student
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Jasmine Sims
Graduate Student
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Rachael Bradley
Laboratory Manager
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Peter Lu Administrative Analyst [email protected] |
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Jamal Ghoumid Visiting Scholar |
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Linbei Deng Visiting Scholar |
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Mai Nobuhara Assistant Specialist |
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Fumitaka Inoue |
Associate Professor at Kyoto University |
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Anat Kreimer Postdoctoral Fellow |
Assistant Professor at Rutgers University |
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Walter Eckalbar Assistant Professor |
Assistant Adjunct Professor at UCSF |
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Ajuni Sohota [email protected] |
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Aaron Hardin Postdoctoral Fellow [email protected] |
Clinical Genomics Bioinformatician at Guardant Health |
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Nadja Makki |
Assistant Professor at University of Florida |
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Hane Ryu |
Product Manager Digital Health at Sema4 |
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Yao Wang Graduate Student [email protected] |
Graduate Student at Tsinghua University |
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Chenling Xiong Visiting Scholar [email protected] |
Visiting Scholar at University of California, San Francisco |
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Betty Booker Postdoctoral Fellow [email protected] |
Applications Research Scientist, Research and Development at Advanced Cell Diagnostics |
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Karl Murphy Laboratory Manager [email protected] |
Animal Care Facility Manager at San Francisco State University |
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Junior faculty member at the Department of Life Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel |
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Stacy Jones Subject Recruiter [email protected] |
Attending weddings in far off places. |
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Mee J. Kim, PhD Completed Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics graduate program |
Associate Director, Clinical Science at Mirum Pharmaceuticals |
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Senior Account Executive at HelloSign |
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Marcelo Rizzatti Luizon Specialist [email protected] |
Adjunct Professor at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais | |
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Nir Oksenberg |
Senior Manager, Science Communications at Weber Shandwick |
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Product Director, Mars |
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Julia VanderMeer, PhD |
Development Scientist at Invitae |