Genetics and Genome Function
The following labs within the Biomedical and Translational Sciences department have a research area of focus in genetics and genome function:
Carolyn Adler, PhD
Associate Professor
Adler Lab
stem cells, neural regeneration, organ regeneration, cell fate specification, apoptosis
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
Charles Danko, PhD
Associate Professor in Life Science and Technology
Danko Lab
gene regulation, genomics, evolution, bioinformatics, enhancer function
Arunika Das, MS, PhD
Assistant Professor
Das Lab
epigenetics, centromeres, aneuploidy, reproductive aging, meiosis
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
Gunther Hollopeter, PhD
Associate Professor
Hollopeter Lab
molecular mechanisms, genome engineering, quantitative imaging, membrane-associated machinery, C. elegans
Heather Huson, PhD
Adjunct Associate Professor
Odyssey DNA Lab
canine and dairy cattle genomics, genomics of complex traits, animal behavior, wildlife genetics, working dogs
Jongmin Kim, PhD
Assistant Professor
Kim Lab
gene silencing, chromatin, germ cells, Polycomb, Kumgang-CHD4 complex
Natasza Kurpios, PhD
Professor
Kurpios Lab
left-right asymmetry, gut morphogenesis, lymphatic development, intestinal stem cells, fatty liver disease
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
Meng Wang, MD, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Wang Lab
metabolism, oxidative and aldehyde-DNA damage, childhood leukemia syndromes, DNA damage-based cancer therapies
