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News 2022

We attended 7th Annual MidAtlantic Bioinformatics Conference – 27 November 2022

Mani, Rohan, Siqi, Sammy, Jason, and Jin attended the 7th Annual MidAtlantic Bioinformatics Conference at Philadelphia. Sammy and Jason’s abstracts were selected for the Lightning Round presentation and Jason received the poster award from the conference. Congrats Sammy and Jason!

New Publication: Risk genes for ASD and ADHD – 17 October 2022

Our study on identifying genes contributing to the risk of ASD and ADHD using whole-genome sequencing data from the NJLAGS cohort is published in Human Genetics. Congratulations Anbo and co-authors!

New Publication: Identification of Genomic Safe Harbors – 22 September 2022

Our study on identifying tissue-specific Genomic Safe Harbors (GSHs) for gene therapy is published in Genome Biology. Congratulations Aishee!

Mudassir Lodi joined the lab – 15 August 2022

After a summer rotation, Mudassir Lodi is joining our lab for his PhD study. Welcome Mudassir!

We attended ICIBM 2022 – 15 August 2022

We attended ICIBM 2022 After several years of the pandemic, Mani, Rohan, Siqi, and Jin attended the in-person conference International Conference on Intelligent Biology and Medicine (ICIBM 2022) at Philadelphia. Rohan and Siqi also received travel awards for the conference. Congrats Rohan and Siqi!

New Publication: Transposable element distribution pattern in bat genomes – 04 August 2022

New Publication: Transposable element distribution pattern in bat genomes Our study on the distribution pattern of transposable elements in seven bat genomes is published in the special issue of Genomic Impact of Transposable Elements in Life. Congratulations to Erin, Mani and the team!

New Publication: MicroRNA and microRNA-target variants in Autism Spectrum Disorder patients – 26 July 2022

New Publication: MicroRNA and microRNA-target variants in Autism Spectrum Disorder patients Our study on determining the role of microRNA and microRNA-target variants in Autism Spectrum Disorder and related disorders is published in Genes. Congratulations Anthony and the NJLAGS team!

New Publication: Aneuploidy rate prediction in IVF patients – 29 March 2022

New Publication: Aneuploidy rate prediction in IVF patients Our study on predicting embryonic aneuploidy rate in IVF patients is published in Human Genetics. Congratulations Siqi!