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Carroll, Andrew J., Ph.D.

Carroll, Andrew J., Ph.D.

Professor

Areas of Interest: Cancer cytogenetics, chromosome polymorphisms, clinical cytogenetics

Chen, Yunjia, Ph.D., MBA, FACMG

Chen, Yunjia, Ph.D., MBA, FACMG

Assistant Professor
Interim Director, Medical Genomics Laboratory
Assistant Director, Cytogenetics Laboratory

Areas of Interest: Clinical cytogenetics, cancer cytogenetics, clinical molecular genetics, neurofibromatosis/schwannomatosis

Contreras-Galindo, Rafael, Ph.D.

Contreras-Galindo, Rafael, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest: Pathogenesis of scleroderma fibrosis and cancer, genomics of human centromeres, DNA instability and repair of centromeres, genome editing and deep-sequencing of centromeres

Crossman, David, Ph.D.

Crossman, David, Ph.D.

Professor

Areas of Interest: Servicing the UAB community in their Big Data analytical needs

Crowley, Michael, Ph.D.

Crowley, Michael, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Czaja, Wioletta, Ph.D.

Czaja, Wioletta, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest: Cancer molecular biology and epigenetics, DNA repair and genome stability, inflammation, immune dysfunction, epigenetic drug targets, precision oncology

Dutta, Anindya, Ph.D.

Dutta, Anindya, Ph.D.

Chair, Department of Genetics
Professor

Areas of Interest: Bioinformatics and genomics, biotechnology, cancer biology, epigenetics, molecular biology

Hartman, John, M.D.

Hartman, John, M.D.

Associate Professor

Areas of Interest: Yeast phenomic analysis for modeling genetic networks that buffer disease

Huang, Chen, Ph.D.

Huang, Chen, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest: Bioinformatics, systems biology, precision oncology

Hurst, Anna Chesson Edens, M.D.

Hurst, Anna Chesson Edens, M.D.

Associate Professor
Program Director, Medical Genetics Residency Program

Areas of Interest: Clinical genetics, dysmorphology, rare genetic syndromes, syndrome delineation, genome sequencing, resident education and training, Undiagnosed Disease Program

Korf, Bruce R., M.D., Ph.D.

Korf, Bruce R., M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Dean, Genomic Medicine
Chief Genomics Officer

Professor

Areas of Interest: Neurofibromatosis type 1

Leier, Andre, Ph.D.

Leier, Andre, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest: Development of RNA therapeutics, bioengineering, computational biology, bioinformatics, genetic disorders, machine learning applications in biomedicine and bioengineering

Lim, Hui-Ying, Ph.D.

Lim, Hui-Ying, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Areas of Interest: Heart intercellular signaling, Heart endocrine regulation of metabolic homeostasis, Signal transduction, Drosophila modeling of human disease

Linscott, Kristin, M.D., Ph.D.

Linscott, Kristin, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Assistant Director, Biochemical Genetics and Metabolic Disease Laboratory

Liu, Runhua (Runa), Ph.D.

Liu, Runhua (Runa), Ph.D.

Professor

Areas of Interest: Cancer targeted therapies, gene therapy, immunotherapies, signal transduction, metabolism, functional study of biological molecules, mechanisms of action of novel drug targets

Ma, Xiaoxiao, Ph.D.

Ma, Xiaoxiao, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Area of interest: Tumor immunology, Cancer Immunotherapy, Immunogenomics, DNA damage repair, Epigenetics

Marsiglia, William, Ph.D.

Marsiglia, William, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest: Signal Transduction, PI3K-AKT signaling, chemical biology, protein-protein interactions, kinases, structural biology

Marquez-Lago, Tatiana, Ph.D.

Marquez-Lago, Tatiana, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Areas of Interest: Host-microbiota interactions, drug resistance reversal, systems biology

Mikhail, Fady, M.D., Ph.D.

Mikhail, Fady, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor
Cytogenetics Lab Director

Areas of Interest: Clinical cytogenetics

Mukherjee, Konark, Ph.D.

Mukherjee, Konark, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest: Neurological disorders affecting the neuroretina and the optic nerve, neurodevelopmental disorders, optic nerve pathology, dysfunction in different neurodevelopmental and genetic disorders 

Robin, Nathaniel H., M.D.

Robin, Nathaniel H., M.D.

Professor
Director, Clinical Services

Director of Clinical Genetics and Genomics Services

Areas of Interest: Clinical Genetics (Craniofacial Genetics)

Sen, Arko, Ph.D.

Sen, Arko, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest: Cancer genomics, epigenetics, non-coding regulatory mutations

Sharer, Jon Daniel, Ph.D., FACMG

Sharer, Jon Daniel, Ph.D., FACMG

Professor
Director, Genetics Research Division
Director, UAB Biochemical Genetics and Metabolic Disease Laboratory

Areas of Interest: Biochemical genetics

Singh, Keshav, Ph.D.

Singh, Keshav, Ph.D.

Professor

Areas of Interest: Cancer genetics, mitochondria, aging, cancer

Srivastava, Sarika, Ph.D.

Srivastava, Sarika, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest: Mitochondrial biology and metabolism, neurometabolic disorders, omics technologies, mitochondria targeted therapies

Su, Zhangli, Ph.D.

Su, Zhangli, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest: RNA modification, non-coding RNA, epigenetics, genomics, cancer biology

Villa, Caterina Abdala, M.D.

Villa, Caterina Abdala, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Wallis, Deeann, Ph.D.

Wallis, Deeann, Ph.D.

Professor

Areas of Interest: Neurofibromatosis drug discovery

Wang, Weidong, Ph.D.

Wang, Weidong, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Wille, Coral, Ph.D.

Wille, Coral, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest: Epigenetics, genomics, developmental biology, cancer biology

Worthey, Elizabeth, Ph.D.

Worthey, Elizabeth, Ph.D.

Associate Professor 

Areas of Interest: Genomics, computational biology, data sciences, molecular diagnostics, rare disease, undiagnosed disease, molecular modifiers, precision medicine

Wu, Bo-Kuan, Ph.D.

Wu, Bo-Kuan, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest: Epigenetics, cancer biology, developmental biology

Xu, Jia, Ph.D.

Xu, Jia, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest: Cancer cell signaling, cancer metastasis, therapy resistance, drug development, gene therapy

Zhang, Yanfeng, Ph.D.

Zhang, Yanfeng, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest: Servicing the UAB community in their Big Data analytical needs, translational bioinformatics and genomics, genetic and epigenetic biomarker, biotechnology, enhancer/super-enhancer biology