Transcriptome sequencing uncovers functional variation in the human genome

Authors

Tuuli Lappalainen, PhD, Junior Investigator, New York Genome Center and Assistant Professor, Department of Systems Biology Columbia UniversityFollow

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

4-23-2014

Comments

Tuuli Lappalainen is a junior investigator at the New York Genome Center and the first faculty member of the new institute, with a joint position as assistant professor at the Department of Systems Biology at Columbia University. Her work is focused on understanding functional variation in the human genome, and she has pioneered in integrating genome and transcriptome sequencing data to characterize regulatory variation. She is part of many major consortia in human genomics, including the 1000 Genomes project and the GTEx consortium. She did her postdoctoral training in the University of Geneva Medical School with Manolis Dermitzakis, and in Stanford University with Carlos Bustamante, and her PhD is from the University of Helsinki in 2009, supervised by Juha Kere and Päivi Lahermo, with a focus on genetic variation of North European populations.

Abstract

Overall Goals and Objectives:

1. Enhance understanding of fundamental principles of cell, tissue and organ development, structure and function

2. Enhance understanding of how effects in these fundamental processes can contribute to the onset and progression of disease

3. Provide information and discussion that will benefit the practices of researchers and clinicians

Presentation: 55 minutes

Recommended Citation

Lappalainen, PhD, Tuuli, "Transcriptome sequencing uncovers functional variation in the human genome" (2014). RNA Matters Lecture Series. Presentation 9.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/rnamatters/9