Bio-X
Graduate Student Fellowships 2007/2008
Cory McLean
Computer Science
Prof. G. Bejerano |
Evolution of cis-regulatory elements may drive the majority of anatomical evolution, yet the mechanisms of cis-regulation of gene expression are poorly understood. I have uncovered a number of interesting non-coding genomic regions within vertebrates using the computational tools of high-performance computing, statistics, and natural language processing. I am also investigating roles for machine learning in the discovery of a genomic signature of cis-regulatory elements. Additional transgenic experiments will be performed in collaboration with the Kingsley laboratory. |
