Alon Goren, PhD Principal Investigator Alon is a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of California San Diego. His major research interest is to understand chromatin regulation and dynamics, with a focus on development. When he is not in the lab, Alon enjoys swimming, hiking, rock climbing and hanging out with his wife, two kids, dog and cat. alon-goren @alon_goren agoren AT ucsd DOT edu
	Eric Mendenhall, PhD Scientific Advisor (with The Gymrek Lab) Eric is an expert in functional genomics and gene regulation and serves as the scientific advisor for the Gymrek and Goren Labs. His main efforts are focused on understanding the regulation of transcription, chromatin biology and the roles dysfunction of these mechanisms play in human diseases. Eric is also plays key roles in the genomic technology development work within the Labs. When he is not in the lab he enjoys hiking, reading and spending time with his two kids. emendenhall eric.mendenh AT gmail DOT com
	Dorit Rousseau Administrative assistant (with The Gymrek Lab) Dorit has a degree in Social Sciences/psychology and a certificate in Human Resources Management and Personnel Administration from UCSD. She manages all lab requisitions and supports lab logistical and administrative needs. Dorit enjoys hiking, watching movies, and traveling with her family. drousseau AT ucsd DOT edu
	Rahel Wachs Graphic Design and Illustration (with The Gymrek Lab) Rahel is a graphic designer and illustrator. She works in collaboration with scientists to create visual content that supports their research. This includes enhancing graphs and diagrams, creating illustrations for publications, poster and presentation layouts and other graphic design needs. In her free times she enjoys yoga, hiking and spending time with her family. Webslite: rahelwachs.com rwachs AT ucsd DOT edu
	Cynthia Wu, PhD Postdoctoral Scholar (with The Gymrek Lab) Cynthia is a postdoctoral scholar who did her Bioinformatics PhD work in the Gymrek and Goren Labs. She is interested in genome editing and computational genomics. She is working on developing a method to detect trans-eQTLs to further our understanding of the molecular effects of genetic variation. During her free time, she enjoys hiking and exploring new places. @cynthiaewu cew003 AT ucsd DOT edu
	Jonathan Margoliash, PhD Postdoctoral Scholar (with The Gymrek Lab) Jonathan is a postdoctoral scholar with a PhD in Computer Science. He is interested in the application of mathematical, statistical, computational and machine learning approaches to best leverage the complexities of human health datasets. He is currently working on finding associations between tandem repeat genotypes and phenotypes in the UK Biobank. In his spare time, he loves outdoorsing, gaming, and music making. jbmargoliash AT ucsd DOT edu
	Tamar Dishon, PhD Postdoctoral scholar Tamar is a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Medicine at the University of California San Diego. She is interested in molecular pathways associated with autism. Tamar is currently focusing on how deficiency of the chromatin regulator SETD5 affects human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC)-derived neural cells, and the functional impact of SETD5 on neuronal progenitor cells, neurons and astrocytes derived from hiPSCs. In her free time she enjoys hiking with her family and solving lethal killer sudoku puzzles. Tamar AT ucsd DOT edu
	Yuwei Cao PhD Student Yuwei is a graduate student in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology at UCSD. She is focused on improving the efficiency of our automated ChIP-seq workflow. In her free time, Yuwei enjoys cooking, reading, and watching movies. @YuweiCao yuc408 AT ucsd DOT edu
	Tianyao (Polo) Xu PhD Student (with the Benner Lab) Polo is a CIRM Trainee Fellow graduate student in the Bioinformatics and Systems Biology (BISB) program at UCSD. He works on developing methods for multiplex measurements of the abundance and interaction of proteins. In his free time, Polo enjoys reading and gaming. @xtypolo tix034 AT ucsd DOT edu
	Lauren Patel PhD Student (with the Benner Lab) Lauren is a PhD Student in Bioengineering at UCSD. She is interested in the interplay between transcriptional regulation and histone modifications. Her current project focuses on improving ChIP-seq normalization methods to quantify histone acetylation. In her free time she enjoys hiking, playing piano and drawing. lahodge AT eng DOT ucsd DOT edu
	Courtney Sawyer Staff Research Associate (with the Komor and Gymrek Labs) Courtney is a staff research associate. She is currently working on a project characterizing the impact of point mutations in genes \ encoding trans acting factors such as chromatin regulators or transcription factors on gene expression or chromatin structure. In her free time, she\ enjoys reading, hiking, and baking. cbsawyer AT health DOT ucsd DOT edu
	Eduardo Modolo Undergraduate researcher (BS/MS) Eduardo is an undergraduate student majoring in Molecular and Cell biology at UCSD. He is currently working on a project investigating the local effects of mitotic histone modifications. In his free time he enjoys working out, playing soccer, drawing, and hanging out with his friends. emodolo AT ucsd DOT edu
	Jingyao Wang Undergraduate researcher (BS/MS) Jingyao is an undergraduate student majoring in Molecular and Cell Biology at UCSD. She is participating in the BUMMP Research Apprenticeship Program and received its scholarship award. She is currently working on developing a new method for quantifying protein abundance (PQ-seq) together with Tianyao Xue. In her free time, she enjoys dancing, doing pilates, watching sitcoms, and cooking. jiw047 AT ucsd DOT edu
	Ellice Wang Undergraduate researcher (BS/MS) Ellice is an undergraduate student majoring in Human Biology at UCSD. She is interested in how DNA variants impact gene regulation. Her current project focuses on investigating the effects of short tandem repeats on gene expression. In her free time, she likes baking, hiking, crocheting, and knitting. e9wang AT ucsd DOT edu
	Luisa Paredes Undergraduate researcher (BS/MS) Luisa is an undergraduate student majoring in Molecular Cell Biology at UCSD. She is participating in the BS/MS program to continue her education. She is currently working on a project investigating how single nucleotide variations in trans acting factors involved in neurodevelopmental disorders produce different phenotypes in hiPSCs (human induced pluripotent stem cells) and neural cells derived from hiPSCs. In her free time, she enjoys biking, reading, being with friends, and art. lparedes AT ucsd DOT edu
	Jenna Satovsky Undergraduate researcher Jenna is an undergraduate student majoring in General Biology at UCSD. She currently assists with lab tasks and is working on a project which focuses on investigating the effects of short tandem repeats on gene expression. In her free time she likes running, cooking, spending time in nature, and drawing. jsatovsky AT ucsd DOT edu

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