Computational
Genomics
Our group is interested in
the analysis of high-
dimensional genomic data.
Current projects include
detecting fast evolving
regions of the primate
genome, testing for protein
abundance changes in
tumors, and identifying
genetic markers associated
with variation in gene
expression in mammals
and plants.
News...
In September 2008, the Pollard lab will be moving to the Gladstone Institutes at UCSF. We will belong to the Institute for Human Genetics and Division of Biostatistics.
Katie Pollard received a 2008 Sloan Research Fellowship in Computational and Evolutionary Molecular Biology.
We received a $1.8 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to develop methods for analysis of metagenomics data with Jonathan Eisen and Jessica Green.
Our Nature paper on a rapidly evolving RNA gene expressed during brain development received widespread news coverage: Time, Newsweek, BBC News, ScienceNow, Scientific American, The Economist, The Scientist, NPR, Capital Public Radio, and more. A list of Human Accelerated Regions (HARs) is here.
Postdoctoral Positions
We are hiring postdocs to work on several projects. More information here.