Genomic Cartography

Genomic Cartography

For more than a decade, we have had a hobby of “gene-hunting” for new genes in the human and mouse genomes (genomic cartography). Specifically, we aim to identify members of a new(er) class of genes termed long noncoding RNA (lncRNA).  

We are less interested in the number of lncRNA genes in the genome and more focused on using all the information we can to identify the ones most likely to function in human health and disease. These efforts require creative computational and experimental solutions that we pursue in parallel.