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Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics · Molecular Biology

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h-index90
i10-index181
Publications425
Citations47,796

Grants

14 total · 0 active

NIH #U01MH116489

2/2-Discovery and validation of neuronal enhancers associated with the development of psychiatric disorders

Amount
$1M–$2M
Period
2018-08-17 → 2023-04-30
PIs
2

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

NIH #UM1HG009426

Center for Functional Validation and Evaluation of ENCODE Enhancer Regions

Amount
$700K–$800K
Period
2017-09-06 → 2021-06-30
PIs
2

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

NIH #U01MH103340

Genetic variants affect brain gene expression and risks of psychiatric disorders

Amount
$1M–$2M
Period
2014-06-10 → 2017-05-31
PIs
2

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO

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All Grants

14 total · 0 active

NIH #U01MH116489

2/2-Discovery and validation of neuronal enhancers associated with the development of psychiatric disorders

Amount
$1M–$2M
Period
2018-08-17 → 2023-04-30
PIs
2

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

NIH #UM1HG009426

Center for Functional Validation and Evaluation of ENCODE Enhancer Regions

Amount
$700K–$800K
Period
2017-09-06 → 2021-06-30
PIs
2

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

NIH #U01MH103340

Genetic variants affect brain gene expression and risks of psychiatric disorders

Amount
$1M–$2M
Period
2014-06-10 → 2017-05-31
PIs
2

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO

NIH #R21CA177467

Micro-western array methodology for assessment of preanalytical variability in bi

Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
2014-05-12 → 2017-04-30
PIs
2

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

NIH #P50MH094267

Experimental genomics and phenotyping: to produce new data & verify predictions

Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
2011-09-22 → 2016-07-31
PIs
1

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

NSF #1439619

I/UCRC Planning Grant: Computing and Genomics - An Essential Partnership for Biology Breakthroughs

Amount
<$100K
Period
2014-08-01 → 2015-07-31
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Chicago

NIH #U01CA161032

Using Genomics to Reduce Breast Cancer Disparities in the African Diaspora

Amount
$2M–$3M
Period
2012-07-19 → 2015-06-30
PIs
3

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

NIH #S10OD010680

Custom-built Digital Scanned Laser Light Sheet Microscope (DSLM)

Amount
$500K–$600K
Period
2012-05-01 → 2014-04-30
PIs
1

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

NIH #P50GM081892

Chicago Systems Biology Center for the Study of Transcriptional Networks

Amount
$2M–$3M
Period
2008-09-01 → 2013-08-31
PIs
1

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

NIH #RC2HG005679

Enhancing ENCODE Through a Transcription Factor Tagging Approach to ChIP-seq

Amount
$900K–$1000K
Period
2009-09-30 → 2011-08-31
PIs
1

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

NIH #RC2ES018758

Developmental Exposure to Low-dose Bisphenol A and Human Prostate Cancer Suscepti

Amount
$800K–$900K
Period
2009-09-21 → 2011-06-30
PIs
3

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO

NIH #S10RR027489

Illumina Genome AnalyzerII (GAII) (110v/220v)

Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
2010-04-22 → 2011-04-21
PIs
1

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

NIH #U01HG004264

A Cis Regulatory map of the Drosophila Genome

Amount
$2M–$3M
Period
2007-05-08 → 2011-03-31
PIs
1

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

NSF #0449573

2005 Structural Functional & Evolutionary Bioinformatics Gordon Conference

Amount
<$100K
Period
2005-04-01 → 2006-03-31
PIs
2

Awarded at Gordon Research Conferences

Recent Public Signals

  1. New paper: Impact of common variants on brain gene expression from RNA to protein to schizophrenia risk (Nature Communications)2025-11-28
  2. New preprint: Overcoming “doom and gloom”: Envisioning desirable futures for Arctic biodiversity2025-02-07

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