Research

Functional Genetics and Genomics
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Evolution and Population Genetics
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Genetics of Health and Disease
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Computational Genomics
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Education

evolution and population genetics

Comparisons of variation among populations and species can reveal patterns and principles of the organization of life. Rules by which organisms interact and secure resources are written in genomes, the results of random and natural experiments since the origins of life. Evolutionary genetics interprets the countless experiments embedded in nature’s fragmented records over millions of years in order to gain deep insights into biological form and function.

Clement Y. Chow

Clement Y. Chow

Associate Professor

Rare disease; Modifier genes; Drug repurposing; Precision medicine

cchow@​genetics.utah.edu
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Nels Elde

Nels Elde

Professor; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Evolutionary genetics; Host-pathogen interactions; Virus discovery; Molecular evolution

nelde@​genetics.utah.edu
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Lynn B. Jorde

Lynn B. Jorde

Professor and Chair

Disease-gene identification; Population genetics

lbj@​genetics.utah.edu
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Gabrielle Kardon

Gabrielle Kardon

Professor; H.A. and Edna Benning Presidential Endowed Chair

Muscle development, regeneration, and disease; Effects of viral infection on muscle structure and function

gkardon@​genetics.utah.edu
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Ellen Leffler

Ellen Leffler

Assistant Professor

Human and non-human primate evolutionary genomics; Infectious disease.

leffler@​genetics.utah.edu
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Aaron Quinlan

Aaron Quinlan

Professor; Associate Director, Utah Center for Genetic Discovery

Human genome interpretation; Application of genomics to clinical care; Chromosome stability and somatic genome evolution; Algorithm and genomics software development; Cancer genetics; Nucleotide repeat disorders; Population genomics; Genetics of complex disease

aquinlan@​genetics.utah.edu
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