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Dr. Farahbod studied gene expression in human tissues and showed that observed patterns of expression can be attributed to the diverse cellular composition of the samples. By characterizing this feature of expression data, her study assists us in furthering our knowledge and understanding of the mechanisms behind the regulation of gene expression.
A randomly-selected Doctoral citation each day: today from the Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics (PhD) - graduated in 2020