Genomics

This subclass comprises research and experimental development in genomics.

Parent Category

Graduate Degree Programs

Doctor of Philosophy in Genome Science and Technology (PhD)

The Genome Science and Technology graduate program is a trans-disciplinary program that combines genomic research with leading-edge technology development in genome sciences for students pursing an M.Sc. or Ph.D. This program is intended to accommodate the diverse background of students and the…

Master of Science in Genome Science and Technology (MSc)

UBC Researchers

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Brooks-Wilson, Angela

Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

cancer families; cancer genetics; genetic susceptibility; human genetics; longevity; Super seniors; Cancer families, Cancer genetics, Genetic susceptibility, Human genetics, Longevity, Super seniors

Brown, Carolyn Janet

Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Applied Genetics; Chromosomes: Structure / Organization; DNA methylation; Epigenetic control of gene expression; Gene Regulation and Expression; Genes escaping X-chromosome inactivation; Long non-coding RNAs; X-chromosome inactivation; XIST RNA; Applied Genetics, Chromosomes: Structure / Organization, DNA methylation, Epigenetic control of gene expression, Gene Regulation and Expression, Genes escaping X-chromosome inactivation, Long non-coding RNAs, X-chromosome inactivation, XIST RNA

Brumer, Harry

Michael Smith Laboratories, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Biological and Biochemical Mechanisms; biomass; carbohydrates; cellulose; Chemical Synthesis and Catalysis; Enzymes; microbiota; plant cell walls; polysaccharides; Biological and Biochemical Mechanisms, Biomass, Carbohydrates, Cellulose, Chemical Synthesis and Catalysis, Enzymes, Microbiota, Plant cell walls, Polysaccharides

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Cazottes, Emmanuel

Faculty of Medicine

Postdoctoral Fellow

Genomics; Gene regulation; Synthetic biology; Stem Cells; Machine Learning

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Dao Duc, Khanh

Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

combine mathematical,computational and statistical tools to study fundamental biological processes; regulation and determinants of gene expression and translation; Machine Learning for Biological Imaging and Microscopy; Database development and management; Biological and Artificial Neural Networks for geometric representation; Combine mathematical,computational and statistical tools to study fundamental biological processes, Regulation and determinants of gene expression and translation, Machine Learning for Biological Imaging and Microscopy, Database development and management, Biological and Artificial Neural Networks for geometric representation

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Eltis, Lindsay

Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Bacterial catabolism of steroids and lignin; biocatalyst development; Enzymes and Proteins; Metabolism (Living Organisms); Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Bacterial catabolism of steroids and lignin, Biocatalyst development, Enzymes and Proteins, Metabolism (Living Organisms), Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Foster, Leonard

Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Agriculture; antigen presentation; Bioinformatics; Biological and Biochemical Mechanisms; Biotechnology; Cell Signaling and Infectious and Immune Diseases; Honey bees; host-pathogen interactions; Immune System; Microbiology; Proteomics; Systems Biology; Agriculture, Antigen presentation, Bioinformatics, Biological and Biochemical Mechanisms, Biotechnology, Cell Signaling and Infectious and Immune Diseases, Honey bees, Host-pathogen interactions, Immune System, Microbiology, Proteomics, Systems biology

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Hirst, Martin

Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Carcinogenesis; Cellular Differentiation; Epigenomics; Leukemia; Molecular Genetics; Carcinogenesis, Cellular Differentiation, Epigenomics, Leukemia, Molecular Genetics

Hoodless, Pamela

Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Developmental Genetics; Embryology; Embryonic Development; Epigenetics; Heart Valve / Valvular Diseases; Heart valve formation; Liver; Liver development; Stem Cells and Organogenesis; transcriptional regulation; Developmental Genetics, Embryology, Embryonic Development, Epigenetics, Heart Valve / Valvular Diseases, Heart valve formation, Liver, Liver development, Stem Cells and Organogenesis, Transcriptional regulation

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Kobor, Michael

Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Chromatin Biology; Epigenetics; molecular biology; Social Epigenetics; Chromatin Biology, Epigenetics, Molecular Biology, Social Epigenetics

Kopp, Janel

Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Modeling cancer; Pancreas; Pancreatic cancer; Pancreatic development; Modeling cancer, Pancreas, Pancreatic cancer, Pancreatic development

Korthauer, Keegan

Department of Statistics, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Epigenomics; Single-cell analysis; Statistical genomics; Epigenomics, Single-cell analysis, Statistical genomics

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Lange, Philipp

Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Bioinformatics; Cell Signaling and Cancer; mass spectrometry; pediatric cancer; personalized medicine; post translational protein modification; Proteomics; Bioinformatics, Cell Signaling and Cancer, Mass spectrometry, Pediatric cancer, Personalized medicine, Post translational protein modification, Proteomics

Loewen, Christopher

Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS); Autism; Cancer Cell Metabolism; Cell Biology; Cell polarity; Endoplasmic Reticulum; Genetic Networks; Golgi; Lipid Signalling; Lipid Traffic; Membrane Contact Sites; Membrane Diffusion Barriers; Membranes and Organelles; Super Resolution Microscopy; Systems Biology; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Autism, Cancer Cell Metabolism, Cell Biology, Cell Polarity, Endoplasmic Reticulum, Genetic Networks, Golgi, Lipid Signalling, Lipid Traffic, Membrane Contact Sites, Membrane Diffusion Barriers, Membranes and Organelles, Super Resolution Microscopy, Systems Biology

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Marra, Marco

Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Genetics; Epigenomics; Cancer biology; Genetics, Epigenomics, Cancer biology

Matthews, Benjamin

Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Aedes aeygpti mosquitoes; Arboviral pathogens; Chikungunya; Comparative Physiology; Dengue fever; Genome of mosquitoes; Yellow fever; Zika; Aedes aeygpti mosquitoes, Arboviral pathogens, Chikungunya, Comparative Physiology, Dengue fever, Genome of mosquitoes, Yellow fever, Zika

Mayor, Thibault

Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Aging; Cell Biology; Neurodegenerative diseases; Proteasome; Protein Degradation; Protein Folding; Proteomics; Proteostasis; Ubiquitin; Yeast Genetics; Aging, Cell Biology, Neurodegenerative diseases, Proteasome, Protein Degradation, Protein Folding, Proteomics, Proteostasis, Ubiquitin, Yeast Genetics

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Nislow, Corey

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

genomics; Genetics; drug discovery; Biotechnology; Space Biology; Genomics, genetics, Drug Discovery, Biotechnology, Space Biology

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Rieseberg, Loren

Department of Botany, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

adaptation; crops; invasive plants; plant evolutionary biology; speciation; weeds; Adaptation, Crops, Invasive plants, Plant evolutionary biology, Speciation, Weeds

Ross, Colin

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Biomedical Technologies; Drug Metabolism; Gene Therapy; Gene-based therapeutics; Pharmacogenomics; Precision Medicine; transgenic models; Biomedical Technologies, Drug Metabolism, Gene Therapy, Gene-based therapeutics, Pharmacogenomics, Precision medicine, Transgenic Models

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Schiebinger, Geoffrey

Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Applied & Theoretical Statistics; Computational Genomics; data science; Genetics; Genome Sciences; Machine Learning; Measurement technologies; Models Inference and Algorithms; Single-cell RNA sequencing; Theory of Statistics; Applied & Theoretical Statistics, Computational Genomics, Data Science, Genetics, Genome Sciences, Machine Learning, Measurement technologies, Models Inference and Algorithms, Single-cell RNA sequencing, Theory of Statistics

Steif, Adi

Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Bioinformatics; Algorithms and computational genomics; Genomics; Cancer genetics; Mechanisms of carcinogenesis; Cancer progression and metastasis; Statistical methods for high throughput data; High dimensional data analysis; Computational Biology; Machine Learning; Cancer Genomics; Single cell sequencing; Tumour evolution; Genomic technology development

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Taubert, Stefan

Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Aging; beta cells; C. elegans; Diabetes; Gene Regulation and Expression; Gene regulation; Genetics of Aging; genomics; Hypoxia; Metabolism; Molecular Genetics; Mouse; stress; Stress and Cancer; Stress responses; Toxin and Toxicant Metabolism; Transcription; Aging, Beta cells, C. elegans, Diabetes, Gene Regulation and Expression, Gene regulation, Genetics of Aging, Genomics, Hypoxia, Metabolism, Molecular Genetics, Mouse, Stress, Stress and Cancer, Stress responses, Toxin and Toxicant Metabolism, Transcription

Teves, Sheila

Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Epigenetics; Genetics; Genome Science; Molecular Epigenetics (MEG); molecular biology; Transcriptional memory and cellular identity in mouse embryonic stem cells; Epigenetics, Genetics, Genome Science, Molecular Epigenetics (MEG), Molecular biology, Transcriptional memory and cellular identity in mouse embryonic stem cells

Todesco, Marco

Michael Smith Laboratories, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Plant biology; Quantitative genetics (including disease and trait mapping genetics); Biological adaptation; Developmental genetics (including sex determination); Genomics; Population, ecological and evolutionary genetics; Paleogenomics; Genetics engineering; Genetic and molecular basis of adaptation; Plant genomics; Chromosomal structural variation; Crop improvement and bioengineering; Wild sunflowers ecology and evolution; Cannabis diversity and domestication

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Wisnovsky, Simon

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Cancer genetics; Tumour immunology; Cellular immunology; Glycomics and glycobiology; Chemical genetics; Systems biology; Cellular interactions (including adhesion, matrix and cell wall); Genomics; Cancer molecular targets; glycobiology; carbohydrates; Tumor immunology; Functional genomics; CRISPR screening; Glycomics; Biochemistry; Molecular Genetics; Cell Biology; Cancer

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Yadav, Vikramaditya

Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Bioactive Molecules; Biocatalysis; Bioinformatics; Biological and Biochemical Mechanisms; Biomass (Energy); Biomaterials; Bioprocess engineering; Bioremediation; Biotechnology; drug delivery; Drug discovery & development; Medical biotechnology; Metabolic engineering; Structural Tissue Engineering / Biomaterials; Synthetic biology; Technoeconomics; Tissue Engineering; Vaccines; Bioactive Molecules, Biocatalysis, Bioinformatics, Biological and Biochemical Mechanisms, Biomass (Energy), Biomaterials, Bioprocess engineering, Bioremediation, Biotechnology, Drug delivery, Drug discovery & development, Medical biotechnology, Metabolic engineering, Structural Tissue Engineering / Biomaterials, Synthetic biology, Technoeconomics, Tissue engineering, Vaccines

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Ziels, Ryan

Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Anaerobic digestion; Biological nutrient removal; Environmental engineering; Environmental Systems Engineering; Microbial biotechnology; Microbial ecology; Multi-omics; Resource recovery; Sustainable biological wastewater treatment; Anaerobic digestion, Biological nutrient removal, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Systems Engineering, Microbial biotechnology, Microbial ecology, Multi-omics, Resource recovery, Sustainable biological wastewater treatment

Zulyniak, Michael

Food, Nutrition & Health, Faculty of Land and Food Systems

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Human nutrition and metabolism; Population health interventions; Systems biology; Nutritional epidemiology; Metabolomics; Dietetics and nutrigenomics; Genomics; metabolic diseases; Pregnancy; gestational diabetes; type-2 diabetes; Metabolism; Genetics; health disparity; Nutrition; lifestyle; precision nutrition