Our lab focus spans around statistical bioinformatics and gene expression.
Modern genomic technologies produce huge amounts of data that allow us to examine gene activity on a genome-wide scale. We can observe which genes are turned on and how active they are in any type of cell at any time.
My research group develops advanced computational and statistical strategies to analyse and interpret these huge data sets. In collaboration with other institute scientists, we examine which genes play essential roles in normal cell development and which genes are disrupted or activated inappropriately in any particular disease.
Our goal is to learn how diseases originate by examining how genetic disruption comes about and how it might be controlled.