
Matwijec, Grace
Biomedical ScienceBiochemistry
The Cristancho Lab is interested in understanding the epigenetic mechanisms driving long-term neurodevelopmental disabilities from acquired prenatal and perinatal brain injury.
Maybe not "Junk DNA" after all: more 50% of our genome is made up of ancient retroviruses and mobile DNA while protein coding genes only make up 2%, which begs the question "Do they do anything?" and if so, what?
You will apply machine learning and statistical analysis to large data sets of neural activity to understand the dynamical principles underlying the regulation of sleep in the mammalian brain.
I am interested harnessing genetic insights to increase blood cells production and support clinical testing and transfusions.