Department of Genetics

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David Axelrod

David Axelrod

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Professor
Cell and Molecular Oncology. Breast Cancer. Colon Cancer
daxelrod@rutgers.edu
Marco Azaro

Marco Azaro

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Assistant Research Professor
azaro@rutgers.edu
Maureen Barr

Maureen Barr

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Distinguished Professor
Modeling human genetic diseases in C. elegans
mmbarr@rutgers.edu
Christina Bergey

Christina Bergey

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Assistant Professor
Evolutionary genomics of humans, non-human primates, and disease vectors
christina.bergey@rutgers.com
Linda Brzustowicz

Linda Brzustowicz

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Distinguished Professor
Medical and human genetics: the genetics of neuropsychiatric disorders
lbrz@rutgers.edu
Chris Ellison

Chris Ellison

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Associate Professor
Evolutionary genomics and genome organization in Drosophila
cee53@rutgers.edu
Derek Gordon

Derek Gordon

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Associate Professor
Statistical genetics
derekgo@rutgers.edu
Gary A. Heiman

Gary A. Heiman

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Professor- Vice- Chair & Undergraduate Director
Genetic epidemiology of neuropsychiatric disorders
heiman@rutgers.edu
Devanshi Jain

Devanshi Jain

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Assistant Professor
Gametogenesis and Genome Integrity
dj420@rutgers.edu
Tara Matise

Tara Matise

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Distinguished Professor-Chair, Department of Genetics
Computational Human Genetics, genetics coordinating center
matise@rutgers.edu
Kim McKim

Kim McKim

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Professor
Molecular Genetics of Meiotic Recombination in Drosophila Melanogaster
mckim@rutgers.edu
Tetsuya Nakamura

Tetsuya Nakamura

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Assistant Professor
Revealing the genetic mechanisms of the fish diversity and their contribution to the fish-to-tetrapod transition
tn241@rutgers.edu
Bryce Nickels

Bryce Nickels

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Professor
Regulation of gene expression in bacteria
bnickels@rutgers.edu
Jessica Rispoli

Jessica Rispoli

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Associate Teaching Professor, Director of the Genetic Counseling Master's Program
Genetic Counseling
jrj88@rutgers.edu
Christopher Rongo

Christopher Rongo

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Professor
Molecular genetics of synapse formation and plasticity in C. elegans
crongo@rutgers.edu
Amrik Sahota

Amrik Sahota

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Research Professor
Human Molecular Genetics; Molecular Diagnostics
asahota@rutgers.edu
Karen Schindler

Karen Schindler

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Professor
Understanding the molecular mechanisms that lead to aneuploidy in female gametes
ks804@rutgers.edu
Christine Seymour

Christine Seymour

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Assistant Program Director
Genetic Counseling Master's Program
seymoucp@rutgers.edu
Premal Shah

Premal Shah

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Assistant Professor
Evolution of coding sequences and regulation of protein synthesis
prs114@rutgers.edu
Gleb Shumyatsky

Gleb Shumyatsky

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Professor
Molecular and cellular mechanisms of memory as well as social and maternal behavior
gleb@rutgers.edu
Andrew Singson

Andrew Singson

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Professor
Reproductive biology and cell-cell interactions in C. elegans
singson@rutgers.edu
Jay Tischfield

Jay Tischfield

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Distinguished Professor, Department of Genetics Executive Director, HGINJ
Medical and human genetics: the genetics of somatic cells, mouse models for human diseases and genes for complex human genetic disorders
jaytisch@rutgers.edu
Michael Verzi

Michael Verzi

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Professor
Transcriptional Regulatory Mechanisms in Intestinal Disease
mv347@rutgers.edu
Juan Wang

Juan Wang

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Assistant Research Professor
juwang07@rutgers.edu
Jinchuan Xing

Jinchuan Xing

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Professor
Mobile Elements, Human Genomic Variation, Evolutionary Genetics, Population Genetics
jinchuan.xing@rutgers.edu
Samhita Yadavalli

Samhita Yadavalli

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Assistant Professor
Bacterial signaling pathways and regulation of gene expression.
sy543@rutgers.edu
Lei Yu

Lei Yu

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Distinguished Professor
Genetics of compulsive behaviors (such as alcoholism and drug addiction) and neuro-sensory disorders (such as neuropathic pain)
leiyu8@rutgers.edu
Michael E. Zwick

Michael E. Zwick

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Senior Vice President for Research and Professor
mz560@oq.rutgers.edu

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