Schmidt, Ph.D, Jenna
Biography Dr. Schmidt’s laboratory focuses on developing nonhuman primate models for translational pregnancy research to better understand the epigenetic regulation of placental miRNAs and their roles in placental function.
Biography Dr. Schmidt’s laboratory focuses on developing nonhuman primate models for translational pregnancy research to better understand the epigenetic regulation of placental miRNAs and their roles in placental function.
Biography Assistant Professor The Schrodi Lab is focused on two main areas of investigation: 1) the development of realistic disease genetics models that motivate novel statistical analyses to better discover regions of the genome and epigenome that contribute to disease risk, and 2) the application of these methods to study the inherited component of immunopathologies …
Biography Dr. Sharifi’s research focuses on leveraging liquid biopsies including circulating tumor cells and circulating tumor DNA to detect, understand and overcome mechanisms of targeted therapy resistance in breast and prostate cancer.
Biography Dr. Skop’s research explores the molecular mechanisms of cell division, with a special focus on the midbody and midbody remnants (MBRs)—unique, RNA-rich structures produced during mitosis.
Biography Clinical Professor in the Division of Genetics and Metabolism Dr. Steiner is a physician-scientist interested in metabolic bone diseases, inherited metabolic diseases, genetic testing, and newborn screening. He is also a translational researcher with specific interests in PKU, neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (NCL), Smith Lemli Opitz Syndrome, and cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis.
Biography Professor of Oncology Marian A. Messerschmidt Professor of Cancer Research Genetics Program Co-Leader, UW Carbone Cancer Center Dr. Xu’s laboratory is focused on the transcriptional regulation of estrogen receptor (ER) signaling pathways by nuclear receptor co-factors.