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Genome Technology Branch

The Genome Technology Branch develops and implements technologies for performing genome analysis. Investigators in the branch study the structure and function of genomes in normal and disease states, and have expertise in a wide range of genomic techniques, including mapping and sequencing of mammalian chromosomes, gene isolation, systematic mutagenesis, developmental genomics, and computational analysis of DNA and protein sequences. In addition, the branch houses core units that provide genome analysis services to National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) investigators.

Principal Investigators

Eric D. Green, M.D., Ph.D.
Scientific Director, NHGRI Division of Intramural Research
Senior Investigator and Chief, Genome Technology Branch
Director, NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC)
Head, Physical Mapping Section

Lawrence C. Brody, Ph.D.
Senior Investigator, Genome Technology Branch
Head, Molecular Pathogenesis Section

Shawn Burgess, Ph.D.
Investigator, Genome Technology Branch
Head, Developmental Genomics Section

Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, NHGRI
Senior Investigator, Genome Technology Branch
Head, Molecular Genetics Section

Christopher P. Austin, M.D.
Associate Investigator, Genome Technology Branch
Director, NIH Chemical Genomics Center
Senior Advisor to the Director for Translational Research, Office of the Director

Andy Baxevanis, Ph.D.
Deputy Scientific Director, NHGRI Division of Intramural Research
Associate Investigator, Genome Technology Branch
Head, Computational Genomics Unit
Director, Bioinformatics and Scientific Programming Core

Robert W. Blakesley, Ph.D.
Associate Investigator, Genome Technology Branch
Director, Sequencing Group, NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC)

Gerard Bouffard, Ph.D.
Associate Investigator, Genome Technology Branch
Director, Bioinformatics Group, NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC)

Settara C. Chandrasekharappa, Ph.D.
Associate Investigator, Genome Technology Branch
Head, Gene Identification Unit

Jim Inglese, Ph.D.
Associate Investigator, Genome Technology Branch
Director, Biomolecular Screening and Profiling Division, NIH Chemical Genomics Center

James C. Mullikin, Ph.D.
Associate Investigator, Genome Technology Branch
Head, Comparative Genomics Unit

Tyra Wolfsberg, Ph.D.
Associate Investigator, Genome Technology Branch
Head, Comparative Genomics Unit
Associate Director, Bioinformatics and Scientific Programming Core

Research Project Web Sites

Breast Cancer Information Core

Human Chromosome 7 Mapping and Sequencing

WebBLAST

Histone Sequence Database

Homeodomain Resource

Analyzing "Prefinished" Genomic Sequence Data [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Last Updated: September 2004