Genetics
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Contacts
AMSAxGenetics Research Liaison: Taylor Johnson
Genetics Faculty Contact: N/A
Research Opportunities
Summer Genetics Scholars Program - American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics Foundation
Six week summer program
Applications open on January 23rd, 2023
Dayton Childrens Opportunities:
Cancer Research - Clinical Research Coordinator Nancy Bangert, RN, VSN, CRRP 937-641-5314
Hematology Research - Coordinator Sandy Hibner MSN RN
Community Counts - Public monitor program funded by CDC's Division of Blood Disorders. Goal is to gather and share information about common health issues, medical complications, and other specific challenges that affect people with bleeding disorders. List Coordinator Sandy Hibner MSN RN
My Life, Our Future - National initiative whose goal is to genotype as many people with hemophilia as possible in the United States. offers genotyping test to help people understand genetic cause of their condition, and uses test results to aid in research and future treatment development. List Coordinator Sandy Hibner MSN RN
Cystic Fibrosis Research - Dayton Children's is a member of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Therapeutics Development Network. List Pediatric Pulmonologist and Director of the Cystic Fibrosis Center at Dayton Children's Gary Mueller, MD or Pulmonary Research Nurse Sandy Bartosik MS, RN, CCRC
Wright State University - Center for Genomics Research (CGR)
Dr. Michael Markey - Director of the Center for Genomics Research
Departmental Research Resources
Dr. John Paietta
Current research:
Using a molecular genetic approach to study the sulfur regulatory system of a filamentous fungus
Studying regulatory interactions and organization of the eukaryotic multigene network
Dr. Kwang-Jin Cho
Current research:
Molecular mechanisms of K-Ras interaction with the plasma membrane, and discovery of compounds and proteins that regulate K-Ras plasma membrane interaction
May be helpful in future anti-cancer therapies
Dr. Michael Craig
Current research:
Analysis of microRNA expression changes in response to exercise in individuals with Parkinson’s Disease, during aging, and associated with muscle inflammation in end-stage osteoarthritis
Office of Naval Research MURI Initiative with the University of Alabama, Birmingham and the Salk Institute aimed at identifying the epigenetic mechanisms underlying athletic performance changes occurring in response to moderate and high-intensity exercise
Dr. Madhavi Kadakia
Current research:
Signaling pathways regulated by p63 and its role in cancer
Dr. Michael Leffak
Current research:
The study of proteins and DNA sequences that control DNA replication in eukaryotic cells and the relationship of replication to human disease.
Causes and consequences of break induced replication at microsatellite DNAs
Dr. Weiwen Long
Current research:
ERK3 signaling in cancer progression and metastasis
FBXL16 as an oncogenic F-Box protein in human cancers
Dr. Michael Markey - Director of the Center for Genomics Research
Dr. Oleg Paliy - Research Lab Website
Current research:
Role of gut microbes in human health and GI diseases
Gut microbiota as a modulator of diet and nutrition
Host-microbial interactions of pathogenic and commensal enterobacteria
Metabolic interactions in complex microbial communities
Dr. Hongmei Ren
Current research:
Lipid metabolism and its association with autophagic clearance of mitochondria and homeostasis
Lipid metabolism’s effects on cardiac and skeletal muscle function
Dr. Daniel T. Organisciak
Current research:
Vision loss from retinal photoreceptor cell degeneration
Looking at how long term light environment and genetics impacts this process
Dr. Paula Bubulya
Current research:
Defining mechanistic functions for Btf, TRAP150, and SON in fundamental cellular processes including nuclear speckle organization, gene regulation, and cell cycle control
Dr. Shulin Ju
Current research:
Characterizing the functions of proteins involved in familial Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (fALS) in order to target them for drug design
Dr. Ola Kolawole
Current research:
Focus on understanding mechanisms of virus-host cell interactions and virus evolution in order to develop antivirals
Focus on respiratory diseases and diarrheal diseases
Dr. Quan Zhong - Research Lab Page
Current research:
How several neurodegenerative disease-associated proteins disrupt highly conserved cellular processes
Focus on a-synuclein, which when misfolded creates the Lewy bodies found in Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease
Conferences
Clinical Genetics Advanced Practice Provider Conference
September 12th-14th, 2023, Milwaukee, WI
Abstract Submission Deadline: CLOSED
Midwest Genetics Annual Meeting
September 19th-20th, 2023, TBD
Abstract Submission Deadline: CLOSED
2023 Annual American Society of Humans Genetics
November 1st-5th, 2023, Washington, D.C.
Abstract Submission Deadline: CLOSED
Past Conferences:
2023 iSPE Facilities of the Future Conference
January 31st - February 1st, 2023, North Bethesda, MD
Abstract Submission Deadline: CLOSED