Avtar Roopra
Credentials: Neuroscience Department
Position title: Data science approaches to solving problems in neuroscience
Email: asroopra@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 262-6930
Address:
5507 Wi Institute Medical Research
1111 Highland Ave
Madison, WI 53705
LAB WEBSITE:
FOCUS GROUPS:
Transcriptional Mechanisms, Systems Biology
RESEARCH DESCRIPTION:
The lab aims to understand the epigenetic mechanisms behind transcriptional regulation and chromatin structure in mammals. A major focus is the study of mechanisms that regulate the expression of neuronal genes in the healthy and diseased brain. Using transcriptomic approaches we have identified chromatin modifiers that play key roles in disease progression in epilepsy and other neurological disorders. We have developed a number of bioinformatic tools to mine large datasets and uncover hidden patterns.
ALSO A TRAINER IN THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS:
Neuroscience (NTP), Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology (MCP)