Oscar Rodriguez, PhD
About Me
Oscar L Rodriguez is a current PhD student in the Genetics and Data Science multidisciplinary training area at the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Oscar is a member of the Sharp and Bashir Lab. He is interested in the human genome architecture and genetic variation, and the role that these play in human traits and different phenotypes.
In order to understand the role of genetic variation, the first step is to identify all types of genetic variants. My current research is on human diploid genome assembly and structural variation, particularly in complex regions of the human genome. Two complex regions/region-types that I primarily focus on, are tandem repeats which underly several neurological disorders and the immunoglobulin heavy chain locus which encode antibody genes.
For more info, check out: https://oscarlr.github.io/
Language
English
Position
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Microbiology
Research Topics
Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Human Genetics and Genetic Disorders
Multi-Disciplinary Training Areas
Genetics and Genomic Sciences [GGS]
Education
BSc, New York University School of Engineering
Industry Relationships
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