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Dr. Shawn Burgess is the co-deputy director of NHGRI's Intramural Research Program.
… Dr. Burgess received his Ph.D. in genetics from the Johns Hopkins … and heads the Developmental Genomics Section. Much of Dr. Burgess' work in the last decade has been focused on … For the last decade, the Burgess lab has focused on developing technologies to …
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NHGRI has selected Sara Chandros Hull, Ph.D., and Shawn Burgess, Ph.D., as deputy scientific directors of NHGRI’s Intramural Research Program.
… of Health, has selected Sara Chandros Hull, Ph.D. , and Shawn Burgess, Ph.D. , as deputy scientific directors of NHGRI’s … Ph.D., who served in that role for 12 years. "Sara and Shawn bring complementary skill sets to this important … NHGRI appoints Drs. Sara Chandros Hull and Shawn Burgess as new deputy scientific directors …
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Funded postdoctoral positions are available in the laboratory of Dr. Shawn Burgess, within NHGRI's Translational and Functional Genomics Branch.
… postdoctoral positions are available in the laboratory of Shawn Burgess, Ph.D., within the Translational and Functional … The focus of the Burgess lab is on the genetics and functional genomics of … and names and contact information for three referees to Shawn Burgess, Ph.D., at burgess@mail.nih.gov . Position is …
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A new method of targeting specific DNA sequences in zebrafish could accelerate the discovery of gene function and the identification of disease genes in humans.
… a year ago that CRISPR can knock out a gene quickly," said Shawn Burgess, Ph.D., a senior investigator with NHGRI's … genes have been subjected to such rigorous testing, Dr. Burgess said. The functions of many other genes have been … Zebrafish, genome function, human disease genes, Shawn Burgess, CRISPR/Cas9 …
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NIH researchers identified a novel role for a gene known as heat shock protein 60, finding it is critical in tissue regeneration and wound healing.
… proposes an unusual role for a well-known gene," said Shawn Burgess, Ph.D., head of NHGRI's Developmental Genomics … is applied to a wound. A team of researchers, led by Dr. Shawn Burgess, have demonstrated that a gene known as heat … regeneration, wound healing, heat shock protein, Hsp60, Shawn Burgess Ph.D., diabetes and wound healing …
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NIH scientists proposed a new approach for finding ways to impede or halt cancer's spread: transgenic zebrafish as a live animal model of metastasis.
… came to therapeutic drugs," Viviana Gallardo, Ph.D., and Shawn Burgess, Ph.D., both of the National Human Genome Research … get different answers than you get in vitro ," said Dr. Burgess. " In vivo studies can be more reliable because they … targeted therapy against cancer, Viviana Gallardo Ph.D., Shawn Burgess Ph.D., transgenic zebrafish …
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The zebrafish is a powerhouse tool that helps researchers better understand the genes that are implicated in disease.
… of choice are as varied as the diseases they study. For Shawn Burgess, Ph.D., head of the Developmental Genomics Section, … "We study the developmental biology of hearing," Dr. Burgess said. "Humans don't regenerate hearing. The hearing … and genome research, genome editing, Raman Sood Ph.D., Shawn Burgess Ph.D., developmental biology of hearing …
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NHGRI will highlight rare disease research that benefits affected patients and provides insights into more common disorders on Rare Disease Day.
… Several NHGRI staff members - Anastasia L. Wise, Ph.D., Shawn Burgess, Ph.D., and Brian P. Brooks, M.D., Ph.D.- will … disease research, Rare Disease Day, Anastasia Wise Ph.D., Shawn Burgess Ph.D., Brian Brooks M.D. Ph.D., Gaucher Disease, …
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Scientists drafted the blueprint for how to build a common goldfish. Now they'll use it to find out what gives ornamental goldfish their nuanced features, gaining insight into human health.
… when it comes to comparing its genome to that of humans. Shawn Burgess was out for a drink with a friend when the … out the DNA's code. That is the blueprint for life. Dr. Shawn Burgess, a geneticist at the National Human Genome …
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National Institutes of Health researchers have discovered a specific network of proteins that is necessary to restore hearing in zebrafish through cell regeneration. The study may inform the development of treatments for hearing loss in humans.
… Jimenez, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Shawn Burgess, Ph.D., senior investigator in the National Human … hair cells and recover hearing after injury,” said Burgess. “How and why regeneration happens in these animals …