Institute for Genomic Medicine

Benjamin D. Yu, M.D., Ph.D.

Organizer for Genomics in Medicine Seminar Series

Website: Benjamin D. Yu - Division of Dermatology
Email: byu@ucsd.edu

Pathways/processes: RAS/MAPK, Shh, FGF, microRNA profiling, rRNA processing
Teams/collaborations: Stem Cell Program, Moores Cancer Center, Biogem, Seq. Core,Steve Dowdy, Colin Jamora
Approaches: stem cells, mouse models, protein and nucleic acid delivery systems, sequencing, microarray, reprogramming
Diseases: skin disease, cancer, scarring, embryonic development, congenital disease

Research

We are using molecular, genomic and bioinformatic approaches to study the contribution of genetic and genomic changes to phenotypic variation in the normal human population and in rare diseases (e.g. RAS/MAPK syndromes).