Dr. Glennis Logsdon

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Dr. Glennis Logsdon is the Principal Investigator at the Logsdon Lab at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine. Her research focuses on the sequence, structure, and evolution of human centromeres, leveraging both wet and dry lab methods. Following her postdoctoral training at the University of Washington, where she worked under Dr. Evan Eichler, she has been instrumental in advancing long-read sequencing technologies to uncover variations in human centromeres. Her work is foundational in understanding the complexities of chromosome segregation and its implications in health and disease, including cancer and infertility. Dr. Logsdon is actively involved in national consortia like the Telomere-to-Telomere and the Human Genome Structural Variation Consortium, collaborating on efforts to build comprehensive genomic resources. She aims to reconstruct the evolutionary history of centromeres across primate species using phylogenetic approaches, contributing significantly to the field of genetics and epigenetics. Her dedication to both research and education shapes the next generation of scientists in her lab.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Pennsylvania

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.6
GRE General
Verbal
Required:162
Quantitative
Required:162
Overall
Required:162
GMAT
Total Score
Required:728
Overall
Required:728
TOEFL
Total
Required:115
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree or equivalent Strong quantitative background
Application Checklist
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