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Megan Dennis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine at the University of California, Davis. Her research focuses on human genetics and genomics with the aim to identify genes and mutations that make us uniquely human. Dr. Dennis utilizes advanced genomic approaches to identify complex genomic variants and genes that contribute to phenotypic differences, including traits associated with higher intellect, autism, and other neurodevelopmental features. Her lab employs zebrafish models to study human genes and regulatory elements that contribute to human evolution and disease. With the advent of CRISPR gene-editing technology, Dr. Dennis systematically mutates genes of interest to assess the phenotypic consequences. She is particularly interested in genomic structural variation found in humans and primates, employing innovative long-read sequencing technologies to capture complex variations that are otherwise difficult to analyze. Dr. Dennis has received several prestigious awards throughout her career, including the NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein Postdoctoral Research Award and the Sloan Research Fellowship.
University of California, Davis • Davis, CA
Teaching and conducting research in the field of biochemistry and molecular medicine.
Department of Computer Science. GRE is NOT required.