Dr. Michael Janitz

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Michael Janitz is a Senior Lecturer at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney, specializing in transcriptomics and next-generation sequencing technologies. He holds a PhD from FU Berlin and a DSc from the University of Leipzig. His research concentrates on gene expression and alternative splicing patterns, particularly in the context of the healthy human brain and various neurological disorders, including multiple system atrophy and epilepsy. Janitz has also explored cancer-specific alterations in transcriptomes and the identification of novel biomarkers, particularly focusing on circular non-protein coding RNAs. His previous work includes significant contributions during his postdoctoral studies at the German Centre for Rheumatism Research and his tenure as a Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, where he developed high-throughput genomic tools for functional analysis of gene products. At UNSW, he leads a research team investigating both human and mouse transcriptome segments, employing advanced sequencing techniques and bioinformatics tools to deepen understanding of non-protein coding RNA regions and their implications in health and disease.

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