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Philipp Maass is an Associate Professor in the field of Molecular Genetics at the Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto. His research focuses on utilizing an interdisciplinary systems biology approach to gain mechanistic insights into regulatory functions of the non-coding genome. He studies critical areas such as chromosomal organization, inter-chromosomal interactions that facilitate gene regulation, and the biology of long non-coding RNA genes and their implications in disease etiology. His expertise spans bioinformatics, computational biology, epigenetics, functional genomics, and technology development, making significant contributions to understanding genomic architecture and gene expression regulation. He has received numerous accolades for his work, including the Maud Menten New Principal Investigator Prize, and serves as a Canada Research Chair Tier 2 specializing in Non-coding Disease Mechanisms. He is also recognized for his innovative research in cardiovascular studies and chromosome biology, and he actively educates future scientists through various courses, including Functional Genomics and Medical Genomics.
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