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William Lai is an Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Cornell University. His research focuses on understanding the fundamental mechanisms of gene regulation, particularly the roles of DNA sequence, local distal chromatin, and RNA in the transcription process of specific genes. He utilizes a combination of classic biochemistry, next-generation sequencing assays, and machine learning computational approaches to study eukaryotic genomes. His work addresses key bottlenecks in understanding how biological networks make decisions and the perturbations that can lead to disease phenotypes. Lai's interest in model organisms includes studying yeast, mice, and humans, due to their high-level conservation across eukaryotic organisms.
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