Gurpreet Kaur
Computational Biologist (Bioinformatics, Computational Genomics & Variant Scientist) @Uab Marnix E. Heersink School Of Medicine
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WORK HISTORY
Computational Biologist (Bioinformatics, Computational Genomics & Variant Scientist) @Uab Marnix E. Heersink School Of Medicine
Birmingham, AL, US
EDUCATION
Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
M.Sc. (Bioinformatics)
Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
Ph.D. (Bioinformatics) | DST-INSPIRE Fellow
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
Fulbright-Nehru Doctoral & Professional Research Fellowship, Summer program
Khalsa College Amritsar
B.Sc. (Biotechnology)
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Fulbright-Nehru Doctoral & Professional Research Fellow, Bioinformatics
ABOUT GURPREET KAUR
Open to NEW opportunities in bioinformatics, computational genomics and variant analysis. Hi, I am a Bioinformatics, Computational Genomics & Variant Scientist 🧬 with 15+ years of experience in the area of bioinformatics including leading bioinformatics, genomics/multi-omics and web application development projects, transforming complex datasets into actionable insights across academia and clinical research. Expertise- Omics data analysis and visualization: Upstream and Downstream - Causal variant discovery (germline and somatic) and variant curation acc. to ACMG guidelines | Genetic modifiers identification | Case-by-case | Cohort - Differential Gene Expression Analysis | Functional Enrichment Analysis | Network Analysis | RNA Splicing | RNA-Fusion Analysis - Conceptualization and leading web application development Current Focus and Contribution: Rare genetic disorders and cancer: 1. Cystic Fibrosis (Project lead) 2. Muscular Dystrophies (Project lead) 3. Pediatric Thyroid Cancer (Project lead) 4. Neurofibromatosis 5. Chorioangiomas (placenta tumor) 6. Hepatocellular Carcinoma 7. Pediatric Cancer Cardiotoxicity 8. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) 9. Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) 10. Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Project details and publications: https://github.com/gurpreet-bioinfo🧬Recognition: One of the four awardees of GREGoR Consortium Grant 2024 by NHGRI, NIH to Support Workforce Diversity in Genomics Research Award: & utm_medium=member_desktop &
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