Associate Professor
Primary Department
Genomics & Precision Medicine
Secondary Department
Pediatrics
Affiliation
Children's National Hospital
Research Interests
The Wei Li lab uses the latest gene editing technology (including CRISPR/Cas9 and CRISPR/Cas9 screening) and new computational algorithms to better understand how coding and non-coding elements function especially in human cancer, and to further identify novel molecular targets to inform precision medicine.
Keywords
Transcriptome, RNA, Genomics, Bioinformatics
Research Level
T0 / T1: Basic Science Discovery and Initial Translation to Humans
Research Method(s)
- Develop a computational solution for functional screens using CRISPR/Cas9
- Use RNA-Seq to study transcriptome with second generation sequencing
- Algorithm development for CRISPR/CAS9 knockout screening
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