Genome Technology Branch

The Genome Technology Branch develops and implements technologies for performing genome analysis. Investigators in the branch study the structure and function of genomes in normal and disease states, and have expertise in a wide range of genomic techniques, including mapping and sequencing of mammalian chromosomes, gene isolation, systematic mutagenesis, developmental genomics, and computational analysis of DNA and protein sequences. In addition, the branch houses core units that provide genome analysis services to National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) investigators.

Principal Investigators

Eric D. Green, M.D., Ph.D.
Senior Investigator and Chief, Genome Technology Branch
Director, NIH Intramural Sequencing Center
Scientific Director, NHGRI Division of Intramural Research

Lawrence C. Brody, Ph.D.
Senior Investigator, Genome Technology
Head, Molecular Pathogenesis Section

Shawn Burgess, Ph.D.
Investigator, Genome Technology Branch
Head, Developmental Genomics Section

Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, NHGRI
Senior Investigator, Genome Technology Branch

Andy Baxevanis, Ph.D.
Deputy Director, NHGRI Division of Intramural Research
Director, Computational Genomics Program

Robert W. Blakesley, Ph.D.
Associate Investigator, Genome Technology Branch
Director, Sequence Finishing Group, NIH Intramural Sequencing Center

Gerard Bouffard, Ph.D.
Associate Investigator, Genome Technology Branch
Co-Director, Bioinformatics Group, NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC)

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Settara C. Chandrasekharappa, Ph.D.
Associate Investigator, Genome Technology Branch
Head, Gene Identification Unit

James C. Mullikin, Ph.D.
Associate Investigator, Genome Technology Branch

Tyra Wolfsberg, Ph.D.
Associate Investigator, Genome Technology Branch
Associate Director, Bioinformatics and Scientific Programming Core

Research Project Web Sites
Breast Cancer Information Core
Human Chromosome 7 Mapping and Sequencing
WebBLAST
Histone Sequence Database
Homeodomain Resource
Analyzing "Prefinished" Genomic Sequence Data