Wang Lab

Wang Lab

The Wang Lab at the University of Pennsylvania focuses on the genetics and genomics of Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders, and informatics and algorithm development for genome-scale experiments.

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2017 American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) 
Check out some posters at ASHG!

Presenter: Yi-Fan Chou
The GCAD workflow for processing 5000 whole genomes and 11,000 whole exomes from the Alzheimer’s Disease Sequencing Project using Amazon cloud. 
Poster Presentation -  1225W
Wednesday, October 18, 2017, 2:00pm-4:00pm, Exhibit Hall, Level 1, Convention Center

Presenter: Hannah Lin
 NIA Genetics of Alzheimer’s Disease Data Storage Site (NIAGADS): Update 2017. 
Poster Presentation -  1214T
Thursday, October 19, 2017, 2:00pm-4:00pm, Exhibit Hall, Level 1, Convention Center

Presenter: Alex Amlie-Wolf
The regulatory landscape of genetic variants associated with psychiatric disorders and neurodegenerative diseases.
Poster Presentation -  2120T
Thursday, October 19, 2017, 2:00pm-4:00pm, Exhibit Hall, Level 1, Convention Center

Presenter: Rhea Bhatta
Genetic factors that modulate the relationship between education and Alzheimer's disease.
Poster Presentation -  2873T
Thursday, October 19, 2017, 2:00pm-4:00pm, Exhibit Hall, Level 1, Convention Center

Presenter: Yuk Yee Leung
The landscape of short RNAs in human cell types and tissues. 
Poster Presentation -  1688T
Thursday, October 19, 2017, 3:00pm-4:00pm, Exhibit Hall, Level 1, Convention Center

Presenter: Yi Zhao, Amanda Kuzma, et al
The Alzheimer’s Disease Sequencing Project (ADSP) data update 2017.
Poster Presentation -  1215F
Friday, October 20, 2017, 11:30am-1:30pm, Exhibit Hall, Level 1, Convention Center

Presenter: Elisabeth Mlynarski
Ambidexterity and Alzheimer’s disease risk. 
Poster Presentation -  2013F
Friday, October 20, 2017, 11:30am-1:30pm, Exhibit Hall, Level 1, Convention Center

Presenter: Pavel Kuksa
DASHR 2.0: Database of small non-coding RNAs in normal human tissues and cell types. 
Poster Presentation -  1302F
Friday, October 20, 2017, 11:30am-1:30pm, Exhibit Hall, Level 1, Convention Center

8/21/2017 Solar Eclipse!

7/17/2017 Newly Discovered Gene Variants Link Innate Immunity and Alzheimer’s Disease

5/23/2017 Alex Amlie-Wolf — 1^st Prize for 2017 IOA Retreat Poster Session!

5/15/2017 Penn Medicine's Alzheimer's genetics data storage site gets 5-year renewal to total $7.7 M

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