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.

News and Events

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!