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HudsonAlpha Faculty
HudsonAlpha internationally-renowned faculty members are committed to making impactful discoveries in genomics and genetics that improve health and create a more sustainable world.
Ph.D. in Biochemistry, University of California Berkeley
Genomic and genetic analysis of human traits and diseases.
Richard M. Myers, PhD, President and Science Director and M. A. Loya Chair in Genomics at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology. The Myers lab focuses on applying functional genomics and genetics approaches to understanding how genes and regulatory regions contribute to basic biology, human disease, responses to the environment and population genetics.
Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Emory University
Epigenomic analysis of complex human traits and diseases
Devin Absher, PhD, uses the epigenome to study complex diseases and traits, especially autoimmune disease, cardiovascular disease, cancer and aging.
M.D. and Ph.D. in pathology, University of Washington, Seattle
Genetic architecture of morphologic variation
Greg Barsh, MD, PhD, Smith Family Chair in Genomics at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, studies the genetic mechanisms that underlie differences in individual appearance and that could give new insight into both basic biology and human disease.
MD, George Washington University School of Medicine
Human clinical genetics
David Bick, MD, is a clinical geneticist with more than 20 years experience diagnosing and treating children with genetic disorders. Bick is the medical director of the Smith Family Clinic for Genomic Medicine on the HudsonAlpha campus and the Laboratory Director for the Clinical Services Lab.
PhD in Plant Breeding, Genetics, & Genomics, University of Georgia
Using genomics for crop improvement
Josh Clevenger, PhD, focuses on using genomics for crop improvement, especially crops in the southeast and Alabama.
Ph.D. in Genetics, Stanford University
Human Genetics and Genomics
Greg Cooper, PhD, researches the structures, functions and evolutionary histories of human genomes, with an emphasis on applying genomic approaches to study human disease.
Ph.D. in Genetics, Stanford University
Metabolomics
Sara Cooper, PhD, focuses on combining metabolomics with genomics and applying that data to pancreatic and ovarian cancer.
Ph.D. in Microbiology, University of Leeds, United Kingdom
Genomic resource development for plants
Jane Grimwood, PhD, co-directs the Genome Sequencing Center at HudsonAlpha, managing one of the few centers in the world that produces, analyzes and interprets genomic data on economically important plant and organism species to improve crop breeding and other agricultural practices.
M.D., SuZhou Medical College, China; Ph.D. University of Alabama at Birmingham
Technology development to advance medical science
Jian Han, MD, PhD, focuses on developing integrated solutions for molecular differential diagnosis and mapping the personalized immunorepertoire.
PhD in Plant Biology, University of Georgia
Plant Reproductive, Evolutionary, and Comparative Genomics
Alex Harkess , PhD studies plant reproductive, evolutionary, and comparative genomics. His research has focused on the evolution and function of small RNA pathways, the evolution of sex chromosomes in plants, and broad-scale comparative genomics.
Ph.D. in Genetics and Molecular Biology, Emory University
Educational outreach relating to genetics, genomics and biotechnology
Neil Lamb, PhD, oversees all educational programming developed at HudsonAlpha as vice president for educational outreach. Lamb creates innovative teacher training, student experiences, public enrichment, classroom kits and digital resources that re-shape how science education is delivered.
Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Emory University
Technology development and automation, informatics, genomic variation
Shawn Levy, PhD, uses high performance genotyping and sequencing technologies to support projects from plant and animal phylogenetic studies to translational and clinical based projects at the Genomic Services Laboratory and the Clinical Services Laboratory.
PhD in medical genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Promoting high quality and appropriate clinical genomic testing
Elaine Lyon, PhD, FACMG, uses high performance genotyping and sequencing technologies to empower the use of molecular genomics in a clinical setting to diagnose inherited diseases or predict susceptibility to disease through the Clinical Services Laboratory.
B.S. in computer science, B.S. in biology, North Central College
Whole genome sequencing and assembly, population genomics
Jeremy Schmutz co-directs the Genome Sequencing Center at HudsonAlpha, managing one of the few centers in the world that produces, analyzes and interprets genomic data on economically important plant and organism species to improve crop breeding and other agricultural practices.
PhD in Biology, Dartmouth College
Understanding the role of the rhizome in resource reallocation and perenniality.
Kankshita Swaminathan, PhD, studies the role of the rhizome in nutrient storage and reproduction in plants. She is interested in how perennial plants remobilize nutrients year after year.
Our Genomic Research
Since opening its doors in 2008, HudsonAlpha has further secured its role as a global leader in biotechnology and genomic research. We’ve made discoveries in ALS, childhood genetic disorders and kidney cancer; expanded research in bipolar and schizophrenia and continued critical research in other devastating conditions, including cancer, Parkinson’s, lupus, multiple sclerosis and more.
Our agriscience team specializes in applying genomic techniques to understand how plants function in response to environmental stimuli. The HudsonAlpha Genome Sequencing Center is a global leader in providing de novo whole genome sequencing, assembly and analysis.
