The doubter is a true man of science; he doubts only himself and his interpretations, but he believes in science.
--- Claude Bernard

Eichler Lab

Department of Genome Sciences,
University of Washington

Megan Y. Dennis


Postdoctoral Fellow
Office Phone: (206) 685-7336
Office Location: S413A
Email: mdennis [AT] u.washington.edu

Professional Experience


Postdoctoral Fellow
 Dept. Genome Sciences, U. Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
 2010-current

Education


D.Phil., Human Genetics
 NIH Graduate Partnership Program
Title: "Functional Characterization of Dyslexia Candidate Gene KIAA0319."
University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Advisor: Anthony P. Monaco, M.D., Ph.D.
National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
Advisor: Eric D. Green, M.D., Ph.D.
 2009
B.S., Biochemical Engineering Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA 2004

Research Interests


I am interested in the functional characterization of genetic variation applied to human disease/phenotypes, including effects on gene splicing, expression, and function of protein.