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| Kevin G. Becker, Ph.D., Staff Scientist Gene Expression and Genomics Unit |
 Dr. Becker attended Emory University as an undergraduate graduating with a BSc. in Biology. He received a Masters degree from the Johns Hopkins University in Business. Thereafter, Dr. Becker received his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology and Genetics from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1989. He did fellowships at the NIH in gene regulation and complex gene expression in the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, and the National Human Genome Research Institute. He began the Gene Expression and Genomics Unit at the NIA in November of 1998. Research Interests: The Gene Expression and Genomics Unit is involved in the design, assembly, application, and analysis of DNA microarrays and related gene expression systems. Three main areas of research include; a) applications in gene expression; b) technology development in array based assays; and c) genomic bioinformatic applications that integrate genetic and gene expression studies with complex biological systems. |
| Recent gene expression studies using microarrays have included aging and caloric restriction, drug abuse, T cell induction, Werner's syndrome; among others. |
| Bioinformatic development and applications include the development of BBID-relational database of biological pathways (http://bbid.grc.nia.nih.gov/), the Genetic Association Database (http://geneticassociationdb.nih.gov), a literature mining tool, PubMatrix (http://pubmatrix.grc.nia.nih.gov), as well as the development of an Alzheimer's brain gene expression database. |
| Contact Information: Research Resources Branch Biomedical Research Center, room 04B132 251 Bayview Boulevard, Suite 100 Baltimore, MD 21224-6825 Phone 410-558-8360 Fax 410-558-8236 E mail beckerk@grc.nia.nih.gov For more information about the Laboratory: http://www.grc.nia.nih.gov/branches/rrb/dna/dna.htm |
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