Dr Ruan Yijun

Senior Group Leader
Assoc Director, Genomic Technologies

Email: ruanyj@gis.a-star.edu.sg
Webpage link: http://www.gis.a-star.edu.sg/internet/site/investigators.php?user_id=19&f=cv

My primary interest is to elucidate the structures and dynamics of all functional DNA elements in complex genomes through transcriptome characterizations and genome interrogation. To facilitate such understanding we have developed Paired-End-Tag (PET) sequencing and mapping methodologies. We are applying these sequencing-based technologies to address complex biological questions such as how cancer cells progress and how stem cells maintain their unique properties. Another major interest of mine is to discover previously uncharacterized microbial genes and genomes that are relevant to human health.