About Us
The Cotney Lab is interested in determining how gene regulatory elements, namely enhancers, control gene expression during mammalian development. We aim to understand how new gene regulatory functions evolve, to identify mechanisms of enhancer function over large genomic distances, and globally identify variants of enhancer sequences that are associated with human disease.
News
- UConn’s Justin Cotney, Ph.D. to be Honored for Research Excellence by Society for Craniofacial Genetics & Developmental Biology 2023-09-20
- Rachel receives travel award for upcoming FPWR Symposium 2023-09-18
- Nagham receives invitation to speak at Neuroscience 2023 2023-09-11
- Postdoc Kevin Child receives ASHG Trainee Research Excellence Award 2023-09-11
- Read Rachel Gilmore’s preprint on Angelman syndrome and Prader-Willi cell lines 2023-08-30
- Rachel receives Biomedical Science Service Award in Leadership 2023-08-23
Contact
Phone: | 860-679-8579 |
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E-mail: | cotney@uchc.edu |
Address: | UConn Health Dept. of Genetics and Genome Sciences Cell and Genome Sciences Building R1158 400 Farmington Ave. Farmington, CT, 06030 |
UConn Today
Just posted: a comprehensive map of Human Accelerated Region gene targets in human and chimpanzee neural stem cells. Takeaways:
Few sunny days in Valencia and now en route to Barcelona and the Craniofacial GRC @GordonConf Looking forward to a great week of science and catching up with colleagues. If interested in doing postdoc in Philly @CHOP_Research in the Center for Craniofacial Innovation please dm.
Excited to release this 6+ year odyssey! I'm so proud to be part of the team of @LaylaSiraj @julirsch and the intrepid @r_tewhey who aimed our sights on one of the hardest problems in complex trait genomics. Read through this tweet-torial for the highlights and secret gems!
Enjoyed my day on the Hill lobbying for an increase in NIH funding on behalf of @GeneticsSociety. Contact your local rep to let them know how important this is!