Bio
The Bejerano Lab studies genome function in human and related species. We are deeply interested in the following broad questions: Mapping genome sequence (variation) to phenotype (differences) and extracting specific genetic insights from deep sequencing measurements. We take a particular interest in gene cis regulation. We use our joint affiliation to apply a combination of computational and experimental approaches. We collect large scale experimental data; write computational analysis tools; run them massively to discover the most exciting testable hypotheses; which we proceed to experimentally validate. We work in small teams, in house or with close collaborators of experimentalists and computational tool users who interact directly with our computational tool builders. Please see our research tab for more.
Academic Appointments
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Professor, Developmental Biology
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Professor, Computer Science
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Professor, Pediatrics - Medical Genetics
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Professor, Department of Biomedical Data Science
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Member, Bio-X
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Member, Cardiovascular Institute
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Faculty Affiliate, Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI)
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Member, Stanford Cancer Institute
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Member, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Administrative Appointments
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Member, Editorial Board, Gene (2007 - 2008)
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Technical Advisory Board, Numenta (2008 - Present)
Honors & Awards
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Rector Prize & Dean’s list for undergraduate achievements., Hebrew University (1993-1996)
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Intel award for achievements., Hebrew University (1996)
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Rector Prize & Dean’s list for graduate studies achievements., Hebrew University (1997-1999)
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Rachel & Salim Banin scholarship., Hebrew University (1999)
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Best paper by a young scientist award., RECOMB conference (1999)
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Levi Eshkol graduate studies fellowship., Hebrew University (1999-2002)
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Best paper by a young scientist award., RECOMB conference (2003)
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Junior Faculty Grant, Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation (2007-2010)
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Tomorrow's Principal Investigator, Genome Technology Magazine (2008)
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Alfred P. Sloan Fellow, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (2008-2010)
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Young Investigator Award, Human Frontier Science Program (2008-2011)
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Searle Scholar, Searle Scholars Program (2008-2011)
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Research Grant Award, Okawa Foundation (2008)
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Fellow, David & Lucile Packard Foundation (2008-2013)
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New Faculty Fellow, Microsoft Research (2009)
Professional Education
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Ph.D., Hebrew University, Computer Science (2004)
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B.Sc., Hebrew University, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science (summa cum laude) (1997)