Yoav Gilad

RNA splicing mutations play major role in genetic variation and disease

April 28, 2016

A new study by Prof. Yoav Gilad identifies thousands of mutations involved in RNA splicing, enabling accurate functional interpretation of genome-wide association study data. [Read more]

Breaking Social Norms, a Q&A with Yoav Gilad

June 10, 2015

Is Twitter the right forum for scientific debate? ScienceLife spoke with Yoav Gilad, PhD, professor of human genetics, about his decision to "break social norms" by taking his scientific critiques of a major genetics paper to Twitter. [Read more]

At the forefront… of office pets!

December 22, 2014

Research can be a tough gig for professors and graduate students alike. Sometimes, having a companion in the office or lab can help brighten the atmosphere and make everything just a little easier to manage. Join three UChicago Biological Sciences Division professors and two graduate students as they chat about the pets that keep them company at work. [Read more]

RNA measurements may yield less insight about gene expression than assumed

December 18, 2014

A new study from the lab of Yoav Gilad, PhD, suggests that RNA levels often have no effect on protein abundance. The findings point to yet-unidentified gene regulation mechanisms. [Read more]

The Disease Advantage of Chimpness

December 20, 2010

Within the primate family, relatives are not treated equally by disease. While AIDS, malaria, and cancer kill millions of humans each year around the world, non-human primates largely shrug these diseases off. For example, chimpanzees can be [Read more]

Stepping in a Pile of…New Genomic Data

November 22, 2010

Genomic sequencing has made incredible strides in recent years, with both the cost and the time required to sequence an individual’s entire DNA sequence dropping meteorically. Yet one rate-limiting step for securing an organism’s genome [Read more]