Journal of Data Mining in Genomics & Proteomics

D.J. Sidjanin

Biography

The visual system provides us with eyesight that enables us to recognize the world around us and participate in daily life. In the United States, it is estimated that about 80 million people have potentially blinding eye diseases and 1.1 million people are legally blind. In order to develop novel therapies, it is necessary to expand our knowledge of biological processes that lead to eye diseases. The aim of the Sidjanin's lab research is to identify novel genes essential for normal eye development and normal vision. As a part of our research we apply molecular, genetics, genomic, and computational approaches to map the disease loci and ultimately clone genes and mutations responsible for the disease phenotype. Our research will facilitate better understanding of the disease process at the molecular level and will ultimately aid in the development of novel therapies that may reduce, reverse, or altogether prevent formation of the disease.

Research Interest

Cluster analysis, Comparative genomics, Comparative proteomics, Computational drug design, Data algorithms, Data mining applications in genomics, Data mining applications in proteomics