Ben Laufer is a researcher with a focus on gene expression and neuroscience. He is a Principal Scientist in the Neuroinformatics Group in the Department of OMNI Bioinformatics at Genentech. He is also the editor for EpiGenie. Outside of the science world he enjoys hiking, swimming, and photography.
Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2021
University of California Davis, USA
PhD in Cellular & Molecular Biology, 2016
Western University, Canada
BSc (Hons) in Genetics, 2010
Western University, Canada
Final postdoctoral fellowship publication.
Check out our multi-omic manuscript. We found that maternal obesity associates with changes in the infant brain and behavior, which were detectable in pregnancy through integrative analyses of cffDNA methylation with immune and metabolic factors.https://t.co/gP7KYxJy66
— Ben Laufer (@laufer_ben) September 21, 2022
First contribution to a publication from Genentech.
Oligodendrocyte cells provide support and insulation for neurons in the brain. In @CellReports, our scientists identified how these cells play a role in neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s disease to help develop future treatments: https://t.co/oMlG7uTQSp
— Genentech (@genentech) August 23, 2022
Penultimate postdoctoral fellowship publication.
Excited to share our latest, where @karineier and I use WGBS to show that: "Placenta and fetal brain share a neurodevelopmental disorder DNA methylation profile in a mouse model of prenatal PCB exposure".https://t.co/EpjLXG1viR pic.twitter.com/2Tl72G5BfI
— Ben Laufer (@laufer_ben) March 1, 2022