Meet the Researchers - Gene Expression (NASA Human Research Program, Twins Study)
https://www.nasa.gov/twins-study/meet-the-researchers/gene-expressions/

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Research Includes: Genome; Epigenome; Transcriptome; Epitranscriptome; Metagenome

About Gene Expressions: The Landscape of DNA and RNA Methylation Before, During, and After Human Space Travel

Principal Investigator: Christopher Mason, Ph.D., Weill Cornell Medicine

Team Members Names, Credentials, Affiliation:
- Francine E. Garrett-Bakelman, M.D., Ph.D., Weill Cornell Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine
- Ari Melnick, M.D., Weill Cornell Medicine
- George S. Grills, Ph.D., Weill Cornell Medicine
- Cem Meydan, Ph.D., Weill Cornell Medicine
- Daniela Bezdan, Ph.D., Weill Cornell Medicine
- Mason Lab Team: Ebrahim Afshinnekoo (WCM), Daniel Butler (WCM), Augustine Choi (WCM), Eileen Dimalanta (NEB),
  Timothy Donahoe (WCM), Eugene Carragee (WCM), David Danko (WCM), Jonathan Foox (WCM), Jorge Gandara (WCM),
  Stacy Horner (Duke), Nandan Gokhale (Duke), Brad Langhorst (NEB), Matthew MacKay (WCM), Alexa McIntyre (WCM),
  John Murdoch (NEB), Kiichi Nakahira (WCM), Deyra Rodriguez (NEB), Caroline Sheridan (WCM), Michael Schatz (JHU),
  Brittany Sexton (NEB), Fiona Stewart (NEB), Iwijn De Vlaminck (Cornell U)

Photographs on the page: Christopher Mason, Ph.D.; Cem Meydan, Ph.D. (credit: Weill Cornell Medicine); Daniela Bezdan, Ph.D.

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