David Hendrix

Biography

Education B.S. Applied Mathematics, B.S Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology Ph.D. Physics, University of California, Berkeley Postdoc, University of California, Berkeley Postdoc, Massachusetts Institute of Technology CSAIL Teaching CS 419 (Section 001) ST/ALGRTHMS F/COMP MOLEC BIO CS 519 (Section 002) ST/ ALGRTHMS F/COMP MOLEC BIO

Research Interest

The primary focus of our lab is to understand the structure, function and mechanisms of action of non-coding RNAs, both large and small. The past decade has seen the discovery of numerous non-coding RNAs whose function is largely unknown. We will employ structure prediction, genome-wide sequence analysis and deep sequencing data to uncover the roles of these molecules in gene regulation. In addition, our lab develops algorithms and computational approaches to understand many different areas of computational biology. Our lab develops and utilizes motif finding algorithms to understand how promoters and regulatory elements operate. We develop computational approaches, incorporating structural predictions and deep sequencing data, to discover new regulatory RNAs and their functions. We develop new methods of analysis for deep sequencing data to help understand the principles of transcription, which will include transcription initiation, transcriptional gene silencing,  post-transcriptional gene silencing and Polymerase stalling/pausing.