About
Dr. Joel Rozowsky is a Research Scientist in the Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale University, working in the laboratory of Prof. Mark Gerstein. He holds a PhD in Physics from UCLA (1998) and has transitioned into computational biology and bioinformatics. His research focuses on developing tools for functional genomic data analysis and integrative analysis of large-scale genomic datasets, contributing to major consortia like ENCODE and the extracellular RNA communication initiative.
Education: BSc (Honors) and MSc in Theoretical Physics from the University of Cape Town, followed by a PhD in Physics from UCLA. Postdoctoral training at the University of Florida (2000) and Syracuse University (2003).
Research Interests: Computational methods for genomic data integration, epigenomics, extracellular RNA biology, and collaborative projects such as ENCODE. His work emphasizes tool development for analyzing regulatory elements and functional genomics across species.
Publications highlight contributions to encyclopedic genomic data resources (e.g., ENCODE), multi-tissue epigenome analysis, and extracellular RNA studies. Collaborators include Henry Pratt, Jason Liu, and a network of interdisciplinary researchers. No awards are explicitly listed, but his work reflects significant contributions to genomic consortia.
Labs/Teams: Active in Prof. Gerstein’s lab, contributing to large-scale genomic projects and bioinformatics tool development.
