Joshua Bloom

Joshua Bloom, Ph.D., is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. His research focuses on the genetic basis of complex traits, combining computational biology and genetics to explore relationships between genetic variation and trait variation, particularly in yeast populations. He develops high-throughput CRISPR/Cas9 technologies and computational methods to identify causal genetic variants and heritable factors influencing gene expression in large populations.

• Education: Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from Princeton University; Neuroscience undergraduate degree from UCLA.
• Research Interests: Yeast genetics, CRISPR/Cas9, genetic variation, gene expression regulation, and computational approaches to quantitative trait analysis.
• Methodology: Focuses on experimental and computational techniques for high-throughput variant engineering and population-scale heritability studies.