معرفی
Terry Gaasterland is a Professor of Marine Biology at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, and Director of the Scripps Genome Center. His research focuses on genomics, metagenomics, and bioinformatics, with applications to microbial genetics, cancer biology, and stem cell differentiation. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science and Russian from Duke University, and a M.S. and Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Maryland, College Park.
Education:
- B.S., Computer Science and Russian, Duke University
- M.S., Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park
- Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park (Thesis: 'Generating Cooperative Answers in Deductive Databases')
Research Interests:
- Microbial genome annotation and comparative genomics
- Alternative splicing in eukaryotic genes and its role in cancer and development
- Regulation of RNA through microRNAs and RNA-binding proteins
- Therapeutic targeting of cancer stem cells in metastatic prostate cancer
- Stem cell differentiation mechanisms using Wnt signaling pathways
- Integration of genomics and bioinformatics in marine biology
Research Trends: His work spans computational biology, cancer therapy development, and marine microbial ecology, with recent emphasis on applying AI to biological databases and understanding mechanisms of castration-resistant prostate cancer.
Labs/Teams: Directs the Scripps Genome Center, leading interdisciplinary projects in genomics and bioinformatics. Collaborates with clinical teams on CAR-T cell therapy and cancer stem cell research.
