Dr. Kelly Frazer Genomics, Perlegen Sciences, Inc., USA

Dr. Frazer joined Perlegen Sciences in January 2000, with a strong background in the field of genomics. While at Perlegen, Dr. Frazer has directed several large-scale genomics projects including Phase II of the International HapMap Project and a genome-wide SNP discovery project in the mouse. Recently, Dr. Frazer's research has... read morefocused on DNA insertions and deletions showing that they are an important form of polymorphism between human and chimpanzee sequences. Additionally, her work has shown that common deletion polymorphisms in humans are in linkage disequilibrium with common SNPs.