Methods and models of screening genomic variants

Genomes are the basis of human biology and human disease. Understanding the role of each gene on a healthy or diseased phenotype requires an intervention to causally link between genotype and phenotype. Advances in RNA-guided endonucleases have enabled such pooled screens in human cells. I first consider a model to understand drivers of immune evasion in a pooled knockout screen conducted in an in vitro model of metastatic melanoma. Next, I discuss strategies for scaling these screens to encompass a larger set of genes from the human genome. Finally, I explore how next-generation genome editors can move beyond knockout screens to identify the biological role of any sequence at any location in the human genome.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctoral

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2023

Author dc:creator

• Frangieh, Chris J.

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Zhang, Feng
• Regev, Aviv

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• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
• Copyright retained by author(s)

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• https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-EDU/1.0/

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/152824

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/152824