Aarthi Sekar, grad student
Current
United Auto Workers
Education
Ph.D. candidate (M.S. received), Integrative Genetics and Genomics graduate group, UC Davis (2016-2023)
B.S. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mills College (2010)
Professional Experience
Research Associate - NanoString Technologies (2014-2015)
Research Technician - Peter Myler Laboratory, Center for Infectious Disease Research (2012 - 2014)
Interests
Nucleic Acid Biology
Molecular Genetics
Chromatin organization
Community outreach
Hobbies
Backpacking/Hiking
Running
Reading
Recent Publications
Genomic structural variation: A complex but important driver of human evolution. Soto DC*, Uribe-Salazar JM*, Shew CJ*, Sekar A, McGinty SP, Dennis MY^. Am J Biol Anthropol. 2023. Review. doi: 10.1002/ajpa.24713
RapID Cell Counter: Semi-automated and mid-throughput estimation of cell density within diverse cortical layers. Sekar A*, Sanches T*, Hino K, Kumar M, Wang J, Ha E, Durbin-Johnson B, Simo S^, Dennis MY^. eNeuro. 2021.
Human local adaptation of the TRPM8 cold receptor along a latitudinal cline. Key FM, Abdul-Aziz MA, Mundry R, Peter B, Sekar A, Amato MD, Dennis MY, Schmidt JM, Andres AM. PLoS Genet. 2018 May 3;14(5):e1007298.
Contact: asekar [at] ucdavis.edu