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Sierra Nishizaki, postdoc and ARTP fellow

Current

  • Assistant Bioinformatic Scientist, Emory University, Winship Cancer Institute (2022-current)

Education

  • Ph.D. Genetics and Genomics, University of Michigan (2020)

  • M.S. Bioinformatics, University of Michigan (2020)

  • B.S. Cell and Molecular Biology, San Francisco State University (2012)

Professional Experience

  • Postdoc - Dennis lab, UC Davis (2020-2022)

  • Research Assistant – Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, Institute for Human Genetics, UCSF (2012-2014)

  • Research Assistant – Department of Biology, San Francisco State University (2010-2014)

Interests

  • Autism Spectrum Disorders

  • Non-coding genomic variation

  • Science Outreach

Hobbies

  • Raising terrific twins

  • Board games

  • Science illustration

Recent Publications

A Subphenotype-to-Genotype Approach Reveals Disproportionate Megalencephaly Autism Risk Genes. Nishizaki SS, Mariano NAF, La GN, Uribe-Salazar JM, Kaya G, Andrews GS, Nordahl CW, Amaral DG, Dennis MY. medRxiv. 2022.

SEMplMe: A tool for integrating DNA methylation effects in transcription factor binding affinity predictions. Nishizaki SS, Boyle AP. BMC Genomics. 2022  

The inducible lac operator-repressor system is functional in zebrafish cells. Nishizaki SS*, McDonald TL*, Farnum GA, Holmes MJ, Drexel ML, Switzenberg JA, Boyle AP. bioRxiv. 2020 Feb 10.

Predicting the effects of SNPs on transcription factor binding affinity. Nishizaki SS, Ng N, Dong S, Porter RS, Morterud C, Williams C, Asman C, Switzenberg JA, Boyle AP. Bioinformatics. 2020 Jan 15; 36(2). 

Contact: ssnishi [at] ucdavis.edu