Mehrdad Zarifkar '09

Fellowship Overview

Fellowship Name
Crow Fellow in Genomics

Site
Translational Genomics Research Institute
Phoenix, AZ

Aims of the Fellowship:
Large-scale genome association studies, a study that compares a population's genotype with their phenotype or physical expression of that gene, are a common way to attempt linking a disorder to a gene. It was my job to optimize the process of finding the genes that cause Alzheimer's disease.

Faculty Sponsor
Jeff Cardon, Biology & Chemistry