Walter J Jessen PhD
Computational Biologist, Covance Biomarker Center of Excellence
Indianapolis, IN
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Education
Universities
Texas A&M University
PhD, Molecular Biology/Biochemistry
Purdue Univerity
B.S., Physics
Postgraduate Training
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Publications
Articles
"Cyclin D1 is a selective modifier of androgen-dependent signaling and androgen receptor function."
"Integrative genomic analyses of neurofibromatosis tumours identify SOX9 as a biomarker and survival gene."
"Gene expression analysis identifies potential biomarkers of neurofibromatosis type 1 including adrenomedullin."
"Activator protein-1 transcription factors are associated with progression and recurrence of prostate cancer."
"Transcriptional recapitulation and subversion of embryonic colon development by mouse colon tumor models and human colon cancer."
"The SWI/SNF ATPase Brm is a gatekeeper of proliferative control in prostate cancer."
"Bayesian hierarchical model for transcriptional module discovery by jointly modeling gene expression and ChIP-chip data."
"Prolonged exposure to reduced levels of androgen accelerates prostate cancer progression in Nkx3.1; Pten mutant mice."
"Active PHO5 chromatin encompasses variable numbers of nucleosomes at individual promoters."
"Mapping chromatin structure in vivo using DNA methyltransferases."
Books
Contemporary Endocrinology: Genomics in Endocrinology
DNA Structure, Chromatin and Gene Expression.
Lectures and Presentations
Integrative genomic approaches to identify biomarkers and therapeutic targets in NF1.
NF1: Timing and Targets
Toward a Molecular Model of Disease Progression in Atrial Fibrillation.
Bidirectional Propagation of Chromatin Remodeling During Transcriptional Activation in vivo.
Disclosure or Conflict of Interest
Walter J Jessen PhD has nothing to disclose

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