Akdemir Laboratory
Kadir Akdemir, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
- Departments, Labs and Institutes
- Labs
- Akdemir Laboratory
Areas of Research
- Brain and CNS Tumor
- Chromatin
- Chromatin Remodelers
- Epigenetics
The Akdemir lab focuses on integrative computational analyses to advance efforts for precision cancer medicine. We are analyzing multi-omics datasets from primary human tumors, such as long-read whole genome sequencing, genome-wide chromatin organization (Hi-C) and single-cell ATAC-sequencing from common (i.e. glioblastoma) or rare (i.e. chordoma) CNS tumor types to investigate how tumor evolution shapes the organization of chromatin in cancer cells and tumor microenvironment.
Our Research
We focus on the development and application of
algorithms that analyze and interpret multi-omics data from individual patients
for prospective clinical uses
Notable Publications
The Akdemir Lab publishes findings in high-impact journals, including Nature and Nature Genetics.
Collaborations with International Scientific Organizations
The Akdemir lab is part of several international scientific organizations, such the International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC-PCWAG), NIH Common 4D Nucleome program, the Break Through Cancer Foundation.