Research Interests
Key words: Rare Disease, Real World Data, Ontologies, Semantics, Precision Medicine
Translational science breaks down traditional silos between scientific disciplines, empowering research innovation and implementation in biomedicine. The Translational and Integrative Sciences Laboratory (TISLab) applies semantic engineering technologies to these varied disciplines to understand the relationship between phenotypes, genetic endowment, and the environment. We aim to accelerate progress and amplify discovery in areas such as rare diseases, long-Covid, Down Syndrome, cancer, and for societal and public health issues such as pandemic response and climate change. TISLab builds global standards to aid communities in advancing their own analytics and is an invested partner in open and team science with diverse contributors.
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Publications
Melissa Haendel in UNC Genetics News
June 24, 2024
Department of Genetics Publications for June 9th – 22nd, 2024
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 12 papers during June 9th - 22nd 2024.
June 18, 2024
Center for Linkage and Acquisition of Data (CLAD) Grant Transferred to UNC Department of Genetics
The NIH Office of the Director-funded grant “Iron-CLAD: securely advancing All of Us participant characterization with proven platforms and collaborations” (Dr. Melissa Haendel, PI) has been transferred to UNC Genetics.
June 6, 2024
NIH All of Us Research Program Seeks Input on Next Phase of Data Linkages Curated through CLAD
The Center for Linkage and Acquisition of Data (CLAD), led by Dr. Melissa Haendel (Distinguished Professor, Genetics) “expands the types and research utility of program data available to researchers through passive data streams.”
May 3, 2024
Haendel Lab Publishes Postpartum Depression Paper
A new paper from the laboratory of Dr. Melissa Haendel was published in JMIR MHealth UHealth.
April 11, 2024
Haendel to join UNC Genetics, Pediatrics, Data Science & Society to Advance Precision Medicine in NC
Melissa Haendel, PhD, and her lab of 25-plus members will join UNC-Chapel Hill to focus on early diagnosis of childhood diseases and significantly improve quality of life outcomes.