Genetic sequencing is the process of determining the exact order of the nucleotides in a DNA or RNA molecule. Sequencing provides the complete "blueprint" of an organism's genetic code, and it's a critical tool in genetics, molecular biology, and medical research. Dr. Jonathon Hill develops innovative genomic and bioinformatic methods for gene expression analysis which has tremendous applications in cancer, early detection of chronic diseases, and personalized medicine

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Dr. Jonathon Hill is an Associate Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology at Brigham Young University and the Vice President of Science & Technology at Wasatch Biolabs. In this episode of Biomedical Frontiers, we dive into the field of genetic sequencing and genomics, how Jonathon built a company from the foundation of a novel gene sequencing technique, his research into congenital heart defects, and the future of the epigenetics field.

He is a Fulbright Scholar and a BYU Early-Career Teaching Award recipient, having received his MS in Molecular Biology from the University of Colorado Health Science Center and a PhD in Genetics and Developmental Biology from Columbia University. His company Wasatch Biolabs is working to move epigenetics from the lab to the clinic and his lab at BYU researches the molecular genetics of congenital heart defects by studying development of hearts in embryos.

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Director & Host: Dasha Tyshlek, StratCraft, Inc. www.strat-craft.com

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Produced on behalf of Wallace H. Coulter Center for Translational Research at University of Virginia https://engineering.virginia.edu/centers-institutes/coulter-center-translational-research