Christopher E. Mason Explained

Christopher E. Mason
Fields:Biology
Workplaces:Weill Cornell Medicine
Alma Mater:University of Wisconsin–Madison (BS), Yale University (PhD)
Doctoral Students:Lenore Pipes
Website:https://physiology.med.cornell.edu/people/christopher-mason-ph-d/

Christopher E. Mason is a professor of Genomics, Physiology, and Biophysics at Weill Cornell Medicine. He is also one of the founding Directors of the WorldQuant Initiative for Quantitative Prediction together with Olivier Elemento.[1] Mason has co-founded four biotechnology startup companies including Onegevity Health, Biotia, BridgeOmics, and Nurture Genomics.[2] [3] [4] He holds four patents related to his research.[5]

Education

Mason completed his dual BS in genetics and biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2001. He did his PhD in genetics from Yale University in 2006.[6] He completed a post-doctoral fellowship in clinical genetics at Yale Medical School, while also serving as a visiting fellow of genomics, ethics, and law at the Information Society Project at Yale Law School.[7] Mason began work at Weill Cornell Medical College in 2009.[8] [9] [10] [11]

Career

Human Spaceflight Research

Mason was a principal investigator for the NASA Twins Study.[12] [13] He also led the first demonstration of sequencing in zero gravity and designed the genomics and bioinformatics methods and experimental protocols that were used on the International Space Station (ISS) for the mission to sequence DNA in space for the first time. The results looks promising for Mars mission.[14] This work also led to Mason's selection as the chair of the steering committee for the NASA GeneLab Data and Sample Archive (2018-2022) and has highlighted Weill Cornell Medicine on two NASA mission patches.[15] Mason also was selected by the National Academy of Sciences for the Decadal Survey for NASA.

Microbe Research

In 2013, Mason launched the PathoMap project to create the first genetic map of a city.[16] [17] This study led to the establishment of the International MetaSUB Consortium.[18] [19] [20] Mason's group additionally elucidated the underlying microbial mechanisms for the pink color of Lake Hillier.[21] [22]

Research Software

In addition to producing journal articles, Mason's laboratory has also released 12 open-source software packages in genomics, epigenomics, metagenomics, and machine learning (methylKit, r-make, MeRiPPeR, eDMR, methclone, mCaller, genomation, DISCO, UNFOG, CNVision, TWG Browser, Metagenscope).[23] [24] [25]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018-01-10 . Christopher E. Mason . 2020-06-11 . Cornell Research . en.
  2. Web site: cosmeticsdesign.com . Consumer intelligence company Onegevity Health plans expansion into skin care . 2020-06-11 . cosmeticsdesign.com . January 15, 2019 . en-GB.
  3. Web site: nutraingredients-usa.com . Healthcare is coming to the home, and companies should be prepared to offer vertical solutions, says Thorne CEO . 2020-06-11 . nutraingredients-usa.com . January 17, 2019 . en-GB.
  4. Meydan . Cem . Afshinnekoo . Ebrahim . Rickard . Nate . Daniels . Guy . Kunces . Laura . Hardy . Theresa . Lili . Loukia . Pesce . Sarah . Jacobson . Paul . Mason . Christopher E. . Dudley . Joel . 2020 . Improved gastrointestinal health for irritable bowel syndrome with metagenome-guided interventions . Precision Clinical Medicine . en . 3 . 2 . 136–146 . 10.1093/pcmedi/pbaa013 . 7327130 . 32685241 . free.
  5. Web site: Christopher E. Mason Inventions, Patents and Patent Applications . Justia Patents . Justia . 3 June 2024.
  6. Genome evolution between Drosophila melanogaster and Drosophila pseudoobscura . Mason . Christopher E. . PhD thesis. 2006 . Yale University. 9780542995415.
  7. Web site: 2008-2009 Accomplishments . The Yale Information Society Project . Yale Law School . 3 June 2024.
  8. Web site: 2018-01-24 . Chris Mason on integrating art, law, and humanity through metagenomics of the earth and beyond . 2020-06-11 . Genes to Genomes.
  9. Web site: Christopher E. Mason . 2020-06-11 . Vivo . Weill Cornell Medical College . en.
  10. Web site: The Mason Lab . 2020-06-11 . www.masonlab.net.
  11. Web site: Gould . Skye . Mosher . Dave . 2017-04-20 . Mars colonists will get blasted with radiation levels 8 times higher than government limits -- here's what they're up against . 2020-06-11 . Business Insider Australia . en.
  12. Web site: Perez . Jason . 2015-04-14 . Twins Study . 2020-06-11 . NASA.
  13. Web site: Mars . Kelli . 2018-02-01 . Meet the Researchers - Gene Expression . 2020-06-11 . NASA.
  14. Web site: 2019-04-17 . NASA Twins Study Scientist: Results Look Promising for Mars Mission, But Many Questions Still Remain . 2020-06-11 . Research & Development World . en-US.
  15. Web site: Current VWG Members . 2020-06-11 . NASA GeneLab . en.
  16. News: Harris . Elizabeth A. . November 11, 2013 . Among New York Subway's Millions of Riders, a Study Finds Many Mystery Microbes . The New York Times . May 15, 2022.
  17. Khamsi . Roxanne . November 11, 2013 . Subway Freeloaders . New York Magazine . May 15, 2022.
  18. News: O'Grady . Cathleen . May 26, 2021 . Cities have their own distinct microbial fingerprints . Science . September 5, 2021.
  19. Web site: 2017-09-microbiome . 2020-06-11 . corporate.qiagen.com . en.
  20. Web site: Big Data and Bacteria: Mapping the New York Subway's DNA Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center . 2020-06-11 . meyercancer.weill.cornell.edu.
  21. Web site: Red and purple microbes give Australia's mysterious pink lake its hue . 2023-11-23 . www.newscientist.com/.
  22. Sierra . Maria A. . Ryon . Krista A. . Tierney . Braden T. . Foox . Jonathan . Bhattacharya . Chandrima . Afshin . Evan . Butler . Daniel . Green . Stefan J. . Thomas . W. Kelley . Ramsdell . Jordan . Bivens . Nathan J. . McGrath . Ken . Mason . Christopher E. . Tighe . Scott W. . Microbiome and metagenomic analysis of Lake Hillier Australia reveals pigment-rich polyextremophiles and wide-ranging metabolic adaptations . Environmental Microbiome . 21 December 2022 . 17 . 1 . 60 . 10.1186/s40793-022-00455-9 . free . 36544228 . 9768965 . 2022EMicb..17...60S .
  23. Akalin . Altuna . Kormaksson . Matthias . Li . Sheng . Garrett-Bakelman . Francine E. . Figueroa . Maria E. . Melnick . Ari . Mason . Christopher E. . 2012-10-03 . methylKit: a comprehensive R package for the analysis of genome-wide DNA methylation profiles . Genome Biology . 13 . 10 . R87 . 10.1186/gb-2012-13-10-r87 . 1474-760X . 3491415 . 23034086 . free .
  24. Li . Sheng . Garrett-Bakelman . Francine E . Akalin . Altuna . Zumbo . Paul . Levine . Ross . To . Bik L . Lewis . Ian D . Brown . Anna L . D'Andrea . Richard J . Melnick . Ari . Mason . Christopher E . 2013-04-10 . An optimized algorithm for detecting and annotating regional differential methylation . BMC Bioinformatics . 14 . Suppl 5 . S10 . 10.1186/1471-2105-14-S5-S10 . 1471-2105 . 3622633 . 23735126 . free .
  25. Li . Sheng . Garrett-Bakelman . Francine . Perl . Alexander E . Luger . Selina M . Zhang . Chao . To . Bik L . Lewis . Ian D . Brown . Anna L . D'Andrea . Richard J . Ross . M Elizabeth . Levine . Ross . 2014 . Dynamic evolution of clonal epialleles revealed by methclone . Genome Biology . 15 . 9 . 472 . 10.1186/s13059-014-0472-5 . 1465-6906 . 4242486 . 25260792 . free .
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