| Dr.
Brooks is Director of the Bionomics Research
and Technology Center. He currently holds an
appointment as an Associate Professor of
Envrionmental Medicine and Genetics at UMDNJ
/ Rutgers. Dr. Brooks laboratory has three
main areas of interest. First, his group
works on deciphering the molecular
mechanisms that underlie memory and
learning. They utilize a variety of
technologies for genetic modification as
well as investigate gene-environment
interactions in the context of aging,
neurodegenerative disease and neurotoxicant
exposure. Their research utilizes many
high-throughput genomics based technologies
to study these areas. Second, his group is
involved in the development of novel
informatics approaches to better understand
complex genomics-based data sets. The team
has recently developed a novel method for
interpreting complex gene expression data
sets as a function of biological relevance.
This approach is being utilized both in the
basic science and clinical arenas. Lastly,
Dr. Brooks’ team is engaged in a number of
technology development programs. Currently,
they are developing new applications in the
area of transcript profiling and protein
profiling that can be applied to both
standard and novel technology platforms. Dr.
Brooks has held regional positions such as
Director of the AMDeC Microarray Resource
Center, which helps coordinate all
microarray and genomics related activities
for New York State. On a national level, Dr.
Brooks recently chaired the Microarray
Research Group for the Association of
Biomedical Resource Facilities. |
