Chris Gunter's profile
What I do
Manage research activities in genetics and genomics at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, in Huntsville, Alabama, USA.
—write and edit grants, papers, press releases, newsletters, etc.
—create educational seminars and give them.
—coordinate research efforts across different labs, including large projects like TCGA.
—schedule seminars and conferences for the region.
—commentate on genetics and genomics for various media sources.
Affiliations
Current affiliations
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- Position
- Adjunct Assistant Professor
- Company
- University of Pennsylvania
- Duration
- 2007 - Present
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- Position
- Director of Research Affairs
- Company
- HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
- Further information
Location
- City:
- Huntsville, Alabama, United States
- Hub:
- Alabama
Interests
My background is primarily in human genetics, with sojourns into biochemistry, molecular biology, and evolutionary biology along the way.
Projects
I am interested in genetics education, and have an adjunct appointment at the University of Pennsylvania as an assistant professor.
I’m also figuring out Twitter: twitter.com/girlscientist
Publications
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Genome labours bear fruit. (7167) , 183 (2007) PubMed ID:(17994081)
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Chanock S, Manolio T, Boehnke M, Boerwinkle E, Hunter D, Thomas G, Hirschhorn J, Abecasis G, Altshuler D, Bailey-Wilson J, Brooks L, Cardon L, Daly M, Donnelly P, Fraumeni J, Freimer N, Gerhard D, Gunter C, Guttmacher A, Guyer M, Harris E, Hoh J, Hoover R, Kong C, Merikangas K, Morton C, Palmer L, Phimister E, Rice J, Roberts J, Rotimi C, Tucker M, Vogan K, Wacholder S, Wijsman E, Winn D, Collins F. Replicating genotype-phenotype associations. Nature (7145) , 655-60 (2007) PubMed ID:(17554299)
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Gunter C. Genome biology: she moves in mysterious ways. Nature (7031) , 279-80 (2005) PubMed ID:(15772630)
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Gunter C. The molecular genetics of cancer: down the rabbit hole. Human molecular genetics (7) , 655-6 (2001) PubMed ID:(11257095)
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Gunter C, Paradee W, Crawford D, Meadows K, Newman J, Kunst C, Nelson D, Schwartz C, Murray A, Macpherson J, Sherman S, Warren S. Re-examination of factors associated with expansion of CGG repeats using a single nucleotide polymorphism in FMR1. Human molecular genetics (12) , 1935-46 (1998) PubMed ID:(9811938)