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Rene G. Cortese, PhD

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Associate Professor, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
rcortese@kumc.edu

Professional Background

I have a vast experience in the fields of epigenomics and personalized medicine, in both, academic and industrial settings. I specialize in large scale genomic and epigenomic approaches, with special emphasis on biomarker discovery, validation and characterization using circulating DNA and liquid biopsies technologies.

Education and Training
  • PhD, Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
  • Other, Biological Sciences , University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, CABA
  • Post Doctoral Fellowship, Epigenetics, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario

Research

Overview

My overarching research interest is the study of epigenomics in complex diseases to detect and understand how complex diseases develop, progress, are inherited, and can be detected and treated. My main research interests are: i) Epigenomics of Sleep Disorders, ii) Epigenomics profiling in circulating DNA in bodily fluids, iii) Multiomics studies on phenotype modulation trough epigenetics regulation, and iv) Epigenetics mechanisms involved in the Developmental Origin of Diseases.