The Kelly A. Frazer Lab arrives at UCSD.

The Division of Genome Information Sciences (GIS), headed by Dr Kelly Frazer, is a new division of the Department of Pediatrics at UCSD School of Medicine. Dr. Frazer's laboratory is located in the Moores UCSD Cancer Center and works closely with physicians in the Department of Pediatrics, the Moores UCSD Cancer Center and Rady Children’s Hospital as well as with scientists in the Health Sciences. In addition Dr Frazer is part of the newly established Institute of Genomic Medicine

The main function of the new division is to focus on predisposition for diseases starting in childhood but spanning the whole age spectrum, using genomic information. Such diseases includes cancer, congenital heart disease, asthma, and obesity. Our research aims at understanding a child’s genetic predisposition to disease, or individual responses to treatment, such as the ability to tolerate or safely metabolize drugs. In addition, the division participates in projects and analysis of patient data from Rady Children’s Hospital and the Moores UCSD Cancer Center.

Rady Children's Hospital Moores UCSD Cancer Center