Selin Jessa, PhD
Post-doctoral scientist, Stanford University
Hi, I’m Selin, a computational biologist and a post-doc based jointly in Anshul Kundaje’s lab and Will Greenleaf’s lab in the Department of Genetics at Stanford University. I use integrative computational analyses of omics data types to answer biological questions about cell identity, cell fate, and gene regulation in brain development and disease. I did my PhD in Dr. Claudia Kleinman’s lab at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, where I focused on data-driven approaches to identify cell-of-origin in pediatric brain tumors. I care about bioinformatics and computational biology research that emphasizes reproducbility, transparency, and re-usability. 
news
| Aug 30, 2023 | After 10 years in Montreal and 7 amazing years in the Kleinman lab, this week I move to California to start a post-doc in the Kundaje & Greenleaf labs at Stanford - excited for a new chapter! |
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| Feb 14, 2023 | Thrilled to have successfully defended my PhD!! |
| Feb 2, 2023 | In November, my supervisor, Dr. Claudia Kleinman, presented at the Canadian Epigenetics, Environment and Health Research Consortium (CEEHRC) seminar series. I gave a 5-min trainee talk on our recent work on cell-of-origin in pediatric gliomas, and our talk is now online here |
| Dec 5, 2022 | Our paper on cell-of-origin in H3K27M pedatric gliomas is out this week in Nature Genetics ! Check out the press release here |
| Jun 30, 2022 | This month, I was at the workshop on Deep learning for genetics, genomics, and meta-genomics at the Banff International Research Station; my talk on my PhD work is online here |