Assistant Professor, Genetics and Genome Sciences
Joint Appointment, The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine
Associate Director, Genetics and Developmental Biology Area of Concentration-Biomedical Science Ph.D. program · UConn Health · University of Connecticut
Quick answer: Christine R. Beck, PhD is Assistant Professor, Genetics and Genome Sciences
Joint Appointment, The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine
Associate Director, Genetics and Developmental Biology Area of Concentration-Biomedical Science Ph.D. program at University of Connecticut. Christine R. Beck, PhD shows an active PhD hiring signal as of 2026-09-11.
⭐ Accepting Lab Rotation Students: Fall Block 2025, Spring 1 and 2 Block 2026
Research interests
The mechanisms governing non-recurrent human structural variation (SV) are diverse and often poorly understood. I am investigating how human DNA maintains fidelity in the context of a repetitive genome. Human Alu elements number over one million copies per human genome, and recent studies have found that these repeat sequences often mediate SVs in some loci. Through computational, molecular biological and genomic techniques, we will identify regions susceptible to this form of SV and investigate the enzymes that limit or promote Alu-mediated rearrangements. These lines of inquiry could find regions prone to instability in human cancers and lead to targets for therapy.
Selected publications (since 2023)
[2025] Complex genetic variation in nearly complete human genomes.
[2025] Complete sequencing of ape genomes.
[2025] Alternative splicing of transposable elements in human breast cancer.
[2024] Reconstruction of the human amylase locus reveals ancient duplications seeding modern-day variation.
[2024] Decoding Spatial Tissue Architecture: A Scalable Bayesian Topic Model for Multiplexed Imaging Analysis.
Is Christine R. Beck, PhD hiring PhD students at University of Connecticut?
Yes. As of 2026-09-11, Christine R. Beck, PhD's faculty page shows a PhD hiring signal: Accepting Lab Rotation Students: Fall Block 2025, Spring 1 and 2 Block 2026.
What does Christine R. Beck, PhD research?
The mechanisms governing non-recurrent human structural variation (SV) are diverse and often poorly understood. I am investigating how human DNA maintains fidelity in the context of a repetitive genome. Human Alu elements number over one million copies per human genome, and recent studies have found
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