Saroja Somasundaram

Bioinformatics Analyst II

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Saroja is a Bioinformatician at the Allen Institute and earned a Master of Science degree in Bioinformatics at Northeastern University, Boston. Her previous experience includes working as a computational biologist and as a bench scientist. At the Institute, Saroja envisions herself exploring the potential of technology and computation in the field of science and medicine.

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publication / 2025

Evaluating methods for the prediction of cell-type-specific enhancers in the mammalian cortex

Cell Genomics

publication / 2025

A suite of enhancer AAVs and transgenic mouse lines for genetic access to cortical cell types

Cell

publication / 2023

Comparative transcriptomics reveals human-specific cortical features

Science (New York, N.Y.)

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