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width=\"1024\" height=\"427\" alt=\"Genetic modification in cystic fibrosis\" src=\"https:\/\/lab.research.sickkids.ca\/strug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/02\/CF_research_banner_v4-1024x427-1.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-4112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lab.research.sickkids.ca\/strug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/02\/CF_research_banner_v4-1024x427-1-200x83.jpg 200w, https:\/\/lab.research.sickkids.ca\/strug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/02\/CF_research_banner_v4-1024x427-1-400x167.jpg 400w, https:\/\/lab.research.sickkids.ca\/strug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/02\/CF_research_banner_v4-1024x427-1-600x250.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lab.research.sickkids.ca\/strug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/02\/CF_research_banner_v4-1024x427-1-800x334.jpg 800w, https:\/\/lab.research.sickkids.ca\/strug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/02\/CF_research_banner_v4-1024x427-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two fusion-border-below-title\">\n<h2 class=\"title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"18\" data-lineheight=\"27px\"><strong>Genetic modification in cystic fibrosis<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-text\">\n<p>Cystic fibrosis affects multiple organs and is caused by mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (<em>CFTR<\/em>) gene. \u00a0Individuals with the same causal mutations can have very different disease severity across the affected organs, and these differences are explained by both environmental factors and other genes, referred to as\u00a0<em>modifier genes<\/em>. \u00a0We study the genomes of individuals with cystic fibrosis to try to identify which modifier genes contribute to disease severity, with the goal of identifying novel therapeutic targets and developing prognostic models to improve outcomes for all individuals living with cystic fibrosis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:7.68%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:7.68%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" 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class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two fusion-border-below-title\">\n<h2 class=\"title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"18\" data-lineheight=\"27px\"><strong>Epilepsy &amp; neurodevelopment<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-text\">\n<p>Epilepsy, defined as the tendency for recurrent unprovoked seizures, is a heterogeneous label encompassing both acquired \u00a0and genetic aetiologies. Although the cause of many monogenic epilepsies is known, the challenge remains to find genetic contributions for common complex\u00a0genetic epilepsies. Several studies have demonstrated that electroencephalograph (EEG) abnormalities and neuropsychological deficits typical in genetic generalised and focal epilepsies also occur in seizure-unaffected relatives. \u00a0Using family and case-control population studies, we use these epilepsy-associated traits to identify genes that contribute to common, complex epilepsy syndromes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:7.68%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:7.68%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-liftup-border-radius:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:30px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><div class=\"awb-image-frame awb-image-frame-3 imageframe-liftup\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lab.research.sickkids.ca\/strug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/02\/igv_snapshot_mod2-1024x427-1.jpg\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[b08b3c5a87818a34b0e]\" data-title=\"Statistical Methods Research Illustration Banner\" title=\"Statistical Methods Research Illustration Banner\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"427\" alt=\"Statistical Methods Research Illustration Banner\" src=\"https:\/\/lab.research.sickkids.ca\/strug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/02\/igv_snapshot_mod2-1024x427-1.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-4113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lab.research.sickkids.ca\/strug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/02\/igv_snapshot_mod2-1024x427-1-200x83.jpg 200w, https:\/\/lab.research.sickkids.ca\/strug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/02\/igv_snapshot_mod2-1024x427-1-400x167.jpg 400w, https:\/\/lab.research.sickkids.ca\/strug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/02\/igv_snapshot_mod2-1024x427-1-600x250.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lab.research.sickkids.ca\/strug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/02\/igv_snapshot_mod2-1024x427-1-800x334.jpg 800w, https:\/\/lab.research.sickkids.ca\/strug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/02\/igv_snapshot_mod2-1024x427-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two fusion-border-below-title\">\n<h2 class=\"title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"18\" data-lineheight=\"27px\"><strong>Statistical methods<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-text\">\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">The genetics field requires novel statistical methodology for causal gene identification to deal with data sets of growing size and complexity. Statistical paradigms that penalize investigators for thoroughly interrogating their data (ie. the multiple hypothesis testing problem) are proving problematic for\u00a0<em>big data<\/em>\u00a0applications.\u00a0The evidential or pure likelihood paradigm (EP), a less-known alternative to Frequentist and Bayesian paradigms, provides an approach to the analysis of genomic data that is intuitive, resonates with geneticists, and provides unique solutions to issues that hamper progress. \u00a0Our research focuses on developing EP methodology for state-of-the-art genomic applications such as next generation sequencing, that contribute to theoretical developments towards a sound theory for measuring statistical evidence.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:7.68%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:7.68%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-liftup-border-radius:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:30px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><div class=\"awb-image-frame awb-image-frame-4 imageframe-liftup\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lab.research.sickkids.ca\/strug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/01\/20kbgraphbanner-1024x405.png\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[e3be8a223f85d43cba0]\" data-title=\"20kbgraphbanner\" title=\"20kbgraphbanner\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/lab.research.sickkids.ca\/strug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/01\/20kbgraphbanner-1024x405.png\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-4925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lab.research.sickkids.ca\/strug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/01\/20kbgraphbanner-200x79.png 200w, https:\/\/lab.research.sickkids.ca\/strug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/01\/20kbgraphbanner-400x158.png 400w, https:\/\/lab.research.sickkids.ca\/strug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/01\/20kbgraphbanner-600x238.png 600w, https:\/\/lab.research.sickkids.ca\/strug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/01\/20kbgraphbanner-800x317.png 800w, https:\/\/lab.research.sickkids.ca\/strug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/01\/20kbgraphbanner-1200x475.png 1200w, https:\/\/lab.research.sickkids.ca\/strug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/01\/20kbgraphbanner.png 1824w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two fusion-border-below-title\">\n<h2 class=\"title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"18\" data-lineheight=\"27px\"><strong>Long-read sequencing<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-text\">\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"column\">Some of our work is focused on understanding the genetic variation within challenging genomic regions that are associated with the severity of cystic fibrosis severity. We use PacBio long-read sequencing to assist in characterizing the genetic variation within these regions. 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