Assistant Research Scientist
Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
100 Washtenaw Ave., 2049 Palmer Commons
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
[email protected]
100 Washtenaw Ave., 2049 Palmer Commons
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Available to mentor
Arushi Varshney, PhD
Assistant Research Scientist
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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Human GeneticsUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2019
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Master of Science (MS) in BioengineeringSwiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, 2014
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Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in BiotechnologyIndian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, 2012
Through my research, I am to better understand how predisposition to complex metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes (T2D) is encoded in our DNA. I employ computational and statistical approaches to analyze large high-throughput data sets on the genome, epigenome, and transcriptome in disease-relevant tissues/cells to understand biological mechanisms of gene regulation.
Google Scholar GitHub
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Soenksen J, Chen J, Varshney A, Martin S, MAGIC , Parker SCJ, Morris AP, Asimit JL, Barroso I. bioRxiv,PreprintCombining functional annotation and multi-trait fine-mapping methods improves fine-mapping resolution at glycaemic trait loci
DOI:10.1101/2024.11.13.623384 -
Stefanucci L, Moslemi C, Tomé AR, Virtue S, Bidault G, Gleadall NS, Watson LPE, Kwa JE, Burden F, Farrow S, DBDS Genetic Consortium , Chen J, MAGIC , Võsa U, Burling K, Walker L, Ord J, Barker P, Warner J, Frary A, Renhstrom K, Ashford SE, Piper J, Biggs G, Erber WN, Hoffman GJ, Schoenmakers N, Erikstrup C, Rieneck K, Dziegiel MH, Ullum H, Azzu V, Vacca M, Aparicio HJ, Hui Q, Cho K, Sun YV, Wilson PW, Bayraktar OA, Vidal-Puig A, Ostrowski SR, Astle WJ, Olsson ML, Storry JR, Pedersen OB, Ouwehand WH, Chatterjee K, Vuckovic D, Frontini M. Med, 2024 Sep 13; 5 (9): 1083 - 1095.e6.Journal ArticleSMIM1 absence is associated with reduced energy expenditure and excess weight.
DOI:10.1016/j.medj.2024.05.015 PMID: 38906141 -
BOSE ML, TOVAR A, VARSHNEY A, PARKER S, KITZMAN J, KYONO Y. Diabetes, 2024 Jun 14; 73 (Supplement_1):Journal Article1468-P: Massively Parallel Reporter Assay Reveals Position-, Promoter-, and Strand-Dependent Effects in Islet TSSs Overlapping Type 2 Diabetes GWAS Loci
DOI:10.2337/db24-1468-p -
DOLGACHEV V, VARSHNEY A, MOO KG, WANG X, ORCHARD P, SAUNDERS DC, BRISSOVA M, PARKER SC. Diabetes, 2024 Jun 14; 73 (Supplement_1):Journal Article2005-LB: Optimization of Single Nuclei Isolation from Frozen Human Skeletal Muscle and Pancreatic Tissue Samples for Single Nuclei Multiome ATAC + Gene Expression
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VU HTH, VARSHNEY A, ORCHARD P, LAAKSO M, TUOMILEHTO J, LAKKA TA, MOHLKE KL, BOEHNKE M, SCOTT L, KOISTINEN HA, COLLINS FS, PARKER SC. Diabetes, 2024 Jun 14; 73 (Supplement_1):Journal Article2009-LB: Deep Learning Enhances Chromatin Accessibility Signals and Discovers Links with Genetic Variations in Skeletal Muscle Rare Cells
DOI:10.2337/db24-2009-lb -
EPELLE IL, VARSHNEY A, ORCHARD P, ZHANG Z, FENG F, LAAKSO M, TUOMILEHTO J, LAKKA TA, MOHLKE KL, BOEHNKE M, SCOTT L, KOISTINEN HA, COLLINS FS, LIU J, PARKER SC. Diabetes, 2024 Jun 14; 73 (Supplement_1):Journal Article2012-LB: Type 2 Diabetes GWAS Signal C2CD4A/B Insulin Resistance Mechanisms in Skeletal Muscle
DOI:10.2337/db24-2012-lb -
VARSHNEY A, MANICKAM N, ORCHARD P, TOVAR A, ZHANG Z, FENG F, LAKKA TA, LAAKSO M, TUOMILEHTO J, MOHLKE KL, KITZMAN J, KOISTINEN HA, LIU J, BOEHNKE M, COLLINS FS, SCOTT L, PARKER SC. Diabetes, 2024 Jun 14; 73 (Supplement_1):Journal Article2013-LB: Population-Scale Skeletal Muscle Single-Nucleus Multiomic Profiling Reveals Extensive Context-Specific Genetic Regulation
DOI:10.2337/db24-2013-lb -
VENTRESCA C, VARSHNEY A, ORCHARD P, TSAN Y-C, MONTEIRO DA ROCHA A, LAAKSO M, TUOMILEHTO J, LAKKA TA, MOHLKE KL, BOEHNKE M, SCOTT L, KOISTINEN HA, COLLINS FS, HERRON TJ, BIELAS S, PARKER S. Diabetes, 2024 Jun 14; 73 (Supplement_1):Proceeding / Abstract / Poster210-OR: ADA Presidents' Select Abstract: Discovering Stimulatory State-Specific Type 2 Diabetes GWAS Mechanisms with Single-Cell Multiomics on iPSC-Derived Fibro-adipogenic Progenitor Cell Villages
DOI:10.2337/db24-210-or
Department News
DCMB is pleased to announce that Arushi Varshney, Ph.D.,
Arushi Varshney, Ph.D., is promoted to Assistant Research Scientist, effective September 1, 2024
