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Fortini

Barbara Kraatz Fortini, PhD

Associate Professor of Genetics; Program Director, MS Human Genetics and Genomic Data Analytics; Director of the Center for Training in Applied Genomics

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Human Genetics and Genomics, Mechanisms of Disease, Systems, Computational, and/or Evolutionary Biology

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Location: Building 535, room 16
Phone: 909.607.0370
barbara_fortini@kgi.edu
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Barbara Fortini joined KGI in July 2017 to lead the Master of Science in Human Genetics and Genomic Data Analytics (MSGDA) program. The first cohort of MSGDA students enrolled in August 2018. Within the KGI curriculum, Fortini teaches four courses: Human Molecular Genetics, Human Genomics, Human Genomics NGS Lab, and Functional Genomics. Fortini’s research is focused on how non-coding genomic variation affects colorectal cancer risk. 

Prior to joining KGI, Fortini served as a visiting assistant professor of biology at the W.M. Keck Science Department of the Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, and Scripps Colleges. Fortini completed her postdoctoral training at the Keck School of Medicine of USC in the Department of Preventive Medicine at the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center. She received her BS in 2002 and her PhD in 2011 at the California Institute of Technology.

MP Salomon, WL Li, CK Edlund, J Morrison, BK Fortini, AK Win, DV Conti, DC Thomas, D Duggan, DD Buchanan, MA Jenkins, JL Hopper, S Gallinger, L Le Marchand, PA Newcomb, G Casey, P Marjoram. “GWASeq: targeted re-sequencing follow up to GWAS” BMC Genomics (2016) Mar 3;17(1):176

FR Schumacher*, SL Schmit*, Shuo Jiao*, C K Edlund, H Wang, B Zhang, L Hsu, SC Huang, CP Fischer, JF Harju, GE Idos, F Lejbkowicz, FJ Manion, K McDonnell, CE McNeil, M Melas, HS Rennert, W Shi, DC Thomas, DJ Van Den Berg, CM Hutter, AK Aragaki, K Butterbach, BJ Caan, CS Carlson, SJ Chanock, KR Curtis, CS Fuchs, M Gala, Edward L. Giocannucci, SM Gogarten, RB Hayes, B Henderson, DJ Hunter, RD Jackson, LN Kolonel, C Kooperberg, S Kury, A LaCroix, CC Laurie, CA Laurie, M Lemire, D Levine, J Ma, KW Makar, C Qu, D Taverna, CM Ulrich, K Wu, S Kono, DW West, SI Berndt, S Bezieau, H Brenner, PT Campbell, AT Chan, J Chang-Claude, GA Coetzee, DV Conti, D Duggan, JC Figueiredo, BK Fortini, SJ Gallinger, WJ Gauderman, G Giles, R Green, R Haile, TA Harrison, M Hoffmeister, JL Hopper, TJ Hudson, E Jacobs, M Iwasaki, SH Jee, M Jenkins, WH Jia, A Joshi, L Li, NM Lindor, K Matsuo, V Moreno, B Mukherjee, PA Newcomb, JD Potter, L Raskin, G Rennert, S Rosse, G Severi, RE Schoen, D Seminara, XO Shu, ML Slattery, S Tsugane, E White, YB Xiang, BW Zanke, W Zheng, L Le Marchand, G Casey, SB Gruber, U Peters. “Genome-wide association study of colorectal cancer identifies six new susceptibility loci” Nature Commun. (2015) Jul 7;6:7138

BK Fortini, S Tring, SJ Plummer, CK Edlund, V Moreno, RS Bresalier, EL Barry, TR Church, JC Figueiredo, G Casey. “Mulitple Functional Risk Variants in a SMAD7 Enhancer Implicate a Colorectal Cancer Risk Haplotype.” PLoS One. (2014) Nov 6:9(11):e111914

M Biancolella*, BK Fortini*, S Tring, SJ Plummer, G Mendoza-Fandino, J Hartiala, MJ Hitchler, C Yan, FR Schumacher, DV Conti, CK Edlund, H Noushmehr, SG Coetzee, RS Bresalier, DJ Ahnen, EL Barry, BP Burman, JC Rice, G Coetzee, G Casey. “Identification and Characterization of Functional Risk Variants for Colorectal Cancer Mapping to Chromosome 11q23.1” Hum. Mol. Genet. (2014) Apr 15;23(8):2198-209

JC Figueiredo, L Hsu, CM Hutter, Y Lin, PT Campbell, JA Baron, SI Berndt, J Shuo, G Casey, BK Fortini, AT Chan, M Cotterchio, M Lemire, S Gallinger, TA Harrison, L Le Marchand, PA Newcomb, ML Slattery, BJ Caan, CS Carlson, BW Zanke, SA Rosse, H Brenner, EL Giovannucci, K Wu, J Chang-Claude, SJ Chanock, KR Curtis, D Duggan, J Gong, RW Haile, RB Hayes, M Hoffmeister, JL Hopper, MA Jenkins, LN Kolonel, C Qu, A Rudolph, RE Schoen, FR Schumacher, D Seminara, DL Stelling, SN Thibodeau, M Thornquist, GS Warnick, BE Henderson, CM Ulrich, WJ Gauderman, JD Potter, E White, and U Peters on behalf of CCFR and GECCO. “Genome-wide diet-gene interaction analyses for risk of colorectal cancer” PLoS Genet. (2014) Apr 17;10(4):e1004228

H Wang, D Taverna, DO Stram, BK Fortini, I Cheng, LR Wilkens, T Burnett, KW Makar, NM Lindor, JL Hopper, S Gallinger, JA Baron, R Haile, LN Kolonel, BE Henderson, PA Newcomb, G Casey, D Duggan, CM Ulrich, and L Le Marchand. “Genetic Variation in the Inflammation and Innate Immunity Pathways and Colorectal Cancer Risk” Cancer Epidemiol. Biomarkers Prev. (2013) November 22; 2094

H Wang, CA Haiman, T Burnett, BK Fortini, LN Kolonel, BE Henderson, LB Signorello, WJ Blot, TO Keku, SI Berndt, PA Newcomb, M Pande, CI Amos, DW West, G Casey, RS Sandler, R Haile, DO Stram, and L Le Marchand. “Fine-mapping of Genome-wide Association Study-identified Risk Loci for Colorectal Cancer in African Americans” Hum. Mol. Genet. (2013) Dec 15;22(24):5048-55

BK Fortini*, S Pokharel*, P Polaczek*, L Balakrishnan, RA Bambara, and JL Campbell, “Characterization of the Endonuclease and ATP-dependent Flap Endo/exonuclease of Dna2.” J. Biol. Chem. (2011) 286(27):23763-70.

GENE 5200: Human Molecular Genetics
GENE 6900: MSGDA Capstone Project I
GENE 6901: MSGDA Capstone Project II
#153—Dr. Barbara Fortini Discusses KGI’s One-of-a-Kind Genomic Data Analytics Program
Barbara Fortini Featured on DNA Today Podcast Talking About Genomic Data Analytics
MSGDA Student Laurel Anderson Works with City of Hope to Precisely Track Progress of Leukemia Patients Using Computational Biology
Three KGI Faculty Named to Claremont Faculty Leadership Program
Nigerian PhD Student Ijeoma Nnadozie Examines Functional Variants in Colorectal Cancer Among African Americans
KGI Celebrates 2020-2021 Accomplishments During Virtual Awards Ceremonies
KGI Celebrates Classes of 2020 and 2021 Graduates During Commencement Ceremonies
KGI Launches Certificate in Applied Genomics to Train Life Sciences Professionals in the Latest Genomics Developments
KGI’s Summer Program Inspires Incoming Student Cynthia Martinez to Pursue a Career in Genomic Data Analytics
KGI Student Tamerisa Dyer, Mother of Five, Returns to School After 25-Year Hiatus to Pursue Career in Genomic Data Analytics
#129 – DNA Today Rebroadcast Featuring Dr. Barbara Fortini
KGI Graduate Angela Hoang Empowers Prospective Parents as Associate Clinical Variant Curator
KGI Graduates Shabri Patel and Alexandra Petrasek Land Jobs at Fulgent Genetics
#104 – Precision Medicine Podcast Rebroadcast Featuring Barbara Fortini
Clinical Genetics and Bioinformatics Summer Program Prepares Students to Work in Emerging Fields
KGI Student Dedicates Knowledge of Genetic Information to Helping Children
Barbara Fortini Co-Authors Article in The Journal of Precision Medicine
#73 – Mark Kiel
KGI is the First Participant in the Genomenon Genetics Education Program
After Gaining Accreditation, KGI New Genetics Programs Welcome First Cohort
#14 – Ashley Mills
#1 – Barbara Fortini

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