Ladeana Hillier is a biomedical engineer and computational biologist from the University of Washington. She was one of the earliest scientists involved in the Human Genome ProjectSulston, J and Ferry, G (2002) The Common Thread: A Story of Science, Politics, Ethics, and the Human Genome, Joseph Henry Press. and is noted for her work in various branches of DNA sequencing, as well as for having co-developed Phred, a widely used DNA trace analyzer.Koboldt, D. C. and Miller, R. D. (2011) Identification of Polymorphic Markers for Genetic Mapping, chapter 2 in "Genomics: Essential Methods", John Wiley and Sons.Highsmith, W. E. (2006) Electrophoretic Methods for Mutation Detection and DNA Sequencing, chapter 9 in "Molecular Diagnostics for the Clinical Laboratorian", Humana Press Her multidisciplinary approach integrates Computational biology and Gene in her work, where she created a software to speed up sequencing. LaDeana W. Hillier performs integrative study on Gene expression and Regulation of gene expression. She also worked with the Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute & Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute.
See also Phred base calling
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