Looking beyond suspect genes in cancer

The Molecular Phenotypes of Null Alleles in Cells (MorPhiC) project wants to find the function of every protein-coding gene in the human genome by discovering what happens or doesn’t happen in a cell when that gene is turned off using cell culture models that mimic the function of real tissues and organs. Morphic data analysis center co-lead and UW faculty affiliate Wei Sun is interviewed. Fellow co-leads include Ali Shojaie, interim chair and professor for UW biostatistics, and Fred Hutch researcher and UW faculty affiliate Li Hsu.