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Zeynep Erson Omay, PhD

Assistant Professor
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Neurosurgery , Biomedical Informatics and Data Science

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Neurosurgery

300 Cedar St, , TAC Building

New Haven, CT 06510

United States

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Assistant Professor

Neurosurgery , Biomedical Informatics and Data Science

Biography

Dr. Erson Omay is an Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Biomedical Informatics and Data Science. Following the completion of her Ph.D. in Computer Science at Case Western Reserve University, she transitioned to Yale, where she served as a postdoctoral researcher in GunelLab within the Department of Neurosurgery. There, she conducted bioinformatic analyses for brain tumor genomics projects. Since assuming the role of Assistant Professor in 2020 within the same department, Dr. Erson Omay has expanded her research projects to the application of integrative methods for studying multi-level, multi-omic datasets. Her primary focus lies in understanding tumor heterogeneity, investigating rare subtypes, and elucidating the molecular mechanisms of poorly understood central nervous system (CNS) tumors.

Dr. Erson Omay plays a key role in the computational analysis arm of the Precision Medicine initiative in the Department of Neurosurgery. Actively engaged in exploring the application of computational methods, her focus is on advancing personalized approaches for primary brain tumors. With a commitment to collaboration, she actively seeks partnerships both within and beyond the medical school, aspiring to apply her computational expertise to enhance the molecular characterization of diverse disease types.

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Education & Training

PhD
Case Western Reserve Univ, Computer Science (2011)
MS
Bilkent University, Computer Science (2005)
BS
Bilkent University, Computer Science (2003)

Research

Overview

Medical Research Interests

Central Nervous System Neoplasms; Computational Biology; Epigenomics; Genomics; Glioblastoma; Meningioma; Pituitary Diseases; Precision Medicine; Transcriptome

Public Health Interests

Bioinformatics; Cancer; Genetics, Genomics, Epigenetics

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Zeynep Erson Omay's published research.

Publications

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2024

2023

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

  • honor

    10x Genomics 2021 Pilot Award

  • honor

    Mission Bio Tapestri Grant

  • honor

    Case Western Reserve University, Research ShowCASE-Best Poster Award

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Neurosurgery

300 Cedar St, , TAC Building

New Haven, CT 06510

United States