Dr Panos Deloukas
Role and
contribution
Dr Deloukas assists in SNP selection in WP3.1 and
interact with WP3.2 to ensure DNA samples meet the required spec for genotyping
and coordinate import of samples. Dr Deloukas is responsible for genotyping and
initial QC of genotypic data in WP3.3.
Scientific Profile
PD is Senior Investigator in the Division of
Medical Genetics, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (WTSI). He has been actively
involved in the sequencing of the human genome co-ordinating the chromosome 10
and 20 projects and has expertise in the characterisation of the genomic
landscape and the units of genetic information embedded in the sequence. PD runs
the WTSI's high-throughput genotyping Facility and has been responsible for
constructing haplotype maps for 24% of the human genome as part of the HapMap
project. He has expertise in the implementation of association studies and is
the WTSI PI in the Wellcome Trust Case-Control Consortium which is
investigating eight common diseases including Type 2 diabetes with 675,000
SNPs.