Timothy Ravasi, PhD

Research Interests

Our research focuses on the analysis of biological sequences and how these are regulated in the context of an entire system. We conduct computational and experimental research by applying genome-scale approaches, such as Massively Parallel Sequencing to infer and test network models of complex systems

Education

• 1993-1996 - B.Sc. Biological Sciences, Department of Genetics and Microorganisms Biology, University of Milan, Italy. 
• 1996-1999 Doctorate, Department of Genetic and Microorganism Biology, University of Milan, Italy.

Employment

• 2009-present Associate Professor of Bioengineering, Division of Life Sciences and Engineering. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).
• 2009-present Adjunct Associate Professor. Department of Medicine, School of Medicine. University of California San Diego.
• 2005-2009 Assistant Research Scientist, Department of Bioengineering, Jacobs School of Engineering, University of California, San Diego.

Publications (selected)

• Timothy Ravasi, Carlo Vittorio Cannistraci, Shintaro Katayama, Vladimir B. Bajic, Kai Tan, et al. An atlas of combinatorial transcriptional regulation in mouse and man. Cell, 140-5, 744-752, 5 March 2010. (Faculty of 1000).Tan K, Tegner J and Ravasi T. Integrated data-driven approaches to uncover transcription regulatory networks in mammalian cells. Genomics, 2008 Mar 91;3: 219-231 (Journal Cover and 2008 ScienceDirect TOP 5 HOTTEST ARTICLES).
• Ravasi T, Wells C and Hume DA. Systems Biology of Transcription Control in Macrophages. Bioessays. 2007 Nov 15;29(12):1215-1226.
• Aung HT, Schroder K, Himes SR, Brion K, van Zuylen W, Trieu A, Suzuki H, Hayashizaki Y, Hume DA, Sweet MJ, and Ravasi T. LPS regulates proinflammatory gene expression in macrophages by altering histone deacetylase expression. FASEB J., 2006. 20, 9. June 30. (2006 FASEB J., THE 20 MOST-FREQUENTLY DOWNLOADED ARTICLES)