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Brian J. Abraham, PhD

Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty

Course Director, Computational Biology, St. Jude Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

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Brian J. Abraham, PhD

Computational Biology

MS 1135, Room IA6050

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

262 Danny Thomas Place

MemphisTN 38105-3678

Quick Facts

Abraham was one of 18 St. Jude scientists recognized on the 2025 Web of Science(TM) list of highly cited researchers.  He was also included on the 2024 list. 

Brian Abraham, Kelsey Maher, Jie Lu, environmental portrait

Education

BS - Rochester Institute of Technology PhD - Boston University / National Institutes of Health (Graduate Partnerships Program) Postdoctoral Training - Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research

Research Interests

  • Studying how gene transcription is regulated, including genome organization and responses to environmental cues.
  • Investigating transcriptional changes in disease to understand pathology and identify potential treatments.
  • Exploring DNA elements that regulate cell identity, tumor survival, and mutations, while modeling core regulatory circuits.
  • Developing tools to map super-enhancers, their interactions, and the genes they regulate using sequencing data.

Dr. Abraham in Progress

Dr. Abraham in St. Jude News