Gerald Quon, Ph.D.

Gerald Quon

Associate Professor

  • Molecular and Cellular Biology
He/Him/His
GBSF 4331
One Shields Avenue , University of California, Davis CA 95616

I am a computational biologist and machine learning researcher studying how genomes encode phenotypes across the tree of life. I lead research efforts at the intersection of deep learning, systems biology, and comparative genomics, with a particular emphasis on the development of interpretable AI models that scale across organisms and data types.

Education and Degree(s)
  • 2012 PhD Computer Science University of Toronto
  • 2006 MSc Biochemistry University of Toronto
Publications
  • A conditional generative model to disentangle morphological variation from batch effects in model organism imaging studies
    Journal Article | Valdarrago, R., Hu, H., Li, R., Uribe-Salazar, J., Dennis, M., Quon, G. bioRxiv, 2025.06.04.657966. 10.1101/2025.06.04.657966
  • Deciphering the history of ERK activity from fixed-cell immunofluorescence measurements
    Journal Article | Ram, A., Pargett, M., Choi, Y., Murphy, D., Teragawa, C., Cabel, M., Kosaisawe, N., Quon, G., Albeck, J. Nature Communications, 16, 4721. 10.1038/s41467-025-58348-7
  • Human-specific gene expansions contribute to brain evolution
    Journal Article | Soto, D., Uribe-Salazar, J., Kaya, G., Valdarrago, R., Sekar, A., Haghani, N., Hino, K., La, G., Mariano, N., Ingamells, C., Baraban, A., Jamal, Z., Turner, T., Green, E., Simó, S., Quon, G., Andrés, A., Dennis, M. bioRxiv, 2024.09.26.615256. 10.1101/2024.09.26.615256
  • Human-specific gene expansions contribute to brain evolution
    Journal Article | Soto, D., Uribe-Salazar, J., Kaya, G., Valdarrago, R., Sekar, A., Haghani, N., Hino, K., La, G., Mariano, N., Ingamells, C., Baraban, A., Jamal, Z., Turner, T., Green, E., Simó, S., Quon, G., Andrés, A., Dennis, M. Cell, 188, 5363-5383.e22. 10.1016/j.cell.2025.06.037
  • The psychoplastogen tabernanthalog induces neuroplasticity without proximate immediate early gene activation
    Journal Article | Aarrestad, I., Cameron, L., Fenton, E., Casey, A., Rijsketic, D., Patel, S., Sambyal, R., Johnson, S., Ly, C., Viswanathan, J., Barragan, E., Lozano, S., Seban, N., Hu, H., Powell, N., Chytil, M., Meyer, R., Rose, D., Hempel, C., Olson, E., Hansen, H., Madsen, C., Knudsen, G., Redd, C., Wheeler, D., Guanzon, N., Muir, J., Hennessey, J., Quon, G., McCorvy, J., Gandhi, S., Rasmussen, K., Liston, C., Gray, J., Heifets, B., Nord, A., Kim, C., Olson, D
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