Genomics | Bioinformatics | Published Research | P&S ModCast Panelist
Richard Sandstrom is a published researcher in genomics and bioinformatics and an associate of Primary & Secondary. His scientific work has examined regulatory DNA, chromatin accessibility, and the tools researchers use to map how genes are controlled. He also participated in early P&S ModCast discussions.
Scientific Work
Sandstrom’s ORCID record lists him as a former staff scientist in the University of Washington’s Department of Genome Sciences and as a bioinformatics group leader at the Altius Institute for Biomedical Sciences. His publication record includes collaborative work associated with ENCODE, the effort to identify functional elements in the human genome.
He is a coauthor of research published in Nature on the accessible chromatin landscape of the human genome and on reference maps of human regulatory DNA. His work appears alongside large research teams studying where regulatory elements occur and how transcription factors interact with DNA. These are collaborative publications; the findings belong to the teams, not to any single contributor.
Connection to Primary & Secondary
Sandstrom participated in early P&S ModCasts and brought a researcher’s perspective to the network’s discussions. A P&S article on the inverse square law also credits him with a technical observation about the real-world limits of an ideal light-falloff model. His inclusion in the Extended P&S Network recognizes that contribution and his broader association with the community.
Key Areas of Experience
- Genomics and regulatory DNA research
- Bioinformatics and scientific data analysis
- Chromatin accessibility and transcription-factor mapping
- Collaborative ENCODE research
- Early P&S ModCast participation
Selected Sources
- Richard Sandstrom — ORCID research and employment record
- The accessible chromatin landscape of the human genome — Nature / PubMed
- Global reference mapping of human transcription factor footprints — Nature / PubMed
- Light and the Inverse Square Law — Primary & Secondary
Profile reviewed September 2026. Professional affiliations are described as recorded in the cited sources; specific early ModCast episode numbers remain to be added when confirmed.