Faculty & Staff Directory
Joji Kurian Thomas, PhD, MSc
Bioinformatics
Joji Kurian Thomas, PhD, MSc, is a research professor in the Department of Translational Neuroscience at Barrow Neurological Institute.
As a bioinformatics specialist, Dr. Thomas is experienced in different pipelines for next-generation sequencing data analysis, statistical studies, machine learning, and the integration and analysis of different genomic data together with database development.
Dr. Thomas earned his doctorate degree in bioinformatics from the Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Technology, which is part of the Amrita School of Biotechnology in Kerala, India. He also holds a master’s degree in bioinformatics from Bharathiar University in Tamil Nadu, India.
At Barrow, Dr. Thomas uses high-throughput sequencing technologies—including single-cell RNA sequencing, bulk RNA sequencing, and proteomics—to identify and predict biomarkers of neurodegenerative diseases.
- PhD, Amrita School of Biotechnology, Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Technology, Bioinformatics, 2016
- MSc, Bharathiar University, Bioinformatics, 2006
- BSc, Bharathiar University, Computer Science, 2003
- Excelra Outstanding Achiever Award, April 2018, September 2022
- Best Poster Award, Sixth Annual Meeting of the Proteomics Society and the International Proteomics Conference, India, 2014
- Second Prize, Elsevier “Code for Science” Event, 2012
A pathway map of glutamate metabolism.
Date: 03/2016
Authors: Soujanya D Yelamanchi, Savita Jayaram, Joji Kurian Thomas, J K Thomas, Seetaramanjaneyulu Gundimeda, Aafaque Ahmad Khan, Anish Singhal, T S Keshava Prasad, Akhilesh Pandey, B L Somani, Harsha Gowda
Pancreatic Cancer Database: an integrative resource for pancreatic cancer.
Date: 08/2014
Authors: Joji Kurian Thomas, J K Thomas, Min-Sik Kim, Lavanya Balakrishnan, Vishalakshi Nanjappa, Rajesh Raju, Arivusudar Marimuthu, Aneesha Radhakrishnan, Babylakshmi Muthusamy, Aafaque Ahmad Khan, Sruthi Sakamuri, Shantal Gupta Tankala, Mukul Singal, Bipin Nair, Ravi Sirdeshmukh, Aditi Chatterjee, T S Keshava Prasad, Anirban Maitra, Harsha Gowda, Ralph H Hruban, Akhilesh Pandey
Proteomic analysis of human osteoarthritis synovial fluid.
Date: 02/2014
Authors: Lavanya Balakrishnan, Raja Sekhar Nirujogi, Sartaj Ahmad, Mitali Bhattacharjee, Srikanth S Manda, Santosh Renuse, Dhanashree S Kelkar, Yashwanth Subbannayya, Rajesh Raju, Renu Goel, Joji Kurian Thomas, J K Thomas, Navjyot Kaur, Mukesh Dhillon, Shantal Gupta Tankala, Ramesh Jois, Vivek Vasdev, Yl Ramachandra, Nandini A Sahasrabuddhe, Ts Keshava Prasad, Sujatha Mohan, Harsha Gowda, Subramanian Shankar, Akhilesh Pandey
Plasma Proteome Database as a resource for proteomics research: 2014 update.
Date: 01/2014
Authors: Vishalakshi Nanjappa, Joji Kurian Thomas, J K Thomas, Arivusudar Marimuthu, Babylakshmi Muthusamy, Aneesha Radhakrishnan, Rakesh Sharma, Aafaque Ahmad Khan, Lavanya Balakrishnan, Nandini A Sahasrabuddhe, Satwant Kumar, Binit Nitinbhai Jhaveri, Kaushal Vinaykumar Sheth, Ramesh Kumar Khatana, Patrick G Shaw, Srinivas Manda Srikanth, Premendu P Mathur, Subramanian Shankar, Dindagur Nagaraja, Rita Christopher, Suresh Mathivanan, Rajesh Raju, Ravi Sirdeshmukh, Aditi Chatterjee, Richard J Simpson, H C Harsha, Akhilesh Pandey, T S Keshava Prasad
IL-11/IL11RA receptor mediated signaling: a web accessible knowledgebase.
Date: 08/2013
Authors: Lavanya Balakrishnan, Sowmya Soman, Yatish B Patil, Jayshree Advani, Joji Kurian Thomas, J K Thomas, Dattatraya Venkatesh Desai, Urmila Kulkarni-Kale, H C Harsha, T S Keshava Prasad, Rajesh Raju, Akhilesh Pandey, Eva Dimitriadis, Aditi Chatterjee
- English
- Malayalam
Joji Kurian Thomas, PhD, MSc
Bioinformatics
Joji Kurian Thomas, PhD, MSc, is a research professor in the Department of Translational Neuroscience at Barrow Neurological Institute.
As a bioinformatics specialist, Dr. Thomas is experienced in different pipelines for next-generation sequencing data analysis, statistical studies, machine learning, and the integration and analysis of different genomic data together with database development.
Dr. Thomas earned his doctorate degree in bioinformatics from the Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Technology, which is part of the Amrita School of Biotechnology in Kerala, India. He also holds a master’s degree in bioinformatics from Bharathiar University in Tamil Nadu, India.
At Barrow, Dr. Thomas uses high-throughput sequencing technologies—including single-cell RNA sequencing, bulk RNA sequencing, and proteomics—to identify and predict biomarkers of neurodegenerative diseases.
- PhD, Amrita School of Biotechnology, Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Technology, Bioinformatics, 2016
- MSc, Bharathiar University, Bioinformatics, 2006
- BSc, Bharathiar University, Computer Science, 2003
- Excelra Outstanding Achiever Award, April 2018, September 2022
- Best Poster Award, Sixth Annual Meeting of the Proteomics Society and the International Proteomics Conference, India, 2014
- Second Prize, Elsevier “Code for Science” Event, 2012
A pathway map of glutamate metabolism.
Date: 03/2016
Authors: Soujanya D Yelamanchi, Savita Jayaram, Joji Kurian Thomas, J K Thomas, Seetaramanjaneyulu Gundimeda, Aafaque Ahmad Khan, Anish Singhal, T S Keshava Prasad, Akhilesh Pandey, B L Somani, Harsha Gowda
Pancreatic Cancer Database: an integrative resource for pancreatic cancer.
Date: 08/2014
Authors: Joji Kurian Thomas, J K Thomas, Min-Sik Kim, Lavanya Balakrishnan, Vishalakshi Nanjappa, Rajesh Raju, Arivusudar Marimuthu, Aneesha Radhakrishnan, Babylakshmi Muthusamy, Aafaque Ahmad Khan, Sruthi Sakamuri, Shantal Gupta Tankala, Mukul Singal, Bipin Nair, Ravi Sirdeshmukh, Aditi Chatterjee, T S Keshava Prasad, Anirban Maitra, Harsha Gowda, Ralph H Hruban, Akhilesh Pandey
Proteomic analysis of human osteoarthritis synovial fluid.
Date: 02/2014
Authors: Lavanya Balakrishnan, Raja Sekhar Nirujogi, Sartaj Ahmad, Mitali Bhattacharjee, Srikanth S Manda, Santosh Renuse, Dhanashree S Kelkar, Yashwanth Subbannayya, Rajesh Raju, Renu Goel, Joji Kurian Thomas, J K Thomas, Navjyot Kaur, Mukesh Dhillon, Shantal Gupta Tankala, Ramesh Jois, Vivek Vasdev, Yl Ramachandra, Nandini A Sahasrabuddhe, Ts Keshava Prasad, Sujatha Mohan, Harsha Gowda, Subramanian Shankar, Akhilesh Pandey
Plasma Proteome Database as a resource for proteomics research: 2014 update.
Date: 01/2014
Authors: Vishalakshi Nanjappa, Joji Kurian Thomas, J K Thomas, Arivusudar Marimuthu, Babylakshmi Muthusamy, Aneesha Radhakrishnan, Rakesh Sharma, Aafaque Ahmad Khan, Lavanya Balakrishnan, Nandini A Sahasrabuddhe, Satwant Kumar, Binit Nitinbhai Jhaveri, Kaushal Vinaykumar Sheth, Ramesh Kumar Khatana, Patrick G Shaw, Srinivas Manda Srikanth, Premendu P Mathur, Subramanian Shankar, Dindagur Nagaraja, Rita Christopher, Suresh Mathivanan, Rajesh Raju, Ravi Sirdeshmukh, Aditi Chatterjee, Richard J Simpson, H C Harsha, Akhilesh Pandey, T S Keshava Prasad
IL-11/IL11RA receptor mediated signaling: a web accessible knowledgebase.
Date: 08/2013
Authors: Lavanya Balakrishnan, Sowmya Soman, Yatish B Patil, Jayshree Advani, Joji Kurian Thomas, J K Thomas, Dattatraya Venkatesh Desai, Urmila Kulkarni-Kale, H C Harsha, T S Keshava Prasad, Rajesh Raju, Akhilesh Pandey, Eva Dimitriadis, Aditi Chatterjee
- English
- Malayalam