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Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein: Kiel, DE

2020-11-01 to present | Scientist (Hämatologielabor)
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Jan Christian Kässens

JCK Softwareentwicklung und IT-Beratung: Rieseby, DE

2007-02-01 to present | Entrepreneur
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Jan Christian Kässens

Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein: Kiel, DE

2019-09-01 to 2020-10-31 | Research Scientist (Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology)
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Jan Christian Kässens

Kiel University: Kiel, DE

2016-10-01 to 2019-08-31 | Research Assistant (Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology)
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Jan Christian Kässens

Kiel University: Kiel, DE

2013-04-01 to 2016-09-31 | Head Teaching Assistant (Department of Computer Science)
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Jan Christian Kässens

Kiel University: Kiel, DE

2013-03-15 to 2016-09-31 | Research Assistant (Department of Computer Science)
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Jan Christian Kässens

SciEngines GmbH: Kiel, DE

2012-10-01 to 2013-03-14 | Software Developer
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Jan Christian Kässens

Kiel University: Kiel, DE

2008-04-01 to 2009-09-31 | Teaching Assistant (Department of Computer Science)
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Education and qualifications (4)

Kiel University: Kiel, DE

2013-03-15 to 2017-10-10 | Doctoral Student (Department of Computer Science)
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Jan Christian Kässens

Kiel University: Kiel, DE

2010-04-01 to 2012-12-31 | Master Student (Department of Computer Science)
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Jan Christian Kässens

Kiel University: Kiel, DE

2007-04-01 to 2009-09-31 | Bachelor Student (Department of Computer Science)
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Jan Christian Kässens

syscOm automatisierungssysteme: Groß Wittensee, DE

2005-07-01 to 2007-01-31 | Trainee
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Funding (3)

CompLS - Runde 1 - Einzelprojekt: UGEWS-HYBRID - Entwicklung eines Web Services zur Analyse von genomweiten Interaktionen durch einen FPGA-GPU-Hybridcomputer

2019-04-01 to 2022-03-31 | Grant
Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bonn, DE)
GRANT_NUMBER: 031L0165
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Jan Christian Kässens via DimensionsWizard

Ultra-fast haplotype phasing and genotype imputation service using a hybrid FPGA-GPU system

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Jan Christian Kässens via DimensionsWizard

Entwicklung einer hybrid-parallelen Rechnerarchitektur für Bioinformatik

2013-04 to 2016-03 | Grant
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie (Berlin, DE)
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Jan Christian Kässens

Works (20)

UBTF::ATXN7L3 gene fusion defines novel B cell precursor ALL subtype with CDX2 expression and need for intensified treatment

Leukemia
2022-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Lorenz Bastian; Alina M. Hartmann; Thomas Beder; Sonja Hänzelmann; Jan Kässens; Miriam Bultmann; Marc P. Hoeppner; Sören Franzenburg; Michael Wittig; Andre Franke et al.
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BIGwas: Single-command quality control and association testing for multi-cohort and biobank-scale GWAS/PheWAS data

GigaScience
2021-06-29 | Journal article
Contributors: Jan Christian Kässens; Lars Wienbrandt; David Ellinghaus
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Genome-wide association study in 8,956 German individuals identifies influence of ABO histo-blood groups on gut microbiome

Nature Genetics
2021-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Malte Christoph Rühlemann; Britt Marie Hermes; Corinna Bang; Shauni Doms; Lucas Moitinho-Silva; Louise Bruun Thingholm; Fabian Frost; Frauke Degenhardt; Michael Wittig; Jan Kässens et al.
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Genomewide Association Study of Severe Covid-19 with Respiratory Failure

New England Journal of Medicine
2020-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0028-4793
Contributors: David Ellinghaus; Frauke Degenhardt; Luis Bujanda; Maria Buti; Agustín Albillos; Pietro Invernizzi; Javier Fernández; Daniele Prati; Guido Baselli; Rosanna Asselta et al.
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Jan Christian Kässens via Crossref Metadata Search

Reference-Based Haplotype Phasing with FPGAs

Lecture Notes in Computer Science
2020-06 | Other
Part of ISSN: 0302-9743
Contributors: Lars Wienbrandt; Jan Christian Kässens; David Ellinghaus
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Jan Christian Kässens via Crossref Metadata Search

Protein-coding variants contribute to the risk of atopic dermatitis and skin-specific gene expression

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
2020-04 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0091-6749
Contributors: Sören Mucha; Hansjörg Baurecht; Natalija Novak; Elke Rodríguez; Saptarshi Bej; Gabriele Mayr; Hila Emmert; Dora Stölzl; Sascha Gerdes; Eun Suk Jung et al.
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Jan Christian Kässens via Crossref Metadata Search

1,000x Faster Than PLINK: Genome-Wide Epistasis Detection with Logistic Regression Using Combined FPGA and GPU Accelerators

Computational Science – ICCS 2018
2018 | Other
Part of ISBN: 9783319937007
Part of ISSN: 0302-9743
Contributors: Lars Wienbrandt; Jan Christian Kässens; Matthias Hübenthal; David Ellinghaus
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Jan Christian Kässens via Crossref Metadata Search
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A Hybrid-parallel Architecture for Applications in Bioinformatics

2017 | Dissertation or Thesis
Contributors: Kässens, Jan Christian
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Jan Christian Kässens via BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine
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Fast Genome-Wide Third-order SNP Interaction Tests with Information Gain on a Low-cost Heterogeneous Parallel FPGA-GPU Computing Architecture

Procedia Computer Science
2017 | Journal article
Contributors: Lars Wienbrandt; Jan Christian Kassens; Matthias Hübenthal; David Ellinghaus
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Jan Christian Kässens via Crossref Metadata Search
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Genome-wide Association Interaction Studies with MB-MDR and maxT Multiple Testing Correction on FPGAs

Procedia Computer Science
2016 | Journal article
Contributors: Sven Gundlach; Jan Christian Kässens; Lars Wienbrandt
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Jan Christian Kässens via Crossref Metadata Search
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Combining GPU and FPGA technology for efficient exhaustive interaction analysis in GWAS

2016 IEEE 27th International Conference on Application-specific Systems, Architectures and Processors (ASAP)
2016-07 | Conference paper
Contributors: Jan Christian Kassens; Lars Wienbrandt; Manfred Schimmler; Jorge Gonzalez-Dominguez; Bertil Schmidt
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Jan Christian Kässens via Crossref Metadata Search
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Parallelizing Epistasis Detection in GWAS on FPGA and GPU-Accelerated Computing Systems

IEEE/ACM Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
2015-09-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Jorge Gonzalez-Dominguez; Lars Wienbrandt; Jan Christian Kassens; David Ellinghaus; Manfred Schimmler; Bertil Schmidt
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Jan Christian Kässens via Crossref Metadata Search

High-speed exhaustive 3-locus interaction epistasis analysis on FPGAs

Journal of Computational Science
2015-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Jan Christian Kässens; Lars Wienbrandt; Jorge González-Domínguez; Bertil Schmidt; Manfred Schimmler
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Jan Christian Kässens via Crossref Metadata Search
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Development of a high-resolution NGS-based HLA-typing and analysis pipeline.

Nucleic acids research
2015-06 | Journal article
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Jan Christian Kässens via Europe PubMed Central
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Large-scale genome-wide association studies on a GPU cluster using a CUDA-accelerated PGAS programming model

The International Journal of High Performance Computing Applications
2015-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Jorge González-Domínguez; Jan Christian Kässens; Lars Wienbrandt; Bertil Schmidt
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Jan Christian Kässens via Crossref Metadata Search
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FPGA-based Acceleration of Detecting Statistical Epistasis in GWAS

Procedia Computer Science
2014 | Journal article
Contributors: Lars Wienbrandt; Jan Christian Kässens; Jorge González-Domínguez; Bertil Schmidt; David Ellinghaus; Manfred Schimmler
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Jan Christian Kässens via Crossref Metadata Search
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Hybrid CPU/GPU acceleration of detection of 2-SNP epistatic interactions in GWAS

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
2014 | Book
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2-s2.0-84906330804

Contributors: González-Domınguez, J.; Schmidt, B.; Kässens, J.C.; Wienbrandt, L.
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Jan Christian Kässens via Scopus - Elsevier
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UPC++ for bioinformatics: A case study using genome-wide association studies

2014 IEEE International Conference on Cluster Computing (CLUSTER)
2014-09 | Conference paper
Contributors: Jan C. Kassens; Jorge Gonzalez-Dominguez; Lars Wienbrandt; Bertil Schmidt
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Jan Christian Kässens via Crossref Metadata Search
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ABO histo-blood groups influence gut microbiome, with causal relationship between Bacteroides and inflammatory bowel disease

Other
Contributors: Malte Christoph Rühlemann; Britt Marie Hermes; Corinna Bang; Shauni Doms; Lucas Moitinho-Silva; Louise Bruun Thingholm; Fabian Frost; Frauke Degenhardt; Michael Wittig; Jan Kässens et al.
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Jan Christian Kässens via Crossref Metadata Search

The ABO blood group locus and a chromosome 3 gene cluster associate with SARS-CoV-2 respiratory failure in an Italian-Spanish genome-wide association analysis

Other
Contributors: David Ellinghaus; Frauke Degenhardt; Luis Bujanda; Maria Buti; Agustin Albillos; Pietro Invernizzi; Javier Fernandez; Daniele Prati; Guido Baselli; Rosanna Asselta et al.
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Jan Christian Kässens via Crossref Metadata Search