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Jacqueline Payton, MD, PhD

Associate Professor

Program affiliation
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Cancer Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis

Research summary
Epigenomic aberrations in B cell lymphomas and their impact on gene regulation

Key words
epigenomics, cancer, lymphoma, histone, informatics, genomics, gene regulation

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David Piston, PhD

Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Professor and Head of the Department of Cell Biology & Physiology

Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Computational and Systems Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science

Research summary
Studies of the Molecular Pathways of Islet Hormone Secretion

Key words
Diabetes, Biophysics, Systems Biology, Computational Biology, Hyperspectral Imaging, Glucagon

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Mary Politi, PhD

Professor

Program affiliation
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Human and Statistical Genetics
Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Research summary
Develop and implement effective health communication and decision making interventions in community and clinical settings

Key words

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Michael Province, PhD

Professor

Program affiliation
Human and Statistical Genetics
Computational and Systems Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science

Research summary
Mathematical development of new statistical genetics methodology for complex traits

Key words
biostatistics, genetic epidemiology, human genetics, mathematical modeling, statistical genetics, systems biology

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John Pruett, Jr., MD, PhD

Professor

Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science

Research summary
The neuroscience of ASD, social cognition and comparative cognition

Key words
fcMRI, fMRI, infant, autism, face perception, visual attention, psychophysics, social cognition, comparative cognition

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Alex Ramsey, PhD

Associate Professor

Program affiliation
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science

Research summary
My research focus is in implementation science, particularly as applied to tobacco use treatment and cancer prevention interventions. My goal is to design and implement multilevel interventions to improve the access and quality of health care.

Key words
smoking cessation, addiction treatment, implementation science, mixed methods, health behavior change, technology

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Elisha Roberson, PhD

Assistant Professor

Program affiliation
Human and Statistical Genetics
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Computational and Systems Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science

Research summary
Using bench molecular biology, high-throughput sequencing, and bioinformatics to understand human inflammatory / autoimmune disease.

Key words
human genetics; autoimmune; inflammatory disease; biomarkers; high-throughput sequencing; precision medicine

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Eduardo Rosa-Molinar, PhD

Professor

Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Neurosciences
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science

Research summary

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Philip Ruzycki, PhD

Assistant Professor

Program affiliation
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Neurosciences
Computational and Systems Biology

Research summary

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Naresha Saligrama, PhD

Assistant Professor

Program affiliation
Immunology
Neurosciences
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science

Research summary
Adaptive immune responses in neuroinflammatory, neurodegenerative, and neuropsychiatric diseases

Key words
Neuroimmunology, Autoimmunity, T cell receptors, Antigens