Human and Statistical Genetics

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Cancer Biology
Computational and Systems Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Human and Statistical Genetics

Research summary
Translational Cancer Genomics; Noncoding RNAs

Key words
non-coding RNAs, lncRNAs, cancer genomics, transcriptome, bioinformatics, computational biology, solid tumor malignancies

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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

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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

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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Human and Statistical Genetics
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Computational and Systems Biology

Research summary
Statistical genetics, complex human diseases, analysis methods

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genetics, substance dependence, addiction, human disease gene mapping, association studies, linkage analysis

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Molecular Cell Biology
Human and Statistical Genetics

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Skeletal mechanobiology; bone strength; osteoporosis; bone fracture, repair & regeneration

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bone mechanics, bone biology, injury, mechanotransduction, mouse models, osteoporosis

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

Research summary
We use multiomic approaches to discover mechanisms underlying cardiovascular disease and leverage these insights to identify new drug targets.

Key words
Human genetics; cardiovascular disease

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Cancer Biology
Human and Statistical Genetics
Immunology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Research summary
Genomics of breast cancer etiology to identify targetable pathways

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Genomics, biomarkers, metabolic imbalance, mammographic density, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, prevention,

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Human and Statistical Genetics
Computational and Systems Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Neurosciences

Research summary
Discovery and characterization of genetic etiological factors involved in neurodevelopmental disorders

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genomics, genetics, autism, neurodevelopmental disorders, complex disease, noncoding, enhancers, whole-genome sequencing, whole-exome sequencing, single-nucleotide variation, insertions/deletions, copy number variation, structural variation

Program affiliation
Computational and Systems Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Human and Statistical Genetics

Research summary
Epigenome evolution and epigenetic determinants of cell fate

Key words
DNA methylation, transposable elements, epigenomics, evolution, genomics, systems biology