Human and Statistical Genetics
Gary Stormo, PhD
Joseph Erlanger Professor
- Email: stormo@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Computational and Systems Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Human and Statistical Genetics
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research summary
Computational biology, bioinformatics, protein-DNA interactions, gene regulation
Key words
computational biology, genome analysis, gene expression, mathematical modeling
Adetunji Toriola, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: a.toriola@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Human and Statistical Genetics
Immunology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
Associations of metabolic imbalance, inflamation with cancer etiology and survival
Key words
Biomarkers, inflammation, metabolic imbalance, mammographic density, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, prevention,
Tychele Turner, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: tychele@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
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
Key words
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
Ting Wang, PhD
Sanford C. and Karen P. Loewentheil Distinguished Professor and Head of the Department of Genetics
- Email: twang@wustl.edu
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
Erika Waters, PhD
Associate Professor
- Email: waterse@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Human and Statistical Genetics
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Research summary
Understand how people think about health risks and how those thoughts influence their health-related decisions and behavior
Key words
Mark Watson, MD, PhD
Professor
- Email: watsonm@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Cancer Biology
Human and Statistical Genetics
Research summary
Detection and molecular classification of rare tumor cells to predict and mitigate cancer metastases
Key words
cancer, functional genomics, gene expression, pathogenesis, breast cancer
Elizabeth Yanik, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: yanike@wustl.edu
Program affiliation
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Human and Statistical Genetics
Research summary
My research is focused on investigating the genetic determinants of under-studied musculoskeletal phenotypes, determining the impact of occupational burdens on musculoskeletal disease, and understanding interactions between genetic and non-genetic risk factors for musculoskeletal disease.
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