Human and Statistical Genetics
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
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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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