Faculty Research

  • F. Yesim Demirci - genetic and molecular basis of complex disorders including autoimmune and inflammatory diseases; atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and lipid traits; Alzheimer's disease
  • Brenda Diergaarde - genetic and molecular epidemiology of cancer
  • Kang-Hsien (Frank) Fan - biostatistics and bioinformatics of the next-generation sequencing genomics; genetic variant calling; RNA expression; eQTL mapping; statistical genetics for the age-related diseases
  • Eleanor Feingold - statistical methods for gene mapping; genetic epidemiology of Down Syndrome; statistical approaches to bioinformatics
  • Robin Grubs - Genetic Counseling program; genetic counseling and education; experiences of individuals living with genetic risk and decision making about genetic testing
  • M. Ilyas Kamboh - genetics of common diseases of public health importance with emphasis on Alzheimer's disease, cardiovascular disease and systemic lupus erythematosus
  • Ryan Minster - genetic epidemiology of body composition and obesity-related phenotypes; signals of natural selection in population isolates; genetics of exceptional longevity; genetics and evolution education
  • Quasar Saleem Padiath - molecular mechanisms of neurological disorders, especially myelin formation and maintenance, using data on humas and mouse and fruit fly models
  • Hyun Jung (HJ) Park - computational biology, application of deep-learning methods; causal inference; RNA-level regulation; genetics and epigenetics of pediatric sepsis and cancer virology
  • Lisa S. Parker - Director of Center for Bioethics and Health Law; ethical issues in genetics research; provision of genetic services; clinical practice
  • Guillermo Rodriguez Bey - molecular genetics and biology of human neurological pathologies using mouse, cell and human  models; gene expression; signaling pathways; human physiology; myelin and neuropathological disorders
  • Beth Roman - molecular and cellular basis of the vascular disorder; hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia; etiology of arteriovenous malformations; cardiovascular developmental biology; zebrafish and cell culture models
  • John R. Shaffer - genetic epidemiology of oral health, preterm birth, post-surgery chronic pain body composition
  • Zsolt Urban - inherited diseases of the extracellular matrix, disorders of the elastic fibers, human genetic, cellular and zebrafish studies
  • Daniel E. Weeks - Linkage and association analysis; statistical genetics; genetics of age-related macular degeneration, obesity, otitis media, dental carries, pre-term birth and food allergy