Examples of Research Themes

 

Our trainees and mentors work across a wide spectrum of cutting-edge statistical, computational, genomic, epidemiological and population-based sciences, including:
  1. Analytical and statistical methods for emerging -omics technologies (e.g., genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, lipidomics, epigenomics, microbiomics).
  2. Integration of biobank-scale datasets, electronic medical records, and -omics data to advance population and precision health.
  3. Single-cell data analysis, including expression profiling and eQTL studies.
  4. Bioinformatics approaches to functional genomics and experimentally driven datasets.
  5. Bridging population genetics and clinical genomics.
  6. Methodological innovation across the genomic continuum—from pedigree studies to GWAS, sequencing, and post-GWAS analyses.
  7. Population and evolutionary genetics of common, rare, and complex diseases.
  8. Evaluation and application of methods to assess genetic and environmental interactions in chronic diseases.
  9. Epigenetics and complex diseases.
  10. Characterizing genetic risk factors in complex traits and special populations.
  11. Development of novel statistical, computational, and machine-learning methods for genetic data from individuals, families, and populations.
  12. Design and implementation of post-GWAS technologies into population health research: next generation sequencing.
  13. Development and implementation of population-based family designs.