Area of research
Physiology · Genetics
Research interest
Research interests include Asthma and respiratory diseases, Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Hepatitis C virus research, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research.
Association study in African-admixed populations across the Americas recapitulates asthma risk loci in non-African populations
Assembly of a pan-genome from deep sequencing of 910 humans of African descent
Identifying tagging SNPs for African specific genetic variation from the African Diaspora Genome
Effect of polymorphisms on TGFB1 on allergic asthma and helminth infection in an African admixed population
A continuum of admixture in the Western Hemisphere revealed by the African Diaspora genome
Challenges and disparities in the application of personalized genomic medicine to populations with African ancestry
Genome-Wide Association Study Identification of Novel Loci Associated with Airway Responsiveness in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Genome-wide study identifies two loci associated with lung function decline in mild to moderate COPD
Coassociations between IL10 polymorphisms, IL-10 production, helminth infection, and asthma/wheeze in an urban tropical population in Brazil