Area of research
Genetics · Physiology
Research interest
Research interests include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Asthma and respiratory diseases, BRCA gene mutations in cancer, and Global Cancer Incidence and Screening.
Polygenic risk score for ulcerative colitis predicts immune checkpoint inhibitor-mediated colitis
A common polymorphism in the Intelectin-1 gene influences mucus plugging in severe asthma
Evaluation of Multiple Breast Cancer Polygenic Risk Score Panels in Women of Latin American Heritage
Gene expression in African Americans, Puerto Ricans and Mexican Americans reveals ancestry-specific patterns of genetic architecture
Multi-omic approach associates blood methylome with bronchodilator drug response in pediatric asthma
Novel insights into the whole-blood DNA methylome of asthma in ethnically diverse children and youth
Nasal airway transcriptome-wide association study of asthma reveals genetically driven mucus pathobiology
Germline genetic contribution to the immune landscape of cancer
Immunotherapy-Mediated Thyroid Dysfunction: Genetic Risk and Impact on Outcomes with PD-1 Blockade in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
Native American gene flow into Polynesia predating Easter Island settlement
Type 2 and interferon inflammation regulate SARS-CoV-2 entry factor expression in the airway epithelium
On the cross-population generalizability of gene expression prediction models
Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2–Positive Breast Cancer Is Associated with Indigenous American Ancestry in Latin American Women
Mapping the 17q12–21.1 Locus for Variants Associated with Early-Onset Asthma in African Americans
A Polygenic Risk Score for Breast Cancer in US Latinas and Latin American Women
Pathogenic and likely pathogenic variants in <i>PALB2</i> , <i>CHEK2</i> , and other known breast cancer susceptibility genes among 1054 <i>BRCA</i> ‐negative Hispanics with breast cancer
Meta-analysis of GWA studies provides new insights on the genetic architecture of skin pigmentation in recently admixed populations
Population History and Gene Divergence in Native Mexicans Inferred from 76 Human Exomes
Identification of novel common breast cancer risk variants at the 6q25 locus among Latinas
Abstract 2419: A polygenic risk score predicts breast cancer risk in Latinas
Abstract 2419: A polygenic risk score predicts breast cancer risk in Latinas
Whole-Genome Sequencing of Pharmacogenetic Drug Response in Racially Diverse Children with Asthma
Genomic insights into the origin and diversification of late maritime hunter-gatherers from the Chilean Patagonia
Dysregulated invertebrate tropomyosin–dectin-1 interaction confers susceptibility to allergic diseases
A genome-wide association and admixture mapping study of bronchodilator drug response in African Americans with asthma
An admixture mapping meta-analysis implicates genetic variation at 18q21 with asthma susceptibility in Latinos
Differential methylation between ethnic sub-groups reflects the effect of genetic ancestry and environmental exposures
Genome-wide methylation data mirror ancestry information
Cis-eQTL-based trans-ethnic meta-analysis reveals novel genes associated with breast cancer risk
A meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies of asthma in Puerto Ricans