Area of research
Genetics · Physiology
Research interest
Research interests include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities, Asthma and respiratory diseases, and Cleft Lip and Palate Research.
Efficient encoding of large antigenic spaces by epitope prioritization with Dolphyn
Validation of human telomere length multi-ancestry meta-analysis association signals identifies POP5 and KBTBD6 as human telomere length regulation genes
Identification of antibody targets associated with lower HIV viral load and viremic control
Comprehensive profiling of pre-infection antibodies identifies HIV targets associated with viremic control and viral load
Phage display of environmental protein toxins and virulence factors reveals the prevalence, persistence, and genetics of antibody responses
Polygenic transcriptome risk scores for COPD and lung function improve cross-ethnic portability of prediction in the NHLBI TOPMed program
Evaluation of multi-assay algorithms for cross-sectional HIV incidence estimation in settings with universal antiretroviral treatment
Antibody responses to endemic coronaviruses modulate COVID-19 convalescent plasma functionality
Pleiotropy method reveals genetic overlap between orofacial clefts at multiple novel loci from GWAS of multi-ethnic trios
Multiethnic genome-wide and HLA association study of total serum IgE level
Impact of Amerind ancestry and FADS genetic variation on omega-3 deficiency and cardiometabolic traits in Hispanic populations
Genome-wide Enrichment of De Novo Coding Mutations in Orofacial Cleft Trios
Whole genome sequence analysis of pulmonary function and COPD in 19,996 multi-ethnic participants
Protective effect of club cell secretory protein (CC-16) on COPD risk and progression: a Mendelian randomisation study
Prospective clinical trial examining the impact of genetic variation in FADS1 on the metabolism of linoleic acid– and ɣ-linolenic acid–containing botanical oils
COPDGene® 2019: Redefining the Diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Association study in African-admixed populations across the Americas recapitulates asthma risk loci in non-African populations
Evolution of Hominin Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Metabolism: From Africa to the New World
The MALT1 locus and peanut avoidance in the risk for peanut allergy
Comprehensive Profiling of HIV Antibody Evolution
Genome-wide association study in two populations to determine genetic variants associated with Toxoplasma gondii infection and relationship to schizophrenia risk
Assembly of a pan-genome from deep sequencing of 910 humans of African descent
Genome-wide association analyses for lung function and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease identify new loci and potential druggable targets
Genome-wide analyses of non-syndromic cleft lip with palate identify 14 novel loci and genetic heterogeneity
Identifying tagging SNPs for African specific genetic variation from the African Diaspora Genome
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
Detecting significant changes in protein abundance
Genome‐wide association study of schizophrenia in Ashkenazi Jews
Identification of Functional Variants for Cleft Lip with or without Cleft Palate in or near PAX7, FGFR2, and NOG by Targeted Sequencing of GWAS Loci