Area of research
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism · Genetics
Research interest
Research interests include Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins, Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases, and Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity.
Trends in incidence of youth-onset type 1 and type 2 diabetes in the USA, 2002–18: results from the population-based SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth study
Genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies 17 loci associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Proteomic Predictors of Incident Diabetes: Results From the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study
The ARIC (Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities) Study
The First Genome-Wide Association Study for Type 2 Diabetes in Youth: The Progress in Diabetes Genetics in Youth (ProDiGY) Consortium
Associations of circulating choline and its related metabolites with cardiometabolic biomarkers: an international pooled analysis
Demographic Correlates of Short-Term Mortality Among Youth and Young Adults With Youth-Onset Diabetes Diagnosed From 2002 to 2015: The SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study
Multi-ancestry genome-wide gene–sleep interactions identify novel loci for blood pressure
Trends in Incidence of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Among Youths — Selected Counties and Indian Reservations, United States, 2002–2015
Intensive Weight Loss Intervention and Cancer Risk in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: Analysis of the Look AHEAD Randomized Clinical Trial
Circulating trimethylamine N-oxide in association with diet and cardiometabolic biomarkers: an international pooled analysis
Multi-ancestry genome-wide gene-sleep interactions identify novel loci for blood pressure
Type 1 Diabetes Risk in African-Ancestry Participants and Utility of an Ancestry-Specific Genetic Risk Score
Arterial stiffness and dementia pathology
The triglyceride to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (TG/HDL-C) ratio as a predictor of insulin resistance, β-cell function, and diabetes in Hispanics and African Americans
Serum metabolomic profile of incident diabetes
Transethnic Evaluation Identifies Low-Frequency Loci Associated With 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentrations
Incidence Trends of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes among Youths, 2002–2012
Association Between Midlife Vascular Risk Factors and Estimated Brain Amyloid Deposition
Type 2 Diabetes Variants Disrupt Function of SLC16A11 through Two Distinct Mechanisms
A Genome-Wide Association Study of IVGTT-Based Measures of First-Phase Insulin Secretion Refines the Underlying Physiology of Type 2 Diabetes Variants
The Effect of Intentional Weight Loss on Fracture Risk in Persons With Diabetes: Results From the Look AHEAD Randomized Clinical Trial
The ARIC-PET amyloid imaging study
Trans-ethnic Meta-analysis and Functional Annotation Illuminates the Genetic Architecture of Fasting Glucose and Insulin
Changes in body composition over 8 years in a randomized trial of a lifestyle intervention: The look AHEAD study
Diabetes in Midlife and Cognitive Change Over 20 Years
Metabolomic Profile Associated With Insulin Resistance and Conversion to Diabetes in the Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Study
Meta-Analysis of Genome-Wide Association Studies in African Americans Provides Insights into the Genetic Architecture of Type 2 Diabetes
Genetic Variants Associated With Quantitative Glucose Homeostasis Traits Translate to Type 2 Diabetes in Mexican Americans: The GUARDIAN (Genetics Underlying Diabetes in Hispanics) Consortium
Characterization of European Ancestry Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease-Associated Variants in Individuals of African And Hispanic Descent