Area of research
Genetics · Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Research interest
Research focused on Type 2 diabetes and Body mass index, with related work in Genome-wide association study, Clinical microbiology, Biobank. Notable publications include 'Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization–Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry: a Fundamental Shift in the Routine Practice of Clinical Microbiology', 'Genetic determinants of risk in pulmonary arterial hypertension: international genome-wide association studies and meta-analysis', and 'Phenotypic and Genetic Characterization of Lower LDL Cholesterol and Increased Type 2 Diabetes Risk in the UK Biobank'.
Mendelian randomisation and experimental medicine approaches to interleukin-6 as a drug target in pulmonary arterial hypertension
Racial, ethnic, and gender differences in obesity and body fat distribution: An All of Us Research Program demonstration project
Genetic loci associated with skin pigmentation in African Americans and their effects on vitamin D deficiency
Hypertension prevalence in the All of Us Research Program among groups traditionally underrepresented in medical research
Phenotypic and Genetic Characterization of Lower LDL Cholesterol and Increased Type 2 Diabetes Risk in the UK Biobank
Genetic determinants of risk in pulmonary arterial hypertension: international genome-wide association studies and meta-analysis
The Genetic Contribution of West-African Ancestry to Protection against Central Obesity in African-American Men but Not Women: Results from the ARIC and MESA Studies
Triglyceride-Increasing Alleles Associated with Protection against Type-2 Diabetes
FTO association and interaction with time spent sitting
Association of physical activity with lower type 2 diabetes incidence is weaker among individuals at high genetic risk
Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization–Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry: a Fundamental Shift in the Routine Practice of Clinical Microbiology