Human Genetics

Clinical adult and cancer genetics.

Molecular, cellular and bioinformatic dissection of the formation and function of transcriptional enhancers in cancer

Identification and functional characterization of highly penetrant risk factors in neurodevelopmental disorders

Genetics and genomics of environmentally-induced asthma

Genetic and transcriptional mechanisms causing increased incidence of chronic pain and PTSD in women vs men following trauma exposure

Human genetics and genomics; diabetes; complex diseases.

Characterization and functional studies of dynamic DNA looping during monocyte differentiation in healthy individuals and in human disease, using genomics, genome editing, and bioinformatics.

Genetic risk factors for neuropsychiatric illnesses & neurological mechanisms; genome folding in human brain by Hi-C