Quantitative Genetics

Systems genetics, genetics of complex traits, meiotic drive.

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

The Rau lab utilizes populations of mice to study the transcriptomic and epigenomic landscape underlying cardiovascular disorders using a combination of wet and dry-lab techniques

Genetic and molecular mechanisms of pain perception and opioid receptor function

Genetic influences on brain structure and development