
PROF IN RES-HCOMP
M_Epidemiology & Biostatistics
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I have a broad background in statistics, genetics, and computer science, have been involved in a wide variety of theoretical and applied projects. My my applied work encompasses a wide variety of genetic association studies related to human health, including work on age-related hearing impairment, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. Driven by my applied research, my methodological work includes imputation, array design, rare variants, gene-environment interaction, and study design, and I have produced software packages that implement the methodology in these works so other researchers can freely use them.
Publications
AI HeartBot to Increase Women's Awareness and Knowledge of Heart Attack: A Pilot Study (Preprint).
JMIR Cardio
Uncertainty in the estimated effects of statin initiation on risk of dementia: using a multiverse analysis to assess sources of variability.
European journal of epidemiology
Response to "Comment on 'Independent associations of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglyceride levels with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias' ".
Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association
Association of genetic risk score for Alzheimer's disease with late-life body mass index in all of us: Evaluating reverse causation.
Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association
Implementation of Rapid Whole Genome Sequencing in Pediatric Acute Care is Associated with Positive Shifts in Health Care Professionals' Perspectives Toward Testing.
The Journal of pediatrics
Increasing representation of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities in aging, dementia, and caregiving research: An update from the CARE registry.
Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association
Suicide in Patients Treated With Dialysis: Risk Factors and Trends in the United States.
American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation
Comparing perceptions of leading causes of death in a diverse sample of community-dwelling women in the United States.
Heart & lung : the journal of critical care
Sociodemographic modifiers of effects of statin initiation on dementia incidence: An emulated trial design in a large health care member population with 10+ years of follow-up.
Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association
Independent associations of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglyceride levels with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.
Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association
Extended Treatment Duration of Artemether-Lumefantrine in Ugandan Children with HIV on Efavirenz-Based Antiretroviral Therapy: A Randomized Controlled Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Trial.
Journal of clinical pharmacology
Association between migraine and primary open-angle glaucoma: A two-sample Mendelian randomization study.
Cephalalgia Reports
Computerized QT and QTc Measurements From Bedside ICU Monitors Are Similar to Those Derived From a Standard 12-Lead ECG.
Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc
The relationship between APOE genotype and dementia varies by genetic ancestry and race/ethnicity.
Alzheimer's & Dementia
Skeletal effects of sleeve gastrectomy, by sex and menopausal status and compared to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Unraveling the genetic landscape of susceptibility to multiple primary cancers.
medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences
Genome-wide association study of prostate-specific antigen levels in 392,522 men identifies new loci and improves cross-ancestry prediction.
medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences
Interoceptive brain network mechanisms of mindfulness-based training in healthy adolescents.
Frontiers in psychology
Visual Impairment, Eye Conditions, and Diagnoses of Neurodegeneration and Dementia.
JAMA network open
Identification of the Molecular Components of Enhancer-Mediated Gene Expression Variation in Multiple Tissues Regulating Blood Pressure.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979)
Multi-tissue transcriptome-wide association study identifies novel candidate susceptibility genes for cataract.
Frontiers in Ophthalmology
The Relationship Between Barriers to Physical Activity and Depressive Symptoms in Community-Dwelling Women.
Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.)
Sex-specific genetic architecture of blood pressure.
Nature medicine
Prenatal exposure to social adversity and infant cortisol in the first year of life.
Stress (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Association between water insecurity and antiretroviral therapy adherence among pregnant and postpartum women in Greater Accra region of Ghana.
PLOS global public health
Genetic risk score for Alzheimer's disease predicts brain volume differences in mid and late life in UK biobank participants.
Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association
Multi-ancestry genome-wide meta-analysis identifies novel basal cell carcinoma loci and shared genetic effects with squamous cell carcinoma.
Communications biology
Cataracts are associated with smaller gray matter brain volume among participants in the UK Biobank.
Alzheimer's & Dementia
Understanding Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander participants' attitudes toward research: CARE research recruitment registry.
Alzheimer's & Dementia
"It has changed my life": unconditional cash transfers and personalized infant feeding support- a feasibility intervention trial among women living with HIV in western Kenya.
International breastfeeding journal
European and multi-ancestry genome-wide association meta-analysis of atopic dermatitis highlights importance of systemic immune regulation.
Nature communications
Agreement of Computerized QT and QTc Interval Measurements Between Both Bedside and Expert Nurses Using Electronic Calipers.
The Journal of cardiovascular nursing
Factors associated with mobile medical clinic use: a retrospective cohort study.
International journal for equity in health
Association of Behavioral and Clinical Risk Factors With Cataract: A Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science
Influence of depression and interpersonal support on adherence to antiretroviral therapy among people living with HIV.
AIDS research and therapy
Evaluating approaches for constructing polygenic risk scores for prostate cancer in men of African and European ancestry.
American journal of human genetics
Transcriptome-wide association study identifies novel candidate susceptibility genes for migraine.
HGG advances
Genetically adjusted PSA levels for prostate cancer screening.
Nature medicine
Evaluating Approaches for Constructing Polygenic Risk Scores for Prostate Cancer in Men of African and European Ancestry.
medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences
Smartphone-Based Cancer and Obesity Prevention Education Program for Chinese Women (SCOPE): A Pilot RCT.
International journal of environmental research and public health
Transcriptome-Wide Association Analysis Identifies Novel Candidate Susceptibility Genes for Prostate-Specific Antigen Levels in Men Without Prostate Cancer.
medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences
Evaluation of premature ventricular complexes during in-hospital ECG monitoring as a predictor of ventricular tachycardia in an intensive care unit cohort.
Research in nursing & health
The impact of a structured onboarding program for newly hired nurse practitioners and physician assistants.
Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Rapid response nursing triage outcomes for COVID-19: factors associated with patient's participation in triage recommendations.
BMC medical informatics and decision making
A Novel Approach to Assess Weekly Self-efficacy for Meeting Personalized Physical Activity Goals Via a Cellphone: 12-Week Longitudinal Study.
JMIR formative research
A large genome-wide association study of QT interval length utilizing electronic health records.
Genetics
Accurate Identification of Mucinous Pancreatic Cystic Lesions Using Small-Volume Analytes.
The Journal of surgical research
The augmin complex architecture reveals structural insights into microtubule branching.
Nature communications
Polygenic Risk Score and Statin Relative Risk Reduction for Primary Prevention of Myocardial Infarction in a Real-World Population.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
State-Level Policy Environments, Discrimination, and Victimization among Sexual and Gender Minority People.
International journal of environmental research and public health
501 Meta-analyses of genome-wide association studies in multiethnic cohorts identify risk loci associated with hidradenitis suppurativa.
Journal of Investigative Dermatology
Modest effect of statins on fasting glucose in a longitudinal electronic health record based cohort.
Cardiovascular diabetology
Ancestry- and sex-specific effects underlying inguinal hernia susceptibility identified in a multiethnic genome-wide association study meta-analysis.
Human molecular genetics
Session 6: Jos Willems Early Career Investigators CompetitionPremature ventricular complexes measured 24-hours prior to a ventricular tachycardia event are not associated with its occurrence in an intensive care unit cohort.
Journal of Electrocardiology
Common genetic variation associated with Mendelian disease severity revealed through cryptic phenotype analysis.
Nature communications
Enablers and Barriers to HIV Services for Gay and Bisexual Men in the COVID-19 Era: Fusing Data Sets from Two Global Online Surveys Via File Concatenation With Adjusted Weights.
JMIR public health and surveillance
Premature ventricular complexes during continuous electrocardiographic monitoring in the intensive care unit: Occurrence rates and associated patient characteristics.
Journal of clinical nursing
Abstract 1441: Genetic determinants of PSA levels improve prostate cancer screening.
Cancer Research
Abstract 1446: Genetic risk factors for the development of multiple primary cancers.
Cancer Research
Association of Genetic Variants Linked to Late-Onset Alzheimer Disease With Cognitive Test Performance by Midlife.
JAMA network open
Water Access and Adherence Intention Among HIV-Positive Pregnant Women and New Mothers Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy in Zambia.
Frontiers in public health
Healthcare Professionals' Attitudes toward Rapid Whole Genome Sequencing in Pediatric Acute Care.
Children (Basel, Switzerland)
Resilience, Physical Activity, and Depression in Women Living With HIV in the San Francisco Bay Area: A Cross-sectional Study.
The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC
Agreement between respiratory rate measurement using a combined electrocardiographic derived method versus impedance from pneumography.
Journal of Electrocardiology
The Space in the Middle: Attitudes of Women's Health and Neonatal Nurses in the United States about Abortion.
Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health
Extension of Mendelian Randomization to Identify Earliest Manifestations of Alzheimer Disease: Association of Genetic Risk Score for Alzheimer Disease With Lower Body Mass Index by Age 50 Years.
American journal of epidemiology
QT Interval Dynamics and Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Cohort Study in an Integrated Health Care Delivery System.
Journal of the American Heart Association
Torsade de pointes: A nested case-control study in an integrated healthcare delivery system.
Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc
Coffee Consumption and Incident Tachyarrhythmias: Reported Behavior, Mendelian Randomization, and Their Interactions.
JAMA internal medicine
Effect of SLCO1B1 T521C on Statin-Related Myotoxicity With Use of Lovastatin and Atorvastatin.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
New and sex-specific migraine susceptibility loci identified from a multiethnic genome-wide meta-analysis.
Communications biology
A unified framework identifies new links between plasma lipids and diseases from electronic medical records across large-scale cohorts.
Nature genetics
A large multiethnic GWAS meta-analysis of cataract identifies new risk loci and sex-specific effects.
Nature communications
Examining the relationship between interpersonal support and retention in HIV care among HIV+ nursing mothers in Uganda.
BMC research notes
The Psychosocial Predictors and Day-Level Correlates of Substance Use Among Participants Recruited via an Online Crowdsourcing Platform in the United States: Daily Diary Study.
JMIR public health and surveillance
Mobile Health Intervention Promoting Physical Activity in Adults Post Cardiac Rehabilitation: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.
JMIR formative research
Cross-cancer evaluation of polygenic risk scores for 16 cancer types in two large cohorts.
Nature communications
Trans-ancestry genome-wide association meta-analysis of prostate cancer identifies new susceptibility loci and informs genetic risk prediction.
Nature genetics
Using Genetic Information to Explore Whether Preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease Affects Hearing Difficulty.
Innovation in Aging
Genetic ancestry, skin pigmentation, and the risk of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in Hispanic/Latino and non-Hispanic white populations.
Communications biology
Functional hearing loss as a marker for early Alzheimer’s disease and dementia: Exploring the potential for reverse causation.
Alzheimer's & Dementia
ASSOCIATION OF HIV INFECTION WITH CLINICAL AND LABORATORY CHARACTERISTICS OF SICKLE CELL DISEASE.
Hematology Transfusion and Cell Therapy
Nintedanib plus mFOLFOX6 as second-line treatment of metastatic, chemorefractory colorectal cancer: The randomised, placebo-controlled, phase II TRICC-C study (AIO-KRK-0111).
International journal of cancer
Pan-cancer study detects genetic risk variants and shared genetic basis in two large cohorts.
Nature communications
Association of HIV infection with clinical and laboratory characteristics of sickle cell disease.
BMC infectious diseases
Attitudes of California Registered Nurses About Abortion.
Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN
Analysis of putative cis-regulatory elements regulating blood pressure variation.
Human molecular genetics
Meta-Analysis of 26 638 Individuals Identifies Two Genetic Loci Associated With Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction.
Circulation. Genomic and precision medicine
A multiethnic genome-wide analysis of 44,039 individuals identifies 41 new loci associated with central corneal thickness.
Communications biology
The impact of adjusting for baseline in pharmacogenomic genome-wide association studies of quantitative change.
NPJ genomic medicine
Rare Protein-Altering Telomere-related Gene Variants in Patients with Chronic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine
Author Correction: Association of imputed prostate cancer transcriptome with disease risk reveals novel mechanisms.
Nature communications
Genetic ancestry does not explain increased atopic dermatitis susceptibility or worse disease control among African American subjects in 2 large US cohorts.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology
Association of imputed prostate cancer transcriptome with disease risk reveals novel mechanisms.
Nature communications
A genome-wide association study of prostate cancer in Latinos.
International journal of cancer
USING GENETIC INFORMATION TO IDENTIFY THE EARLIEST MANIFESTATIONS OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE: GENETIC RISK SCORE FOR ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE PREDICTS LOWER BMI BY AGE 58.
Alzheimer's & Dementia
Telomere length and socioeconomic status at neighborhood and individual levels among 80,000 adults in the Genetic Epidemiology Research on Adult Health and Aging cohort.
Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Reply to Liu et al.: Tissue specificity of SIM1 gene expression and erectile dysfunction.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
SU23 ASSOCIATIONS OF POLYGENIC RISK OF SCHIZOPHRENIA AND MAJOR DEPRESSION IN STUDIES OF BIPOLAR DISORDER AND MAJOR DEPRESSION.
European Neuropsychopharmacology
Genetic variation in the SIM1 locus is associated with erectile dysfunction.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Characterization of Statin Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Dose-Response Using Electronic Health Records in a Large Population-Based Cohort.
Circulation. Genomic and precision medicine
A Large Multiethnic Genome-Wide Association Study of Adult Body Mass Index Identifies Novel Loci.
Genetics
EVALUATING REVERSE CAUSATION BETWEEN DEMENTIA AND HEARING IMPAIRMENT USING A GENETIC RISK SCORE FOR ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE.
Alzheimer's & Dementia
A multiethnic genome-wide association study of primary open-angle glaucoma identifies novel risk loci.
Nature communications
A large multi-ethnic genome-wide association study identifies novel genetic loci for intraocular pressure.
Nature communications
Identification of Pleiotropic Cancer Susceptibility Variants from Genome-Wide Association Studies Reveals Functional Characteristics.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology
Two Novel Susceptibility Loci for Prostate Cancer in Men of African Ancestry.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Abstract 1316: Germline genetic signals across multiple aggressive prostate cancer phenotypes.
Epidemiology
Birth weight interacts with a functional variant of the oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) to predict executive functioning in children.
Development and psychopathology
Genetic contributors to variation in alcohol consumption vary by race/ethnicity in a large multi-ethnic genome-wide association study.
Molecular psychiatry
Validation of Electronic Health Records for the Assessment of Statin Dosing In Research.
Journal of Clinical Lipidology
Genome-wide association study of prostate-specific antigen levels identifies novel loci independent of prostate cancer.
Nature communications
Genome-wide association analyses using electronic health records identify new loci influencing blood pressure variation.
Nature genetics
A Large Genome-Wide Association Study of Age-Related Hearing Impairment Using Electronic Health Records.
PLoS genetics
Evaluation of a novel point-of-care test for active matrix metalloproteinase-8: agreement between qualitative and quantitative measurements and relation to periodontal inflammation.
Journal of periodontal research
Oxytocin and vasopressin hormone genes in children's externalizing problems: A cognitive endophenotype approach.
Hormones and behavior
Impact of genetic variants on the upstream efficacy of renin-angiotensin system inhibitors for the prevention of atrial fibrillation.
American heart journal
Identification of Susceptibility Loci for Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
The Journal of investigative dermatology
Common coding variants in the HLA-DQB1 region confer susceptibility to age-related macular degeneration.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG
Genome-Wide Estimates of Heritability for Social Demographic Outcomes.
Biodemography and social biology
Strategies for Imputing and Analyzing Rare Variants in Association Studies.
Trends in genetics : TIG
Homogeneous matrix deposition on dried agar for MALDI imaging mass spectrometry of microbial cultures.
Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry
Differences in the Genetic Susceptibility to Age-Related Macular Degeneration Clinical Subtypes.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science
A large multiethnic genome-wide association study of prostate cancer identifies novel risk variants and substantial ethnic differences.
Cancer discovery
Detecting gene-environment interactions in human birth defects: Study designs and statistical methods.
Birth defects research. Part A, Clinical and molecular teratology
Gene-environment interaction between the oxytocin receptor (OXTR) gene and parenting behaviour on children's theory of mind.
Social cognitive and affective neuroscience
Genome-wide association study identifies ABCG2 (BCRP) as an allopurinol transporter and a determinant of drug response.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
Replication and heritability of prostate cancer risk variants: impact of population-specific factors.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology
Imputation of the rare HOXB13 G84E mutation and cancer risk in a large population-based cohort.
PLoS genetics
Familial recurrence of autism spectrum disorder: evaluating genetic and environmental contributions.
The American journal of psychiatry
Evidence of reproductive stoppage in families with autism spectrum disorder: a large, population-based cohort study.
JAMA psychiatry
Association between the oxytocin receptor (OXTR) gene and children's social cognition at 18 months.
Genes, brain, and behavior
Genome-wide association and admixture analysis of glaucoma in the Women's Health Initiative.
Human molecular genetics
Association between the arginine vasopressin receptor 1A (AVPR1A) gene and preschoolers' executive functioning.
Brain and cognition
Comparison of periodontal conditions among three elderly populations in Japan and Germany.
Journal of clinical periodontology
Copy number variation in bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A
Maternal smoking, xenobiotic metabolizing enzyme gene variants, and gastroschisis risk.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A
Clinical outcomes after treatment of periodontal intrabony defects with nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite (Ostim) or enamel matrix derivatives (Emdogain): a randomized controlled clinical trial.
BioMed research international
Prediction of periodontal disease: modelling and validation in different general German populations.
Journal of clinical periodontology
Functional characterization of SIM1-associated enhancers.
Human molecular genetics
B4-4: Genome-Wide Association Study of Macular Degeneration: Early Results from the Kaiser Permanente Research Program on Genes, Environment, and Health (RPGEH).
Clinical Medicine & Research
PS3-15: Genome-Wide Association Study of Anxiety Disorders: Early Results from Kaiser Permanente’s Research Program on Genes, Environment, and Health (RPGEH).
Clinical Medicine & Research
African American race but not genome-wide ancestry is negatively associated with atrial fibrillation among postmenopausal women in the Women's Health Initiative.
American heart journal
Genome-wide characterization of shared and distinct genetic components that influence blood lipid levels in ethnically diverse human populations.
American journal of human genetics
Adiponectin pathway polymorphisms and risk of breast cancer in African Americans and Hispanics in the Women's Health Initiative.
Breast cancer research and treatment
The impact of improved microarray coverage and larger sample sizes on future genome-wide association studies.
Genetic epidemiology
Association of DXA-derived bone mineral density and fat mass with African ancestry.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Estimating kinship in admixed populations.
American journal of human genetics
A genetic signature of spina bifida risk from pathway-informed comprehensive gene-variant analysis.
PloS one
A multi-centre randomized controlled clinical trial on the treatment of intra-bony defects with enamel matrix derivatives/synthetic bone graft or enamel matrix derivatives alone: results after 12 months.
Journal of clinical periodontology
Parallel biocomputing.
Source code for biology and medicine
J Stat Softw
Parsing in command line arguments and parallel cluster/multicore batching in R with batch
Passing in Command Line Arguments and Parallel Cluster/Multicore Batching in R with batch.
Journal of statistical software
Polygenic modeling of genome-wide association studies: an application to prostate and breast cancer.
Omics : a journal of integrative biology
Testing for non-random mating: evidence for ancestry-related assortative mating in the Framingham heart study.
Genetic epidemiology
Cluster analysis in severe emphysema subjects using phenotype and genotype data: an exploratory investigation.
Respiratory research
Gene-environment interaction tests for dichotomous traits in trios and sibships.
Genetic epidemiology
More to learn about: periodontitis-related knowledge and its relationship with periodontal health behaviour.
Journal of clinical periodontology
fgui: A Method for Automatically Creating Graphical User Interfaces for Command-Line R Packages.
Journal of statistical software
P2BAT: a massive parallel implementation of PBAT for genome-wide association studies in R.
Bioinformatics (Oxford, England)
Autonomic dysfunction predicts mortality in patients with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome of different age groups.
Critical care medicine
A randomized clinical trial comparing enamel matrix derivative and membrane treatment of buccal Class II furcation involvement in mandibular molars. Part I: Study design and results for primary outcomes.
Journal of periodontology