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Research Laboratories
Dr. Barmada's Lab
Genetics of complex disease (pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer, inflammatory bowel disease), with a special focus on multivariate analyses
Dr. Benos' Lab
DNA binding by regulatory proteins; genome analysis; evolution of protein families and genomes
Dr. Feingold's lab
(no description)
Dr. Ferrell's Lab
Gene mapping; genetics of common disease including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer; human population genetics and evolution
Dr. Gollin's Lab
Cytogenetic changes underlying various cancers; mechanisms of chromosomal instability in cancer cells; role of the cytoskeleton in chromosomal instability; mechanism of gene amplification; clinical cytogenetics
Dr. Kamboh's Lab
Genetics of cardiovascular disease; genetics of Alzheimer's disease; genetics of anitphospholipid autoantibodies
Dr. Kammerer's Lab
(no description)
Dr. Weeks' research group
Genetics of complex diseases; genetic epidemiology; linkage analysis; statistical genetics; statistical methods for genetic linkage analysis


Services
 UPCI Cytogenetics lab
UPCI Cancer Genetics Program
Genetics Education and Counseling Program
Center for the study and treatment of jewish genetic diseases
Gaucher disease diagnosis and treatment cetner
Center for Lysosomal Storage Diseases
Opthalmic genetics clinic
Neurofibromatosis clinic

Project
Lab
Description
Cardiovascular diseaseDr. Barmada's LabA Clinical and Molecular Analysis of the Brugada Syndrome
Consortium studies of AgingDr. Barmada's Lab 
India-US Statistical Genetics Training GrantDr. Barmada's Lab 
Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseDr. Barmada's LabFine Mapping the IBD2 Locus
Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseDr. Barmada's LabFine Mapping a Novel Inflammatory Bowel Disease Locus
PancreatitisDr. Barmada's LabNorth American Pancreatitis Study 2 (NAPS 2)
PancreatitisDr. Barmada's LabStudy of Hereditary Pancreatitis
Psychiatric Genetics Training GrantDr. Barmada's Lab 
Thyroid Hormone PhenotypesDr. Barmada's LabGenetics of thyroid hormone levels in two populations
Abdominal Aortic AneurysmDr. Ferrell's Lab 
Baltimore Longitudinal Study of AgingDr. Ferrell's Lab 
HypertensionDr. Ferrell's Lab 
LymphedemaDr. Ferrell's Lab 
ObesityDr. Ferrell's Lab 
OsteporosisDr. Ferrell's Lab 
San Luis Valley Diabetes StudyDr. Ferrell's Lab 
San Luis Valley Genetics of NIDDMDr. Ferrell's LabFerrell/Barmada
Tobago Prostate Cancer StudyDr. Ferrell's LabEpidemiologic study of prostate cancer in the Tobago island population.
Age-related Macular DegenerationDr. Weeks' research groupResearch into the genetic variants influencing risk for age-related macular degneration
AlcoholismDr. Weeks' research groupThe goals are to localize alcoholism susceptibility genes using a genetically informative set of pedigrees
AutismDr. Weeks' research group 
Dental cariesDr. Weeks' research groupThe goals are to carry out genome-wide association and gene x environment studies of dental caries
Mega2Dr. Weeks' research groupThe goals are to improve and extend our Mega2 program for transforming genetic data into proper files for statistical analyses
Obesity in SamoansDr. Weeks' research groupLinkage mapping of genes influencing obesity and obesity-related traits in the Samoans
Otitis mediaDr. Weeks' research groupA genome-wide scan for genes influencing otitis media (ear infections)
Pediatric liver transplantationDr. Weeks' research groupWe are searching for genes influencing rejector/non-rejector status in pediatric liver transplantation
Preterm birthDr. Weeks' research groupThe goals are to carry out genome-wide association studies of preterm birth
Type 2 Diabetes in SamoansDr. Weeks' research groupLinkage mapping of genes influencing risk for Type 2 Diabetes in the Samoans