University of Pittsburgh Department of Human Genetics
Primary Faculty



Secondary Faculty

M. Michael Barmada
Position: Associate Professor
Director, Center for Computational Genetics
Director, Department Computational Resources Division
Office:A308 Crabtree
130 Desoto Street
Phone:412-383-7959
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Education:B.S., Chemistry and Biological Science, Carnegie Mellon University, 1991
M.A., Molecular Genetics, Johns Hopkins University, 1993
Ph.D., Statistical and Computational Genetics, University of Pittsburgh, 1999
 


About:
My research is primarily concerned with identifying genetic susceptibility loci for common complex disorders. To this end, I apply various methods derived from statistics, genetics, and epidemiology to the analysis of large, typically family-based samples. My current projects include studies of non-insulin dependent diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer and gastro-esophageal reflux. In addition to studies of diseases, I am also involved in research which describes the quantitative variation associated with non-disease traits, such as thyroid hormone levels. As part of all of these research projects, I am constantly adapting and applying cutting-edge and traditional methods of analysis and also occasionally developing new methods for complex disease analysis. Oh, and I like to ski too...
 
Research Interests:
Genetics of gastro-intestinal disorders; Genetic epidemiology of common diseases; Quantitative genetics; Computational genetics; Genetics informatics
 
Recent Publications:

Increasing Incidence of Acute Pancreatitis at an American Pediatric Tertiary Care Center: Is Greater Awareness Among Physicians Responsible?
Veronique D Morinville, M Michael Barmada, Mark E Lowe
Pancreas 2009 Sep

Alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking, and the risk of recurrent acute and chronic pancreatitis.
Dhiraj Yadav, Robert H Hawes, Randall E Brand, Michelle A Anderson, Mary E Money, Peter A Banks, Michele D Bishop, John Baillie, Stuart Sherman, James DiSario, Frank R Burton, Timothy B Gardner, Stephen T Amann, Andres Gelrud, Christopher Lawrence, Beth Elinoff, Julia B Greer, Michael O'Connell, M Michael Barmada, Adam Slivka, David C Whitcomb
Arch. Intern. Med. 2009 Jun;169:1035-45

Corrigendum: Ulcerative colitis-risk loci on chromosomes 1p36 and 12q15 found by genome-wide association study.
Mark S Silverberg, Judy H Cho, John D Rioux, Dermot P B McGovern, Jing Wu, Vito Annese, Jean-Paul Achkar, Philippe Goyette, Regan Scott, Wei Xu, M Michael Barmada, Lambertus Klei, Mark J Daly, Clara Abraham, Theodore M Bayless, Fabrizio Bossa, Anne M Griffiths, Andrew F Ippoliti, Raymond G Lahaie, Anna Latiano, Pierre Paré, Deborah D Proctor, Miguel D Regueiro, A Hillary Steinhart, Stephan R Targan, L Philip Schumm, Emily O Kistner, Annette T Lee, Peter K Gregersen, Jerome I Rotter, Steven R Brant, Kent D Taylor, Kathryn Roeder, Richard H Duerr
Nat. Genet. 2009 Jun;41:762

Ulcerative colitis-risk loci on chromosomes 1p36 and 12q15 found by genome-wide association study.
Mark S Silverberg, Judy H Cho, John D Rioux, Dermot P B McGovern, Jing Wu, Vito Annese, Jean-Paul Achkar, Philippe Goyette, Regan Scott, Wei Xu, M Michael Barmada, Lambertus Klei, Mark J Daly, Clara Abraham, Theodore M Bayless, Fabrizio Bossa, Anne M Griffiths, Andrew F Ippoliti, Raymond G Lahaie, Anna Latiano, Pierre Paré, Deborah D Proctor, Miguel D Regueiro, A Hillary Steinhart, Stephan R Targan, L Philip Schumm, Emily O Kistner, Annette T Lee, Peter K Gregersen, Jerome I Rotter, Steven R Brant, Kent D Taylor, Kathryn Roeder, Richard H Duerr
Nat. Genet. 2009 Feb;41:216-20
PMC2652837    

Does the pain-protective GTP cyclohydrolase haplotype significantly alter the pattern or severity of pain in humans with chronic pancreatitis?
Mark Lazarev, Janette Lamb, M Michael Barmada, Feng Dai, Michelle A Anderson, Mitchell B Max, David C Whitcomb
2008 ;4:58
PMC2626574    

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Center for Computational Genetics
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