Irving Institute/Data Sciences Institute Complex Traits Pilot Awardees
In Spring 2017, the Irving Institute co-hosted the first interdisciplinary workshop “Hypertension as a Complex Trait” in collaboration with the Data Sciences Institute. In response to the workshop, a seed funding program was offered on data science of complex traits.
2018 Irving Institute/Data Sciences Institute Complex Traits Pilot Awardees
Developing GWAS SNP Modules to Identify Clinically Relevant Disease Mechanisms in Patients With Immune-mediated Disorders
- Lynn Petukhova, PhD, Assistant Professor, Dermatology (Principal Investigator)
- Ansaf Salleb-Aouissi, PhD, Lecturer, Computer Science
- Maurine Tong, PhD, Trainee, Biomedical Informatics
- Jia Guo, Trainee, Biostatistics
High-quality Data Acquisition for Cuffless and Calibration-free Blood Pressure Measurement
- Samuel K. Sia, PhD, Professor, Biomedical Engineering (Principal Investigator)
- Daichi Shimbo, MD, Associate Professor, Medicine (Co-Principal Investigator)