Our research interests are broad and we are always looking to tackle exciting new problems!  Some current research areas include:

Statistical Areas of Interest

• Statistical methods for translational research
• Statistical genomics/genetics
• High dimensional data
  
• Kernel machine methods
  
• Pathway, network, and prior-knowledge based analysis
  
• Data Integration
  

Application and Subject Areas of Interest

• Metagenomics and Microbiome Analysis
• Translational Science and Clinical Trials
• Genetics and Genomics
  
• Epigenetics (Methylation)
  
• Metabolomics and Proteomics
  
• Genetic Epidemiology
  
• Cancer
• Infectious Diseases
  
• Environmental health, Maternal and child health, Lung and Cardiovascular Conditions

Grant Funding Support

Current

• NIH/NHLBI, R01 HL155417, "Statistical Methods for Large Scale Microbiome Studies of Cardiovascular Disease Risk," 2021-2025
  
• NIH/NIGMS, R01 GM151301, "Statistical Methods for Enhanced Mapping of Microbiome Relationships," 2023-2027
  

Completed

• NIH/NIGMS, R01 GM129512, "Joint Analysis of Microbiome and Other Genomic Data Types," 2018-2023
  
• The Hope Foundation for Cancer Research, "New Statistical Faculty Translational Medicine Development Award," 2013-2018