Abecasis Lab
Mission Statement
We are developing and applying computational and statistical tools to further understanding of complex human diseases, such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
Leadership
Goncalo Abecasis is currently the Felix Moore Collegiate Professor of Biostatistics at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.
Current Members
Research Fellows
- Goo Jun
- Christian Fuchsberger
- Alex Tsoi
- Dajiang Liu
- Lars Fritsche
- Scott Vrieze
International Visitors
- Andrea Maschio
- Giorgio Pistis
- Eleanora Porcu
Graduate Students
- Sai Chen
- Sayantan Das
- Sebanti Sengupta
- Greg Zajac
- Xiaowei Zhan
- Tingting Zhou
Staff
- Laura Baker
- Kevin Li
Alumni
Former Research Faculty
Hyun Min Kang (graduated in 2011), now Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, Department of Biostatistics.
Former Research Fellows
Weimin Chen (graduated 2007), now Associate Professor at the Department of Public Health Sciences & Center for Public Health Genomics, University of Virginia
Bingshan Li (graudated 2011), now Assistant Professor at the Center for Quantitative Sciences, Vanderbilt University
Serena Sanna (graduated 2007), now an investigator at the Istituto di Neurogenetica e Neurofarmacologia in Sardinia, Italy
Paul Scheet (graduated 2008), now Assistant Professor at Department of Epidemiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Carlo Sidore (graduated 2012), now an investigator at the Istituto di Neurogenetica e Neurofarmacologia in Sardinia, Italy
Fabio Busonero (graduated 2012), now an investigator at the Istituto di Neurogenetica e Neurofarmacologia in Sardinia, Italy
William Stewart (graduated 2008), now Assistant Professor at Battelle Center for Computational Medicine, Departments of Statistics and Pediatrics, National Children's Hospital and Ohio State University
Former Doctoral Students
Wei Chen (graduated 2011), now Assistant Professor at the Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Jun Ding (graduated 2010), now Staff Scientist / Facility Head at the Laboratory of Genetics, National Institute on Aging (NIH).
Weigua Guan (graduated 2010), now Assistant Professor at the Department of Biostatistics, University of Minnesota School of Public Health.
Yun Li (graduated 2009), now Assistant Professor at the Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina.
Youna Hu (graduated 2012), now a Research Fellow working with Rasmus Nielsen at Berkeley
Mingyao Li (graduated 2005), now Associate Professor at the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania
Liming Liang (graduated 2009), now Assistant Professor at the Departments of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Harvard University
Tasha Fingerlin (graduated 2003), now Associate Professor at the Section of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Andrew Skol (graduated 2006), now Assistant Professor at the Section of Genetic Medicine, University of Chicago
Jin Zhen (graduated 2009), now working in the Pharmaceutical Industry.
Former Masters Students
Su Chu
Melinda Curran
Vesela Gateva
Xijing Han
Dan Hovelson
Elizabeth Jewell
Yanming Li
Heather Munro
Nick Seewald
Theresa Scott (nee Daigneault)
Matthew Snyder
Vivian Wang
Yuan Wei
Abigail Woodroffe
Zaojun Ye
Matthew Zawitowski
Anita Yu Zhao
Visitors
Toshiko Tanakato