HIHG Centers : Genetic Epidemiology and Statistical Genetics
Genetic Epidemiology and Statistical Genetics
Eden Martin, Ph.D., Director, The Center for Genetic Epidemiology and Statistical Genetics, John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics
The Center for Genetic Epidemiology and Statistical Genetics at the John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics is at the forefront of research using advanced statistical methods to discover and map the genes responsible for disease in families and in populations.
The Center director is Eden Martin, Ph.D., a statistical geneticist with experience in both theoretical methods development and applied research. Her research has focused on the use of statistical methods for mapping complex disease genes, an effort that has been crucial in the analysis of large genetic studies in Parkinson disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and autism.
Dr. Martin is known for her development of several popular family-based association methods, including the PDT and APL tests. Most recently, her research has expanded to include analysis of next-generation sequence data.
Evadnie Rampersand, M.S.P.H, Ph.D., directs the Center’s Division of Genetic Epidemiology, which includes the HIHG’s Genetic Epidemiology Core and the Statistical Genetics Core.