Population science allows us to use natural experiments to answer questions about factors that infleunce human health and disease. Using molecular epidemiological and bioinformatic methods, I am interested in understanding biochemical changes associated with human disease and exposure to the environment.

References:

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Kalia, V., Perera, F. & Tang, D. Environmental Pollutants and Neurodevelopment: Review of Benefits from Closure of a Coal-Burning Power Plant in Tongliang, China. Glob Pediatr Health 4, (2017).

Vardarajan, B. N. et al. Differences in Plasma Metabolites Related to Alzheimer’s Disease, APOE-e4 Status and Ethnicity. medRxiv 2020.01.10.20016741 (2020)
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