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Department of Genetics Publications for May 2026

July 1, 2026
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 28 papers in May 2026.

Kelada Promoted to Professor

November 20, 2025
Dr. Samir Kelada has been promoted to Full Professor with tenure in the Department of Genetics, effective November 14, 2025.

Kelada Receives New R01 Grant from NIEHS

October 2, 2025
Dr. Samir Kelada (Associate Professor) was awarded a new R01 grant from NIEHS for his project titled “Discovery of gene-by-air pollution interactions in respiratory disease using genetically diverse mice with validation in humans”.

Department of Genetics Publications for June 29th – August 2nd, 2025

August 8, 2025
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 39 papers during June 29th - August 2nd 2025.

Department of Genetics Publications for June 1st – 28th, 2025

July 1, 2025
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 25 papers during June 1st - 28th 2025.

Drs. Smith and Kelada publish a new paper in Environmental Health Perspectives

June 5, 2025
Dr. Greg Smith and Dr. Samir Kelada recently published a paper titled "A new mouse model for ozone health effects research" in Environmental Health Perspectives.

Department of Genetics Publications for March 30th – April 26th, 2025

May 9, 2025
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 25 papers during March 30th - April 26th 2025.

Dr. Yun Li and Team Publish New Model (endoPRS) in AJHG

April 8, 2025
Yun Li, PhD (Professor, Genetics) together with first author Elena Kharitonova (PhD Student, Biostatistics) have published a new paper in the American Journal of Human Genetics (AJHG) titled “EndoPRS: Incorporating endophenotype information to improve polygenic risk scores for clinical endpoints – a study in asthma”. 

Kelada Awarded New R01 from NIEHS

January 10, 2025
Dr. Samir Kelada (Associate Professor, Genetics) received a new R01 grant from the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) for his project titled “Genetic mechanisms underlying maladaptive respiratory responses to air pollution”.

Department of Genetics Publications for May 12th – June 8th, 2024

June 10, 2024
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 23 papers during May 12th - June 8th 2024.