Dr. Andrew Dahl

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Dr. Andrew W. Dahl is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Chicago. His research focuses on the application of computational and statistical methods to uncover context-specific genetic effects in complex disorders, particularly in the fields of asthma and major depressive disorder. Dr. Dahl's work emphasizes polygenic methods to analyze gene-environment interactions, gene-gene interactions, and genetic subtypes of diseases. He aims to advance equitable precision medicine by embracing the full diversity of human contexts. Dr. Dahl holds a DPhil in Genetic Medicine from Oxford University and advanced degrees in Statistics and Economics from the University of Chicago. His recent publications cover topics such as genetic heterogeneity in Crohn's disease and the use of evolutionary frameworks in understanding disease susceptibility.

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Clarendon Scholarship

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Phi Beta Kappa

2010-01-01

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Department of Philosophy