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Iuliana Ionita-Laza, PhD, focuses her research on statistical genetics, particularly the development of statistical and computational methods to address problems arising in human genetics. She is currently engaged in optimizing the design of genetic variation discovery studies utilizing new sequencing technologies. Her methods include analyzing copy-number variation data and testing the effects of rare variants on complex traits, and she has also developed two-stage designs for genome-wide association studies. On the applied side, Dr. Ionita-Laza is actively involved in investigating the effects of copy-number variants in childhood asthma and genetic studies related to bipolar disorder and lung cancer.
Mailman School of Public Health • New York
Professor of Biostatistics in the Medicine Center for Precision Medicine and Genomics.
Department of Anthropology (GSAS)