Dr. Margaux Hujoel

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Margaux Hujoel, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Genetics and the Department of Computational Medicine at UCLA. She completed her B.S. in Mathematical Computational Biology at Harvey Mudd College and earned her Ph.D. in Biostatistics from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, where she was mentored by Alkes Price. Following her doctoral studies, she undertook postdoctoral training in Statistical Genetics under Po-Ru Loh at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, affiliated with Harvard Medical School. Dr. Hujoel’s research is focused on developing innovative methods to leverage large-scale biobank datasets to understand the genetic influences on human diseases and complex traits.

Research Interests

Genetic Influences on Human Diseases Complex Traits Statistical Genetics

Experience

Assistant Professor

— Present

UCLA • Los Angeles, CA

Teaching and conducting research in the field of genetics and computational medicine.

Requirements for University of California Los Angeles

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
Verbal
Required:160
Quantitative
Required:160
Analytical Writing
Required:5
Overall
Required:5
TOEFL
Total
Required:87
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree Strong background in Economics and Mathematics
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Transcripts
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • GRE General Test scores
Specialization Notes

Department of Economics admits primarily for the PhD program.