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Mary Sara McPeek is a Professor in the Department of Statistics at the University of Chicago, where she holds a position as Chair of the College Undergraduate Program. Her research interests are primarily centered on statistical genetics and the development of statistical methods. She is involved in several software projects that complement her research work. McPeek's specific interests include genetic association analysis methods, which encompass binary, quantitative, and longitudinal traits, as well as spectral analysis techniques and approaches to understanding population structure. She explores methods to detect associations in contexts of genetic association analysis, particularly focusing on copy number variation and isolated populations. Additionally, she addresses problems associated with incomplete data using quasi-likelihood methods and applies random matrix theory in her research pertaining to statistical genetics.
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