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Paivi Pajukanta is a Professor and Vice Chair of Education at UCLA's Department of Human Genetics. She serves as the Director of the Human Genetics PhD Program and the UCLA Genetics & Genomics graduate program. Her research focuses on integrative genomics, particularly in the area of complex cardiovascular metabolic disorders. Pajukanta is especially interested in combining molecular genetic approaches with new statistical and bioinformatics tools to identify and characterize DNA sequence variants that contribute to common cardiovascular disorders. Her work includes conducting studies within admixed Mexican populations to better understand the genetic basis of these diseases.
Department of Economics admits primarily for the PhD program.