Fellows

Current | Alumni Leonel Villa Caballero Edgar Gutierrez Toni Jones Vicente M. Reyes Miguel T. Robinson

Miguel T. Robinson Ph.D. IRACDA Fellow in the Department of Medicine Ph.D., Biological Anthropology, University of California, Los Angeles Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Medicine, UCSD; supervisor: Daniel O'Connor, M.D. Email:mtrobinson@ucsd.edu

My research focus is the population and molecular genetics of cardiovascular disease and hypertension in humans. I am interested in identifying genes that elevate risk for these chronic diseases and quantifying the evolutionary forces that are responsible for significant differences in disease rates among various ethnic groups. With regard to population and statistical genetics, is exploring the use of twin and association studies to determine which genes contribute to elevated risk for disease.

In terms of laboratory methodology, I am developing molecular biology protocols for the isolation and characterization of DNA from various human tissues including blood, plasma, saliva, and urine.

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