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Overview

Diane M. Becker is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with extensive work in Medicine.

Their scientific contributions are largely focused on genetics, molecular biology, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and hematology. These subfields reflect a broad engagement with genetic and molecular mechanisms as well as clinical aspects of cardiovascular and respiratory health.

Their main topics of work include genetic associations and epidemiology, genomics and rare diseases, genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals, cerebrovascular and carotid artery diseases, cardiovascular health and disease prevention, bioinformatics and genomic networks, and cardiovascular function and risk factors.

Recent published papers by Diane M. Becker include the following:

  • Genetic diversity fuels gene discovery for tobacco and alcohol use, 2022, Nature
  • Assessing the contribution of rare variants to complex trait heritability from whole-genome sequence data, 2022, Nature Genetics
  • Dynamic incorporation of multiple in silico functional annotations empowers rare variant association analysis of large whole-genome sequencing studies at scale, 2020, Nature Genetics
  • Clonal haematopoiesis and risk of chronic liver disease, 2023, Nature
  • A high-resolution HLA reference panel capturing global population diversity enables multi-ancestry fine-mapping in HIV host response, 2021, Nature Genetics

The scientist frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including Lisa R. Yanek, Lewis C. Becker, Eric Boerwinkle, Joshua C. Bis, and Jennifer A. Brody, reflecting ongoing partnerships in their research endeavors.

Their work has been published in a variety of scientific venues with notable frequency in UNC Libraries, Nature Genetics, Nature Communications, Stroke, and Nature.

Best Publications

  • Detection, evaluation, and treatment of high blood cholesterol in adults (Adult Treatment Panel III)

    Scott M. Grundy;Diane Becker;Luther T. Clark;Richard S. Cooper

  • Clinical guidelines on the identification, evaluation, and treatment of overweight and obesity in adults: Executive summary

    F. X. Pi-Sunyer;D. M. Becker;C. Bouchard;R. A. Carleton

  • Large-scale association analysis identifies 13 new susceptibility loci for coronary artery disease

    Heribert Schunkert;Inke R. König;Sekar Kathiresan;Muredach P. Reilly

  • Report of the National Cholesterol Education Program Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults

    DeWitt S. Goodman;Stephen B. Hulley;Luther T. Clark;C. E. Davis

  • Genome-wide association yields new sequence variants at seven loci that associate with measures of obesity

    Gudmar Thorleifsson;G Bragi Walters;Daniel F Gudbjartsson;Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir

  • Novel genetic associations for blood pressure identified via gene-alcohol interaction in up to 570K individuals across multiple ancestries

    Mary F. Feitosa;Aldi T. Kraja;Daniel I. Chasman;Yun J. Sung

  • The trans-ancestral genomic architecture of glycemic traits

    Ji Chen;Ji Chen;Cassandra N. Spracklen;Cassandra N. Spracklen;Gaëlle Marenne;Gaëlle Marenne;Arushi Varshney

  • Many sequence variants affecting diversity of adult human height

    Daniel F Gudbjartsson;G Bragi Walters;Gudmar Thorleifsson;Hreinn Stefansson

  • Project Joy: faith based cardiovascular health promotion for African American women.

    Lisa R. Yanek;Diane M. Becker;Taryn F. Moy;Joel Gittelsohn

  • Genome Analyses of >200,000 Individuals Identify 58 Loci for Chronic Inflammation and Highlight Pathways that Link Inflammation and Complex Disorders.

    S Ligthart;A Vaez;U Võsa;M G Stathopoulou

  • Avoiding the high Bonferroni penalty in genome-wide association studies.

    Xiaoyi Gao;Lewis C. Becker;Diane M. Becker;Joshua D. Starmer

  • Symptoms, depression, and quality of life in patients with heart failure.

    David B. Bekelman;Edward P. Havranek;Diane M. Becker;Jean S. Kutner

  • Sex differences in platelet reactivity and response to low-dose aspirin therapy.

    Diane M. Becker;Jodi Segal;Dhananjay Vaidya;Lisa R. Yanek

  • Novel genetic loci associated with hippocampal volume

    Derrek Hibar;Hieab H.H. Adams;Neda Jahanshad;Ganesh Chauhan

  • KLOTHO Allele Status and the Risk of Early-Onset Occult Coronary Artery Disease

    Dan E. Arking;Diane M. Becker;Lisa R. Yanek;Daniele Fallin

  • Spiritual Well-Being and Depression in Patients with Heart Failure

    David B. Bekelman;Sydney M. Dy;Diane M. Becker;Ilan S. Wittstein

  • Large-Scale Gene-Centric Analysis Identifies Novel Variants for Coronary Artery Disease

    Adam S. Butterworth;Peter S. Braund;Martin Farrall;Robert J. Hardwick

  • A meta-analysis identifies new loci associated with body mass index in individuals of African ancestry.

    Keri L. Monda;Keri L. Monda;Gary K. Chen;Kira C. Taylor;Kira C. Taylor;Cameron Palmer;Cameron Palmer

  • Trans-ancestry genetic study of type 2 diabetes highlights the power of diverse populations for discovery and translation

    Mahajan A;Spracklen Cn;Zhang W;Ng Mc

  • National Cholesterol Education Program Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III)

    Scott M. Grundy;Diane Becker;Luther T. Clark;Richard S. Cooper

Frequent Co-Authors

Lisa R. Yanek
Lisa R. Yanek Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Lewis C. Becker
Lewis C. Becker Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Dhananjay Vaidya
Dhananjay Vaidya Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Rasika A. Mathias
Rasika A. Mathias Johns Hopkins University
Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington
Eric Boerwinkle
Eric Boerwinkle The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Jerome I. Rotter
Jerome I. Rotter UCLA Medical Center
Myriam Fornage
Myriam Fornage The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Alexander P. Reiner
Alexander P. Reiner University of Washington
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam

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