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Jennifer A. Brody is a researcher affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their academic work spans extensive contributions in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine.

The scientist's main areas of study include Genetics and Molecular Biology, with notable work also in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Hematology, and Cancer Research. Their research topics cover a range of subjects such as Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Genomics and Rare Diseases, Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks, RNA modifications and cancer, Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, and Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease.

Jennifer A. Brody's scholarly output includes publications in several leading venues. Frequent publication platforms include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), UNC Libraries, Nature Communications, Nature Genetics, and Circulation.

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Brody include:

  • Sequencing of 53,831 diverse genomes from the NHLBI TOPMed Program, 2021, Nature
  • The trans-ancestral genomic architecture of glycemic traits, 2021, Nature Genetics
  • A saturated map of common genetic variants associated with human height, 2022, Nature
  • The Polygenic and Monogenic Basis of Blood Traits and Diseases, 2020, Cell
  • Trans-ethnic and Ancestry-Specific Blood-Cell Genetics in 746,667 Individuals from 5 Global Populations, 2020, Cell

The scientist has frequently collaborated with several other researchers. Prominent co-authors include Bruce M. Psaty, Eric Boerwinkle, Jerome I. Rotter, Stephen S. Rich, and Xiuqing Guo, reflecting the interdisciplinary and collaborative nature of their research.

Best Publications

  • Systematic localization of common disease-associated variation in regulatory DNA.

    Matthew T. Maurano;Richard Humbert;Eric Rynes;Robert E. Thurman

  • Sequencing of 53,831 diverse genomes from the NHLBI TOPMed Program.

    Daniel Taliun;Daniel N. Harris;Michael D. Kessler;Jedidiah Carlson;Jedidiah Carlson

  • Systematic identification of trans eQTLs as putative drivers of known disease associations

    Harm-Jan Westra;Marjolein J Peters;Tõnu Esko;Hanieh Yaghootkar

  • Rare coding variants in PLCG2, ABI3, and TREM2 implicate microglial-mediated innate immunity in Alzheimer's disease

    Rebecca Sims;Sven J. Van Der Lee;Adam C. Naj;Céline Bellenguez;Céline Bellenguez

  • Epigenetic Signatures of Cigarette Smoking

    Roby Joehanes;Allan C. Just;Riccardo E. Marioni;Luke C. Pilling

  • Diagnostic Yield and Clinical Utility of Sequencing Familial Hypercholesterolemia Genes in Patients With Severe Hypercholesterolemia

    Amit V. Khera;Amit V. Khera;Hong Hee Won;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso;Kim S. Lawson

  • The trans-ancestral genomic architecture of glycemic traits

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

  • Multi-Ethnic Genome-wide Association Study for Atrial Fibrillation

    Carolina Roselli;Mark D. Chaffin;Lu Chen Weng;Lu Chen Weng;Stefanie Aeschbacher

  • The transcriptional landscape of age in human peripheral blood

    Marjolein J. Peters;Roby Joehanes;Luke C. Pilling;Claudia Schurmann;Claudia Schurmann

  • The polygenic and monogenic basis of blood traits and diseases

    Dragana Vuckovic;Erik L. Bao;Parsa Akbari;Caleb A. Lareau

  • Trans-ethnic and Ancestry-Specific Blood-Cell Genetics in 746,667 Individuals from 5 Global Populations.

    Ming-Huei Chen;Laura M Raffield;Abdou Mousas;Saori Sakaue

  • Novel Loci for Adiponectin Levels and Their Influence on Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolic Traits: A Multi-Ethnic Meta-Analysis of 45,891 Individuals

    Z Dastani;Hivert M-F.;Hivert M-F.;N Timpson;Perry Jrb.;Perry Jrb.

  • Sequencing of 53,831 diverse genomes from the NHLBI TOPMed Program

    Daniel Taliun;Daniel N. Harris;Michael D. Kessler;Jedidiah Carlson;Jedidiah Carlson

  • Large-scale genomic analyses link reproductive aging to hypothalamic signaling, breast cancer susceptibility and BRCA1-mediated DNA repair

    Felix R. Day;Katherine S. Ruth;Deborah J Thompson;Kathryn L. Lunetta

  • Refining the accuracy of validated target identification through coding variant fine-mapping in type 2 diabetes

    Anubha Mahajan;Jennifer Wessel;Sara M. Willems;Wei Zhao

  • Association of low-frequency and rare coding-sequence variants with blood lipids and coronary heart disease in 56,000 whites and blacks.

    Gina M. Peloso;Paul L. Auer;Joshua C. Bis;Arend Voorman

  • A DNA methylation biomarker of alcohol consumption.

    C Liu;R E Marioni;R E Marioni;Åsa K Hedman;L Pfeiffer

  • Large-scale analyses of common and rare variants identify 12 new loci associated with atrial fibrillation

    Ingrid E. Christophersen;Ingrid E. Christophersen;Ingrid E. Christophersen;Michiel Rienstra;Carolina Roselli;Carolina Roselli;Xiaoyan Yin;Xiaoyan Yin

  • 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

  • The Polygenic and Monogenic Basis of Blood Traits and Diseases

    Dragana Vuckovic;Dragana Vuckovic;Erik L. Bao;Erik L. Bao;Parsa Akbari;Caleb A. Lareau;Caleb A. Lareau

Frequent Co-Authors

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
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam
Kent D. Taylor
Kent D. Taylor David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Xiuqing Guo
Xiuqing Guo Lundquist Institute
Alanna C. Morrison
Alanna C. Morrison The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Albert V. Smith
Albert V. Smith University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Alexander P. Reiner
Alexander P. Reiner University of Washington
Vilmundur Gudnason
Vilmundur Gudnason University of Iceland

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