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74
Citations
25216
World Ranking
1949
National Ranking
894

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA)

Overview

Karl W. Broman is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on areas within Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a significant number of publications in Genetics, Molecular Biology, and Plant Science.

Their work spans several main topics, including:

  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Genetics and Plant Breeding
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Gene expression and cancer classification
  • Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
  • Infant Nutrition and Health

Karl W. Broman has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed papers across well-known scientific journals. Notable papers include:

  • "A large-scale genome-lipid association map guides lipid identification" published in 2020 in Nature Metabolism
  • "Genetic mapping of microbial and host traits reveals production of immunomodulatory lipids by Akkermansia muciniphila in the murine gut" published in 2023 in Nature Microbiology
  • "Immunity-related GTPase induces lipophagy to prevent excess hepatic lipid accumulation" published in 2020 in Journal of Hepatology
  • "Failure to recombine is a common feature of human oogenesis" published in 2020 in The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • "Genetic background modifies phenotypic severity and longevity in a mouse model of Niemann-Pick disease type C1" published in 2020 in Disease Models & Mechanisms

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Karl W. Broman include:

  • Mark P. Keller
  • Gary A. Churchill
  • Daniel M. Gatti
  • Gregory R. Keele
  • Alan Attie

The scientist's publications have appeared in a range of venues, most frequently in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • G3 Genes Genomes Genetics
  • Nature Microbiology
  • Journal of Hepatology
  • Nature Metabolism

Karl W. Broman was recognized as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA) in 2016, reflecting contributions related to their field of expertise.

Best Publications

  • R/qtl: QTL mapping in experimental crosses

    Karl W. Broman;Hao Wu;Saunak Sen;Gary A. Churchill

  • Comprehensive human genetic maps: individual and sex-specific variation in recombination.

    Karl W. Broman;Jeffrey C. Murray;Val C. Sheffield;Raymond L. White

  • The Collaborative Cross, a community resource for the genetic analysis of complex traits

    Gary A. Churchill;David C. Airey;Hooman Allayee;Joe M. Angel

  • Quantitative trait loci on chromosomes 3 and 17 influence phenotypes of the metabolic syndrome

    Ahmed H. Kissebah;Gabriele E. Sonnenberg;Joel Myklebust;Michael Goldstein

  • A Guide to QTL Mapping with R/qtl

    Karl W. Broman;Saunak Sen

  • The genome architecture of the collaborative cross mouse genetic reference population

    Fuad A. Iraqi;Mustafa Mahajne;Yasser Salaymah;Hani Sandovski

  • R/qtl

    Danny Arends;Pjotr Prins;Ritsert C. Jansen;Karl W. Broman

  • Perturbation of Nuclear Architecture by Long-Distance Chromosome Interactions

    Abby F. Dernburg;Karl W. Broman;Jennifer C. Fung;Wallace F. Marshall

  • A model selection approach for the identification of quantitative trait loci in experimental crosses

    Karl W. Broman;Terence P. Speed

  • A postgenomic method for predicting essential genes at subsaturation levels of mutagenesis: Application to Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Gyanu Lamichhane;Matteo Zignol;Natalie J. Blades;Deborah E. Geiman

  • Olfactory Receptor–Gene Clusters, Genomic-Inversion Polymorphisms, and Common Chromosome Rearrangements

    Sabrina Giglio;Karl W. Broman;Naomichi Matsumoto;Vladimiro Calvari

  • R/qtl2: Software for Mapping Quantitative Trait Loci with High-Dimensional Data and Multiparent Populations

    Karl W. Broman;Daniel M. Gatti;Petr Simecek;Nicholas A. Furlotte

  • Genetic analysis of complex traits in the emerging Collaborative Cross

    David L. Aylor;William Valdar;Wendy Foulds-Mathes;Ryan J. Buus

  • Comparison of human genetic and sequence-based physical maps

    Adong Yu;Chengfeng Zhao;Ying Fan;Wonhee Jang

  • Long Homozygous Chromosomal Segments in Reference Families from the Centre d'Étude du Polymorphisme Humain

    Karl W. Broman;James L. Weber

  • Genetic architecture of complex traits: Large phenotypic effects and pervasive epistasis

    Haifeng Shao;Lindsay C. Burrage;David S. Sinasac;Annie E. Hill

  • Spectrum of Heart Disease Associated with Murine and Human GATA4 Mutation

    Satish K. Rajagopal;Qing Ma;Dita Obler;Jie Shen

  • A second-generation genetic linkage map of the domestic dog, Canis familiaris.

    Mark W. Neff;Karl W. Broman;Cathryn S. Mellersh;Kunal Ray

  • Review of statistical methods for QTL mapping in experimental crosses.

    Broman Kw

  • A Model Selection Approach for the Identification of Quantitative Trait Loci in Experimental Crosses, Allowing Epistasis

    Ani Manichaikul;Jee Young Moon;Saunak Sen;Brian S Yandell

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian S. Yandell
Brian S. Yandell University of Wisconsin–Madison
Gary A. Churchill
Gary A. Churchill The Jackson Laboratory
Alan D. Attie
Alan D. Attie University of Wisconsin–Madison
James L. Weber
James L. Weber Marshfield Clinic
Terry J. Hassold
Terry J. Hassold Washington State University
Christina Kendziorski
Christina Kendziorski University of Wisconsin–Madison
Ani Manichaikul
Ani Manichaikul University of Virginia
Bret A. Payseur
Bret A. Payseur University of Wisconsin–Madison
Elissa J. Chesler
Elissa J. Chesler University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Robert W. Williams
Robert W. Williams University of Tennessee Health Science Center

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