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73
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36893
World Ranking
2000
National Ranking
910

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Mark Seielstad is a researcher affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their work is primarily situated within the broad discipline of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with specific focus areas in Genetics, Rheumatology, and Molecular Biology. The main themes explored in their research encompass Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease, as well as Folate and B Vitamins Research. Additional topics include RNA modifications and cancer, Genomics and Rare Diseases, and Race, Genetics, and Society.

Seielstad has contributed to multiple publications, largely in the venue UNC Libraries, demonstrating consistent scholarly activity in this platform. The recent papers published include:

  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies in East Asian-ancestry populations identifies four new loci for body mass index, 2021, UNC Libraries
  • Transancestral fine-mapping of four type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci highlights potential causal regulatory mechanisms, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Evaluating the contribution of rare variants to type 2 diabetes and related traits using pedigrees, 2021, UNC Libraries
  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility, 2020, UNC Libraries

Collaborations are an important feature of Seielstad's research environment. Frequent co-authors include Fumihiko Takeuchi, Ying Wu, Xueling Sim, Karen L. Mohlke, and David Altshuler, each having coauthored at least two papers alongside Seielstad. This network indicates active participation in collective scientific efforts in related genetic and molecular research fields.

Seielstad's research contributions have been recognized through an award as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2020, signaling acknowledgment by a prominent scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids

    Tanya M. Teslovich;Kiran Musunuru;Albert V. Smith;Andrew C. Edmondson

  • Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk

    Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Patricia B. Munroe;Kenneth M. Rice;Murielle Bochud

  • Meta-analysis identifies 29 additional ulcerative colitis risk loci, increasing the number of confirmed associations to 47.

    Carl A. Anderson;Gabrielle Boucher;Charlie W. Lees;Andre Franke

  • Genome-wide association study meta-analysis identifies seven new rheumatoid arthritis risk loci

    Eli A Stahl;Soumya Raychaudhuri;Soumya Raychaudhuri;Elaine F Remmers;Gang Xie

  • Patterns of linkage disequilibrium in the human genome

    Kristin G. Ardlie;Leonid Kruglyak;Mark Seielstad

  • Y chromosome sequence variation and the history of human populations

    Underhill Pa;Shen P;Lin Aa;Jin L

  • Population growth of human Y chromosomes: a study of Y chromosome microsatellites.

    J K Pritchard;M T Seielstad;A Perez-Lezaun;M W Feldman

  • The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes

    Christian Fuchsberger;Christian Fuchsberger;Jason A. Flannick;Jason A. Flannick;Tanya M. Teslovich;Anubha Mahajan

  • TRAF1–C5 as a Risk Locus for Rheumatoid Arthritis — A Genomewide Study

    Robert M. Plenge;Mark Seielstad;Leonid Padyukov;Annette T. Lee

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility.

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

  • Genetic evidence for a higher female migration rate in humans

    Mark T. Seielstad;Eric Minch;L. Luca Cavalli-Sforza

  • Mapping human genetic diversity in Asia

    Mahmood Ameen Abdulla;Ikhlak Ahmed;Anunchai Assawamakin;Anunchai Assawamakin;Jong Bhak

  • Genome-wide association identifies multiple ulcerative colitis susceptibility loci

    Dermot P.B. McGovern;Agnès Gardet;Leif Törkvist;Philippe Goyette

  • Genome-Wide Association Study of Retinopathy in Individuals Without Diabetes

    Richard A. Jensen;Xueling Sim;Xiaohui Li;Mary Frances Cotch

  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies eight new loci for type 2 diabetes in east Asians

    Yoon Shin Cho;Chien Hsiun Chen;Chien Hsiun Chen;Cheng Hu;Jirong Long

  • Common variants at CD40 and other loci confer risk of rheumatoid arthritis

    Soumya Raychaudhuri;Soumya Raychaudhuri;Soumya Raychaudhuri;Elaine F Remmers;Annette T Lee;Rachel Hackett

  • The Distribution of Human Genetic Diversity: A Comparison of Mitochondrial, Autosomal, and Y-Chromosome Data

    Lynn B. Jorde;W. S. Watkins;M. J. Bamshad;M. E. Dixon

  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies common variants associated with blood pressure variation in east Asians

    Norihiro Kato;Fumihiko Takeuchi;Yasuharu Tabara;Tanika N. Kelly

  • The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes

    Christian Fuchsberger;Jason Flannick;Tanya M. Teslovich;Anubha Mahajan

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

Frequent Co-Authors

Tien Yin Wong
Tien Yin Wong Tsinghua University
Xueling Sim
Xueling Sim National University of Singapore
Jianjun Liu
Jianjun Liu Genome Institute of Singapore
David Altshuler
David Altshuler Harvard University
Yik Ying Teo
Yik Ying Teo National University of Singapore
Tin Aung
Tin Aung National University of Singapore
John C. Chambers
John C. Chambers Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Chiea Chuen Khor
Chiea Chuen Khor Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Andrew P. Morris
Andrew P. Morris University of Liverpool
E. Shyong Tai
E. Shyong Tai National University of Singapore

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