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Overview

Thomas D. Dyer is affiliated with The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in the United States. Their research spans social sciences with a strong focus on education and molecular biology, encompassing developmental and educational psychology, surgery, and endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism.

The scientist's work touches on a variety of topics including:

  • Online and Blended Learning
  • Machine Learning in Bioinformatics
  • Gene expression and cancer classification
  • Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
  • Educational Games and Gamification
  • Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes

Frequent publication venues for Thomas D. Dyer include:

  • Journal of Scholarly Engagement
  • UNC Libraries
  • The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
  • Endocrine Abstracts

Their recent papers include:

  • "Rapid, Phase-free Detection of Long Identity-by-Descent Segments Enables Effective Relationship Classification" (2020), published in The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • "Motivating and Engaging Students: Reflections on Gamifying Online Courses Through a Digital Badging Program" (2022), published in Journal of Scholarly Engagement
  • "The association of genetic variants of type 2 diabetes with kidney function" (2020), published by UNC Libraries
  • "Multiethnic genome-wide meta-analysis of ectopic fat depots identifies loci associated with adipocyte development and differentiation" (2020), published by UNC Libraries
  • "Social- and Behavioral-Specific Genetic Effects on Blood Pressure Traits: The Strong Heart Family Study" (2020), published by UNC Libraries

Thomas D. Dyer has collaborated frequently with co-authors including:

  • John Blangero
  • Nora Franceschini
  • Sandy Laston
  • Elisa T. Lee
  • Lyle G. Best

Best Publications

  • Common genetic variants influence human subcortical brain structures.

    Derrek P. Hibar;Jason L. Stein;Jason L. Stein;Miguel E. Renteria;Alejandro Arias-Vasquez

  • The ENIGMA Consortium: large-scale collaborative analyses of neuroimaging and genetic data

    Paul M. Thompson;Jason L. Stein;Sarah E. Medland;Derrek P. Hibar

  • Identification of common variants associated with human hippocampal and intracranial volumes

    Jason L Stein;Sarah E Medland;Sarah E Medland;Alejandro Arias Vasquez;Alejandro Arias Vasquez;Derrek P Hibar

  • Discovery of expression QTLs using large-scale transcriptional profiling in human lymphocytes.

    Harald H H Göring;Joanne E Curran;Matthew P Johnson;Thomas D Dyer

  • A major quantitative trait locus determining serum leptin levels and fat mass is located on human chromosome 2

    Anthony G. Comuzzie;James E. Hixson;Laura Almasy;Braxton D. Mitchell

  • Bivariate quantitative trait linkage analysis: pleiotropy versus co-incident linkages

    Laura Almasy;Thomas D. Dyer;John Blangero

  • Genetic variation in selenoprotein S influences inflammatory response.

    Joanne E Curran;Jeremy B M Jowett;Kate S Elliott;Yuan Gao

  • Linkage of type 2 diabetes mellitus and of age at onset to a genetic location on chromosome 10q in Mexican Americans.

    Ravindranath Duggirala;John Blangero;Laura Almasy;Thomas D. Dyer

  • Chemerin, a Novel Adipokine in the Regulation of Angiogenesis

    Kiymet Bozaoglu;Joanne E. Curran;Claire J. Stocker;Mohamed S. Zaibi

  • Novel genetic loci underlying human intracranial volume identified through genome-wide association

    Hieab H H Adams;Derrek P. Hibar;Vincent Chouraki;Vincent Chouraki;Vincent Chouraki;Jason L. Stein;Jason L. Stein

  • Amygdalar and hippocampal substrates of anxious temperament differ in their heritability

    Jonathan A. Oler;Andrew S. Fox;Steven E. Shelton;Jeffrey Rogers;Jeffrey Rogers

  • Factors of Insulin Resistance Syndrome–Related Phenotypes Are Linked to Genetic Locations on Chromosomes 6 and 7 in Nondiabetic Mexican-Americans

    Rector Arya;John Blangero;Ken Williams;Laura Almasy

  • A Major Locus for Fasting Insulin Concentrations and Insulin Resistance on Chromosome 6q with Strong Pleiotropic Effects on Obesity-Related Phenotypes in Nondiabetic Mexican Americans

    Ravindranath Duggirala;John Blangero;Laura Almasy;Rector Arya

  • High dimensional endophenotype ranking in the search for major depression risk genes

    David C. Glahn;David C. Glahn;Joanne E Curran;Anderson M. Winkler;Anderson M. Winkler;Melanie A Carless

  • Genetic Analysis Workshop 17 mini-exome simulation.

    Laura Almasy;Thomas D Dyer;Juan Manuel Peralta;Jack W Kent

  • A Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in MGEA5 Encoding O-GlcNAc–selective N-Acetyl-β-d Glucosaminidase Is Associated With Type 2 Diabetes in Mexican Americans

    Donna M Lehman;Dong Jing Fu;Angela B. Freeman;Kelly J. Hunt

  • Genome-wide analysis of BMI in adolescents and young adults reveals additional insight into the effects of genetic loci over the life course

    Mariaelisa Graff;Julius S. Ngwa;Julius S. Ngwa;Tsegaselassie Workalemahu;Georg Homuth

  • Novel epigenetic determinants of type 2 diabetes in mexican american families

    Hemant Kulkarni;Mark Z. Kos;Jennifer Neary;Thomas D. Dyer

  • Genome-Wide Association Scan Identifies a Risk Locus for Preeclampsia on 2q14, Near the Inhibin, Beta B Gene

    Matthew P Johnson;Shaun P. Brennecke;Christine East;Harald H H Göring

  • A Major Susceptibility Locus Influencing Plasma Triglyceride Concentrations Is Located on Chromosome 15q in Mexican Americans

    Ravindranath Duggirala;John Blangero;Laura Almasy;Thomas D. Dyer

Frequent Co-Authors

John Blangero
John Blangero The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Laura Almasy
Laura Almasy University of Pennsylvania
Harald H H Göring
Harald H H Göring The University of Texas at Austin
Ravindranath Duggirala
Ravindranath Duggirala Texas A&M University – San Antonio
David C. Glahn
David C. Glahn Boston Children's Hospital
Eric K. Moses
Eric K. Moses University of Western Australia
Shelley A. Cole
Shelley A. Cole Texas Biomedical Research Institute
Michael C. Mahaney
Michael C. Mahaney The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Anthony G. Comuzzie
Anthony G. Comuzzie Obesity Society
Peter T. Fox
Peter T. Fox The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

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