Grants

• Expanding the orofacial cleft omics resources, X01 HD117346, Marazita, Mary L & Shaffer, John R (PI), Co-investigator, 2024-2025
• Epigenetic Aging Cognitive Function and Exercise in Older Adults, RF1 AG084554, Conley, Yvette P & Erickson, Kirk I (MPIs), Co-Investigator, 9/24 – 8/27
• Epigenetic Age and Patient Outcomes after Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, R01 AG082734, Conley, Yvette P (PI), Co-investigator, 8/24 – 4/29
• Methylomics of pediatric traumatic brain injury and neurobehavioral recovery, R01 NS135492, Treble-Barna, Amery (PI), Co-investigator, 5/24 – 4/29
• Lipidomics and structural genomics of cardiometabolic health in Samoan adults, R01 HL133040, Minster, Ryan (PI), Co-investigator, 4/24 – 3/28
• Epigenomics of Orofacial Clefts, X01 HD114124, Shaffer, John R (PI), Co-investigator, 2023-2024
• Leveraging the Evolutionary History to Improve Identification of Trait-Associated Alleles and Risk Stratification Models in Native Hawaiians, R01 HG011646, Chiang, Charleston (PI), Co-investigator, 9/22 - 6/27
• Next Generation Association Studies of Adiposity in Samoans Enhanced by a Samoan-Specific Whole Genome Sequence Reference Panel, R01 HL133040, Minster, Ryan (PI), Co-investigator, 4/17 - 3/24
• Epigenomics of Neurocognitive Function in Breast Cancer, R01 CA221882, Conley, Yvette P (PI), Co-investigator, 7/18 - 6/23
• Impact of the obesity-risk variant CREBRF p.Arg457Gln on energy expenditure, intake, and substrate utilization in Samoans, R01 HL140570, McGarvey, Stephen & Delaney, James (PIs), Co-investigator, 2/18 - 1/23
• Integrated cellular, mouse and human research on a novel missense variant influencing adiposity in Samoans, R01 HL093093, McGarvey, Stephen (PI), Co-investigator, 7/16 - 4/21

Awards

• 1982 – Phi Beta Kappa, elected Junior year
• 1983 – Graduated second in class from Colby College
• 1984–85 – University Fellow, UCLA
• 1986–87 – Dr. Ursula Mandel Scholarship, UCLA
• 1986–87 – National Research Service Award, Genetic Mechanisms Training Program, UCLA
• 1987–88 – National Research Service Award, Systems and Integrative Biology Training Program, UCLA
• 1987–88 – Distinguished Scholar Award, UCLA
• 2001 – The Mortimer Spiegelman Award, awarded by the American Public Health Association, for outstanding contributions in health statistics.
• 2003 – Delta Omega, National Honor Society for Schools of Public Health
• 2007 – Pitt Innovator Award, University of Pittsburgh
• 2008 – Pitt Innovator Award, University of Pittsburgh
• 2010 – Pitt Innovator Award, University of Pittsburgh

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