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Katerina Kechris, PhD

Associate Professor

Research Interests:

Development and application of statistical methods for analyzing molecular sequences and high throughput genomic data

Teaching Interests:

Statistical Methods in Genomics

Statistical Theory

Statistical Programming in R

Courses Taught:

BIOS 7731 Statistical Methods in Genomics

BIOS 7759 Advanced Mathematical Statistics I

BIOS 7899 Independent Studies in Biostatistics, “Introduction to R”

Current Research:

Butcher Seed Grant Proposals (Butcher Foundation/CU-Boulder Chancellor's Office): Genetics of Gene Expression in COPD (7/01/2010 - 6/30/2012, Principal Investigator). The goal of this pilot funding is to combine and analyze data from genome wide association studies and gene expression profiling in efforts to elucidate the molecular mechanisms controlling gene expression in COPD.

NIH/NIAAA: Genomic Regulatory Sequence Analysis for Alcohol-Related Phenotypes (9/07 - 9/12, Principal Investigator) The goal of this work is to study mammalian model systems to identify genomic regulatory sequences that contribute to transcriptional changes in alcohol-related behaviors.

NIH/NHLBI: Metabolome and Proteome Profiles of Emphysema and Airway Disease: (3/09 - 2/13, Co-Investigator, Sub-contract): The goals of this proposal are to (1) use proteomic and metabolomic approaches to identify plasma biomarkers that are associated with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) phenotypes and (2) identify the genetic control regions for these biomarkers.