Principal Investigator
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Li-San Wang, PhD
Professor
I study genetics of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia, and computational methods for big data in genomics research.
Faculty
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Pavel P. Kuksa, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
I develop methods, algorithms, and analysis tools for high-throughput sequencing and functional genomics data.
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Pei-Chuan Ho, PhD
Research Associate
I study social determinant of health, substance abuse and cognitive decline, environmental and behavioral AD risk factors, and gene-environment interactions.I also coordinate ACAD research activities.
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Fanny Yuk Yee Leung, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
I develop computational pipelines and analysis tools for processing and analyzing Alzheimer's Disease and related dementia genetics and functional genomics data.
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Wan-Ping Lee, PhD
Research Assistant Professor;
Associate Director for Information Technology, NIAGADS
Associate Director for Information Technology, NIAGADS
I develop algorithms and software for genomics data analysis.
Staff
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Jascha Brettschneider
Data Analyst
In collaboration with fellow members of the data management team, I review and process genotype data sourced from researchers and other research facilities, getting it ready for publication on NIAGADS DSS.
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Joseph Manuel
Data Analyst
I process and manage incoming data and prepare its sustainable distribution to the research community.
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Yi-Jyun Huang
Research Coordinator
I coordinate ACAD administrative activities.
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Luke Carter
Data Analyst
I process high-throughput functional genetics and genomics data and develop analysis pipelines and tools.
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Emily Greenfest-Allen, PhD
Senior Research Investigator
I develop web-scale data management platforms for standardizing, harmonizing, integrating, and disseminating genetic data to facilitate real-time data analysis and exploration.
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Flawless Robbins
Social Media Coordinator
I coordinate socials for PNGC, NIAGADS, and ACAD.
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Wenhwai Horng, MCSE, VCP, ITIL, CCNA
Senior Systems Administrator
AWS Cloud and Network Management; Cloud HPC Admin and Support
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Sam Tate
Application Developer
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I develop and maintain websites related to the NIAGADS Data Sharing Service
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Heather White, MS
Research Project Manager
I work with researchers to deposit their data with NIAGADS as well as create and organize the educational and outreach efforts for the NIAGADS team.
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Alexis K. Lerro Rose
Research Project Manager / HR Operations Coordinator
I serve as the primary HR liaison for the Wang Lab, support the operational needs of the lab, as well as direct and oversee various projects related to lab and PNGC.
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Otto Valladares
Information Technology Senior Project Leader / Chief Engineer for IT, NIAGADS
Cloud Manager; IT Support; Software Developer
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Amanda Kuzma
Associate Director of Operations, NIAGADS
I oversee data operations for the NIA Genomics of Alzheimer’s Disease Database Storage Site (NIAGADS) as well as for multiple large consortia conducting genetic analyses.
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Heather Issen
Senior Data Analyst
I manage and harmonize incoming data and prepare it for sharing with other researchers.
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Naveensri Saravanan, MS
Data Analyst
I work with the Data management team to review and process data from collaborators and genotyping facilities for NIAGADS DSS!
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Peter Keskinen, BS
Research Coordinator
I manage and approve data requests through DSS and NIAGADS and work with the NIH and investigators to facilitate the smooth dissemination and return of data.
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Lauren Bass
Data Analyst
I process, harmonize, and distribute genetic and genomic data from ADRD research studies.
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Jeffrey Cifello
Data Analyst
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I develop dynamic harmonization pipelines to grow the functional genomics repository (FILER). I also provide computational support for various analyses and databases in the lab, with a special focus on integrating diverse functional genomics data types.
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Youli Ren, MS
Research Project Manager
I mainly manage system security compliance project, also help GCAD team track the harmonization process of different Alzheimer’s disease relevant genetic data.
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Yi Zhao
Bioinformatician
I work on genome-wide association study (GWAS), HRC and TOPMed imputation data, help on developing and maintain QC pipeline for GWAS data.
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Maureen Kirsch
Research Project Manager
I manage administrative activities and projects for NIAGADS, PNGC, and ACAD.
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Zivadin Katanic
Application Developer
I design and develop websites / web apps.
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Prabhakaran Gangadharan
Bioinformatician A
I manage and process high-throughput DNA-Seq and functional genomics data and help with NIAGADS data management.
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Andrew Wilk
Application Developer
I develop and manage databases/applications for phenotype data management and work on open-source applications for data discovery and access.
Postdoctoral Researchers
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Po-Liang Cheng, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher
I build imputation panel for studying Alzheimer's disease (AD).
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Hui Wang
Postdoctoral Researcher
I study the genetics of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and AD related disorders.
Students
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Kaylyn Clark
PhD Candidate
I study the relationship between Alzheimer's Disease and innate immunity genetic risk