María G. Contreras

This study identifies three novel genetic loci associated with pre- and post-bronchodilator lung function in African American children with asthma using integrative genomic analysis.

The paper tests gene expression prediction models' performance across populations and finds poor generalizability to African Americans compared to European Americans.

This study conducts the first genome-wide association study of telomere length in African American youth, finding a novel association and failing to replicate previous findings in adults and European children.