Carla Gallo

SiteCELL enables on-site purification and cryopreservation of PBMCs for immune single cell profiling, performing as well as Ficoll density gradient in both lab and rural settings.

This study identifies clotting factor genes PROZ, F7, and F10 on chromosome 13 as associated with preeclampsia in high-altitude Andean families.

This study identifies loci under selection in Latin American admixed populations, distinguishing between pre- and post-admixture selection, and finds signals related to immunity and energy metabolism.

This study identifies novel genetic loci for BMI, height, and WHRadjBMI in Hispanic/Latino populations and shows the benefits of ancestral diversity in GWAS.

The paper evaluates prediction accuracy for eye, hair, and skin pigmentation in admixed Latin Americans using genomic and phenotypic data, finding that Random Forest and regression perform best, and that pigmentation SNPs improve accuracy, especially for skin color.

This study identifies 24 genetic loci associated with facial shape variation in humans through GWAS and confirms 13 of them in a multi-ethnic cohort.

The paper analyzes ancestry in Latin Americans using haplotype-based methods, finding widespread Converso ancestry and links between Native ancestry and facial features.