Kekoa Taparra

The paper establishes a database of lung cancer mouse models to improve data comparison and translational relevance by aligning mouse mutations with human lung cancer mutations.

This study evaluates polygenic score models for anthropometric traits and Type II Diabetes in Native Hawaiians, finding reduced accuracy compared to European- or East Asian-ancestry populations.

The paper constructs population-specific recombination maps for Native Hawaiians to improve the accuracy of genomic scans for positive selection.