Rajesh Kumar

Validation of human telomere length trans-ancestry meta-analysis association signals identifies POP5 and KBTBD6 as novel human telomere length regulation genes

The paper validates novel telomere length regulation genes POP5 and KBTBD6 identified through trans-ancestry GWAS using functional experiments in blood cells.

Genomic and phenomic landscape of clonal hematopoiesis in over a million ancestrally diverse participants

This study analyzes clonal hematopoiesis in over a million diverse individuals, identifying 72 genome-wide significant loci and linking CHIP to various phenotypes.

Type 2 and interferon inflammation strongly regulate SARS-CoV-2 related gene expression in the airway epithelium

The paper identifies eQTLs for ACE2 and TMPRSS2 in children's airway transcriptomes and links their expression to T2 inflammation and interferon responses, influencing SARS-CoV-2 infectivity.

A Genome-wide Association and Admixture Mapping Study of Bronchodilator Drug Response in African Americans with Asthma

This study identifies genetic variants associated with bronchodilator drug response in African Americans with asthma, finding both population-specific and shared genetic factors across African American and Latino populations.

Whole Genome Sequencing of Pharmacogenetic Drug Response in Racially and Ethnically Diverse Children with Asthma

This study identifies pharmacogenetic variants associated with albuterol bronchodilator response in minority children with asthma using whole genome sequencing.

Identifying tagging SNPs for African specific genetic variation from the African Diaspora Genome

The paper designs a genotyping array (ADPC) for African-specific genetic variation using whole genome sequences from the CAAPA consortium, improving GWAS for African ancestry populations.

Genome-wide association study of asthma in individuals of African ancestry reveals novel asthma susceptibility loci

This study identifies novel asthma susceptibility loci in individuals of African ancestry through genome-wide association analysis and admixture mapping.