Albert M. Levin

Keloid transcriptomics reveal heterogeneity in fibroblast subtype enrichment, gene expression, and immune cell responses

The paper identifies cell type-specific gene expression and immune cell associations in keloid tissue using bulk RNA-Seq and single sample gene set enrichment analysis.

Fast and reliable association discovery in large-scale microbiome studies and meta-analyses using PALM

This paper introduces PALM, a quasi-Poisson regression framework for fast and reliable association discovery in large-scale microbiome studies and meta-analyses, showing improved control of false discovery rates and computational efficiency.

Immune pathways and perinatal environmental exposures contribute to epigenetic gestational age prediction and acceleration

The paper identifies CpG sites and pathways associated with gestational age and epigenetic age acceleration, and links perinatal exposures to these epigenetic changes.

Novel genetic determinants of telomere length from a trans-ethnic analysis of 109,122 whole genome sequences in TOPMed

This study identifies 59 sentinel variants and two novel genes associated with telomere length using whole genome sequences from 109,122 trans-ethnic individuals.

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.

Multiethnic Meta-analysis Identifies New Loci for Pulmonary Function

This study identifies over 50 new genetic loci associated with pulmonary function through a multiethnic meta-analysis of 90,715 individuals.

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.