The major focus of investigators in this area is the use of genetic approaches to identify genes that contribute to human disease.  These include studies in families and populations and are facilitated by advanced, high-throughput technologies in combination with functional computational analysis. 

Don Bowden Genetics of common diseases with emphasis on type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and renal disease.

Barry Freedman Molecular genetics of human renal disease, diabetes mellitus and hypertension.

Greg Hawkins Molecular genetics of complex diseases.

Tim Howard  Identification of genes for complex diseases, asthma and allergy.

Deborah Meyers Family studies and association studies on the genetics of common respiratory diseases.

Mark Pettenati Molecular cytogenetics.

Jianfeng Xu The goal of my research is to identify genetic and epigenetic changes, at both germline and somatic levels, that increase cancer risk and/or modify disease progression.