Bayesian GWAS: Lifespan
The answer to how long each of us will live is partly encoded in our genome. We have identified 16 genetic markers associated with a decreased lifespan, including 14 new …
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Sina & Aaron win poster prize of the Functional Annotation Workshop
Sina Rüeger and Aaron McDaid won the poster prize at the Functional Annotation of Genome-wide variants Workshop held 14-15 March in Lausanne. Their poster was entitled “Improved summary statistics imputation …
Sina & Aaron win poster prize of the Functional Annotation Workshop Read MoreRare variants alter human height by up to 2cm
Our group contributed to a large international study published on 1 February in Nature, where over 300 scientists from across the globe have combined their effort to study in more than …
Rare variants alter human height by up to 2cm Read MoreSina Rüeger receives Lodewijk Sandkuijl Award
The European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) held its yearly conference 21-24 May 2016 in Barcelona, Spain. Sina Rüeger (PhD student) received the Young Investigator Award for the best talk in statistical …
Sina Rüeger receives Lodewijk Sandkuijl Award Read More15 genes impacting obesity have different effects as we age
Adult body size and body shape differ substantially between men and women and change over time. More than hundred genetic variants that influence body mass index (measure of body size) …
15 genes impacting obesity have different effects as we age Read MoreStudy Examines Association of Genetic Variants with Cognitive Impairment
Study Examines Association of Genetic Variants with Cognitive Impairment Individually rare but collectively common intermediate-size copy number variations may be negatively associated with educational attainment, according to a study in …
Study Examines Association of Genetic Variants with Cognitive Impairment Read MoreParental origin of the genetic code matters for obesity
High-throughput technologies have opened new perspectives to unravel the genetic cause of various diseases or physiological traits, such as body mass index (BMI). Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) measure the correlation …
Parental origin of the genetic code matters for obesity Read MoreMetabolome Genetics
We are interested in how genotypic variability impacts molecular phenotypes and how, together with the environment, this affects complex human traits and disease susceptibility. Our focal molecular phenotype involves the …
Metabolome Genetics Read MoreSGG joins SIB
The group has become member of the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB) after the voting of the SIB Foundation Council on 26 June. Further details are here.
SGG joins SIB Read MoreZoltán nominated as Assistant Professor
In April 2013 Zoltán Kutalik was nominated as Assistant Professor of the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne. He will be working in the Statistics Unit …
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