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# Elizabeth Rebecca Hauser

Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
elizabeth.hauser@duke.edu
Duke Box 104775, Durham, NC 27708
300 N Duke St, Rm 47-121 Carmichael Bldg, Durham, NC 27701
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## Overview

The incorporation of personalized medicine to all areas of human health represents a turning point for human genetics studies, a point at which the discoveries made have real implications for clinical medicine. It is important for students to gain experience in how human genetics studies are conducted and how results of those studies may be used. As a statistical geneticist and biostatistician my research interests are focused on developing and applying statistical methods to search for genes causing common human diseases. My research programs combine development and application of statistical methods for genetic studies, with a particular emphasis on understanding the joint effects of genes and environment.

These studies I work on cover diverse areas in biomedicine but are always collaborative, with the goal of bringing robust data science and statistical methods to the project. Collaborative studies include genetic and ‘omics studies of cardiovascular disease, health effects of air pollution, genetic analysis of adherence to an exercise program, genetic analysis in evaluating colon cancer risk, genetic analysis of suicide, and systems biology analysis of Gulf War Illness.

Keywords: human genetics, genetic association, gene mapping, genetic epidemiology, statistical genetics, biostatistics, cardiovascular disease, computational biology, diabetes, aging, colon cancer, colon polyps, kidney disease, Gulf War Illness, exercise behavior, suicide

## Current Appointments & Affiliations

Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics · 2023 - Present Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Basic Science Departments
Member of Duke Molecular Physiology Institute · 2013 - Present Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Duke Molecular Physiology Institute

## Education, Training & Certifications

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor · 1998 Ph.D.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor · 1992 M.S.
Johns Hopkins University · 1985 M.H.S.

## Web Links

Computational Biology, Duke Molecular Physiology Institute