Andy Dahl

Assistant Professor

andywdahl@uchicago.edu

Andy develops statistical methods to better understand the genetic basis of complex diseases. He focuses on polygenic methods to characterize heterogeneity, i.e., genetic effects that vary based on context, with the ultimate goal of parsing genetic architecture into simple components with biological meaning and clinical utility.  Andy received BS in math and econ and and an MS in statistics at UChicago (with Jonathan Pritchard), then a DPhil in Genomic Medicine and Statistics at Oxford, and then a postdoc at UCSF (with Noah Zaitlen). Outside work, Andy likes climbing, skiing, and playing piano.

[scholar, github]

Renée Fonseca

PhD Student

Renée Fonseca is a Human Genetics Ph.D. student within the Biological Sciences Division. Prior to attending the University of Chicago, she was a Fulbright research grantee at the Universidad del Valle in Cali, Colombia identifying gene variants associated with glaucoma. She has a Master of Science in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology from the University of South Florida, an Artium Baccalaureus in Biology from Rollins College, and is a certified Emergency Medical Technician. Renée is broadly interested in the genetic architecture of complex traits, risk prediction. Outside of the lab she enjoys playing piano, salsa dancing, and being outside.

[webpage, github, twitter]

Zhenhong Huang

Postdoc

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Hyunkyung Kim

PhD Student

Hyunkyung is a third-year PhD student in Genetics. Her research interest focuses on understanding genetic mechanisms of complex diseases using statistical and computational approaches. Prior to attending the University of Chicago, she worked as a Bioinformatics Specialist at the Massachusetts General Hospital. She earned her Master’s degree in Computational Biology at Harvard School of Public Health and Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science at Yonsei University, Korea. Outside work, Hyunkyung likes swimming and watching Netflix

Xinpei Wang

Postdoc

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