Quantitative Genetics
My research asks a simple question: To what extent does genetics
explain why people differ in height, weight, disease risk, and other
complex traits?
Today we can read almost every letter of DNA
from huge numbers of volunteers. Hidden in that sea of information are
countless tiny spelling differences, the genetic “typos” we all carry.
Each one nudges a trait only a little, but when thousands act together
they can matter a lot.
At the Quantitative Genetics of Complex Traits Group, we focus on developing fast, reliable computational tools that uncover these subtle patterns in very large genetic datasets (hundreds of thousands of participants). By turning raw DNA reads into biologically meaningful insights, we aim to guide new treatments and smarter preventive care.
Related publications
Özkaraca M. İ.,
Agung M., Navarro P., & Tenesa A. (2025).
Divide-and-Conquer Approach in Genome-wide Association Studies.
Genetics, iyaf019.
https://doi.org/10.1093/genetics/iyaf019
*Co-first authors.