Research Advancement Data analysis
Anybody who has ever experienced altitude sickness, even the mildest form known as acute mountain sickness, knows how debilitating it can be. Symptoms, which include lightheadedness, nausea, fatigue, and headache, most often occur at altitudes above 8,000 feet.
For geneticist Joanne Cole, PhD, food is life. Her love goes beyond trying a new recipe and seeking out new restaurants – it’s also in her work in the University of Colorado Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI), identifying the connection between genetics and nutrition.
Washington Post
November 28, 2023
Katrina Claw, PhD, a Navajo geneticist and DBMI assistant professor, explains that Western science and medicine have historically ignored and underestimated the traditional knowledge of Native people.
Science Daily
November 09, 2023
New research led by DBMI secondary faculty member Fan Zhang, PhD, and Anna Helena Jonsson, MD, PhD, may lead to new targeted treatments for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an autoimmune disease that causes joint inflammation and destruction.
Denver Business Journal
October 20, 2023
“The methods proposed have the power to advance healthcare best practices in personalized medicine on national, regional and local scales,” says DBMI professor Melissa Haendel, PhD, chief research informatics officer with CU Anschutz and the principal investigator of the grant.
Earth.com
October 12, 2023
“Some genes we identified are related to sensory pathways – including those for taste, smell, and texture – and may also increase the reward response in the brain,” said lead author Joanne Cole, PhD, assistant professor of Biomedical Informatics department at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
Kara Mason
