Genetics plays a role in many human diseases, whether the disease itself is inherited or it is associated with a substantial change in the activity of genes. A great opportunity exists to better understand and diagnose human disease by utilizing recently developed technologies that allow one to carry out biological studies at the genome-wide level. There is a substantial need to develop new quantitative tools specifically designed to analyze the enormous amounts of data generated by these studies. The overall goal of the proposed research is to develop statistical methods and software useful in understanding genomic data. The particular focus is in functional genomic, where data from gene expression arrays and large-scale genotyping can be used to study how large numbers of genes work to accomplish various functional roles. Statistical inference techniques for DNA micro array experiments will be developed, specifically identifying genes that are differentially expressed among two or more biological conditions. These techniques will be applicable to both static experiments and time course experiments. Statistical methods for the genetic dissection of transcriptional regulation will also be developed. This includes methods to estimate the genetic control of gene expression at both genome-wide and gene-specific levels, and methods to map loci showing linkage to gene expression. In particular, multiple locus linkage analysis from a model selection approach will be investigated, where new methods will be developed for computationally efficient model generation, selection, and significance analysis. All of these methods will be implemented into user-friendly software that will be freely distributed to the academic community. The methods will also be tested on publicly available data in collaboration with experimentalists, in an effort to verify that the methods provide biologically meaningful results. Overall, this work is aimed at contributing to the understanding of the molecular biology and genetic basis of human disease by providing rigorous analytical tools for genomic studies.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
7R01HG002913-05
Application #
7600686
Study Section
Biostatistical Methods and Research Design Study Section (BMRD)
Program Officer
Brooks, Lisa
Project Start
2004-07-19
Project End
2008-06-30
Budget Start
2008-02-01
Budget End
2008-06-30
Support Year
5
Fiscal Year
2007
Total Cost
$187,266
Indirect Cost
Name
Princeton University
Department
Type
DUNS #
002484665
City
Princeton
State
NJ
Country
United States
Zip Code
08544
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