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Work in my lab is focused on how an individuals’ genetic makeup impacts their risk for Alzheimer’s disease, as well as their age at symptom onset and the rate of disease progression. The goal of our research is to use a combination of genetic variation, demographics, and environmental factors to predict disease risk, age at onset, and progression rate. We are also interested in how disease mechanisms and risk factors differ among ethnic groups, particularly between Mexican Americans and non-Hispanic whites. Research in our group is highly collaborative and active projects are ongoing with labs and scientists across the state and nation.
A second area of research we are interested in is how an individual gut bacteria profile may impact risk for neurodegeneration and the age at onset of cognitive decline.
A second area of research we are interested in is how an individual gut bacteria profile may impact risk for neurodegeneration and the age at onset of cognitive decline.
Education/Academic qualification
MS in Marine Biology, Texas A & M University
PhD in Genetics, Texas A & M University
BS in Biology, Tulane University
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Texas Center of Minority Health, Education, Research and Outreach - Admin Suppliment
Vishwanatha, J., Phillips, N., Barber, R. & Zhou, Z.
NIMHD: Natl Institute on Minority Health
23/09/17 → 31/05/22
Project: Research
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Epigenetic Risk Factors for Early Age at Onset of Alzheimer¿s & MCI Among Non-Caribbean Hispanics
Barber, R., Phillips, N. & Zhou, Z.
22/08/18 → 31/08/20
Project: Research
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Research output
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A blood screening tool for detecting mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease among community-dwelling Mexican Americans and non-Hispanic Whites: A method for increasing representation of diverse populations in clinical research
for the HABLE Study Team, 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Alzheimer's and Dementia.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Differentiation of Hispanic biogeographic ancestry with 80 ancestry informative markers
Setser, C. H., Planz, J. V., Barber, R. C., Phillips, N. R., Chakraborty, R. & Cross, D. S., 1 Dec 2020, In: Scientific Reports. 10, 1, 7745.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Scopus citations -
Exceptionally low likelihood of Alzheimer’s dementia in APOE2 homozygotes from a 5,000-person neuropathological study
The Alzheimer’s Disease Genetics Consortium, 1 Dec 2020, In: Nature Communications. 11, 1, 667.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access50 Scopus citations -
Identification of novel alternative splicing biomarkers for breast cancer with LC/MS/MS and RNA-Seq
Zhang, F., Deng, C. K., Wang, M., Deng, B., Barber, R. & Huang, G., Dec 2020, In: BMC Bioinformatics. 21, 541.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Scopus citations -
Two-stage Bayesian GWAS of 9576 individuals identifies SNP regions that are targeted by miRNAs inversely expressed in Alzheimer's and cancer
for the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative, Breast and Prostate Cancer Cohort Consortium, and Alzheimer's Disease Genetics Consortium, 1 Jan 2020, In: Alzheimer's and Dementia. 16, 1, p. 162-177 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access7 Scopus citations