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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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Epigenetic Risk Factors for AD Age at Onset and Health Disparities: HABLE Epigenetics Study
15/09/21 → 31/05/24
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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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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A blood-based screening tool for Alzheimer's disease that spans serum and plasma: Findings from TARC and ADNI
O'Bryant, S. E., Xiao, G., Barber, R., Huebinger, R., Wilhelmsen, K., Edwards, M., Graff-Radford, N., Doody, R. & Diaz-Arrastia, R., 7 Dec 2011, In: PLoS ONE. 6, 12, e28092.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Expression patterns of folate binding proteins one and two in the developing mouse embryo
Barber, R. C., Bennett, G. D., Greer, K. A. & Finnell, R. H., Jan 1999, In: Molecular Genetics and Metabolism. 66, 1, p. 31-39 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Molecular or pharmacologic inhibition of the CD14 signaling pathway protects against burn-related myocardial inflammation and dysfunction
Barber, R. C., Maass, D. L., White, D. J., Chang, L. Y. E. & Horton, J. W., Dec 2008, In: Shock. 30, 6, p. 705-713 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Author Correction: Genetic meta-analysis of diagnosed Alzheimer’s disease identifies new risk loci and implicates Aβ, tau, immunity and lipid processing (Nature Genetics, (2019), 51, 3, (414-430), 10.1038/s41588-019-0358-2)
Alzheimer Disease Genetics Consortium (ADGC), The European Alzheimer’s Disease Initiative (EADI), Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology Consortium (CHARGE) & Genetic and Environmental Risk in AD/Defining Genetic, Polygenic and Environmental Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease Consortium (GERAD/PERADES), 1 Sep 2019, In: Nature Genetics. 51, 9, p. 1423-1424 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
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Risk-associated and pathway-based method to detect association with Alzheimer's disease
Mitchel, J., Prokai, L., Deng, Y., Zhang, F. & Barber, R., 2018, In: International Journal of Computational Biology and Drug Design. 11, 1-2Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial