PECASE Honoree Sohini Ramachandran Studies the Genetic Foundations of Traits in Diverse Populations – Biomedical Beat Blog – National Institute of General Medical Sciences

PECASE Honoree Sohini Ramachandran Studies the Genetic Foundations of Traits in Diverse Populations – Biomedical Beat Blog – National Institute of General Medical Sciences

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PECASE Honoree Sohini Ramachandran Studies the Genetic Foundations of Traits in Diverse Populations NIGMS grantee and presidential award recipient Sohini Ramachandran, Ph.D., is challenging our understanding of genetic variation among human populations. In our latest blog post, she discusses her research on how the genetic composition of traits and diseases varies among populations, the value of statistical and computational work in human genetics, and what this all means for patient treatment. Continue reading

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