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Karen  Conneely

Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor

Jointly Appointed, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics

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Contact Information

Department of Human Genetics ,

Atlanta , GA 30322

615 Michael Street

Phone: 404-727-2986

Email: kconnee@emory.edu

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Areas of Interest

  • Bioinformatics
  • Biostatistics
  • Statistical Modeling

Education

  • BS 1994, University of Illinois
  • MS 1997, Princeton University
  • PhD 2008, University of Michigan

Publications

  • , , A genome-wide association study of type 2 diabetes in Finns detects multiple susceptibility variants, Science, 316, 1341-1345
  • , , Screening of 134 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) previously associated with type 2 diabetes replicates association with 12 SNPs in nine genes , Diabetes, 56, 256-264
  • , , So many correlated tests, so little time! Rapid adjustment of p-values for multiple correlated tests. , American Journal of Human Genetics , 81, 1158-1168
  • , , Common variants in MODY genes contribute to risk of type 2 diabetes in Finns, Diabetes, 55, 2534-2540
  • , , Inhibiting farnesylation of progerin prevents the characteristic nuclear blebbing of Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 102, 12879-12884
  • , , Mitochondrial polymorphisms and susceptibility to type 2 diabetes-related traits in Finns, Human Genetics , 118, 245-254
  • , , Genetic variation near the hepatocyte nuclear factor-4 alpha gene predicts susceptibility to type 2 diabetes, Diabetes, 53, 1141-1149
  • , , Variation in the resistin gene is associated with obesity and insulin-related phenotypes in Finnish subjects, Diabetologia, 47, 1782-1788