GiusTo Lab
Location and Contact Information
630 W. 168th Street
Room PH19-314
New York, NY 10032
United States- Phone 212-305-9274
- Email gt2260@cumc.columbia.edu
Principal Investigator
GiusTo Lab conducts genetic epidemiology research focusing on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia in admixed populations.
Research Overview
Ancestry is an understudied aspect of health disparities, as it may explain differences in frequency of diseases across populations. Genome-wide association studies have identified many risk and protective genetic loci, some of which are population-specific. These loci may impact disease risk and help explain the observed difference in disease burden among ethnic groups. Our projects are currently recruiting participants in North, Central and South America with a large variety of clinical, biomarker and OMICS data.
Publications
For a complete list of publications, please visit PubMed.gov.
Lab Members
Zikun Yang, PhD
- Postdoctoral Research Scientist in the Department of Biostatistics
Basilio Huaman Cieza, PhD
- Postdoctoral Research Scientist in the Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center
Jennifer M. Cespedes, MD
- Staff Associate II in the Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center
Jose Leonardo Saint Hilaire Vargas, MD
- Staff Associate II in the Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center
Miguel A. Vizcarra Tejeda, MD
- Staff Associate II in the Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center
Madelin G. Cabrera De Morel, MD
- Staff Associate I in the Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center
