Esteban Parra

Developing multi-ancestry polygenic risk scores to improve lung cancer risk stratification across diverse populations

Principal investigators: Adler, Nina

Keywords: Absolute Risk Modelling; Genetic Risk; Genomics Equity; Lung Cancer; Multi-Ancestry; Polygenic Risk Score; Population Health; Screening

Uncovering Immunogenetic Modifiers of Cystic Fibrosis in Canadians Using Long-Read Sequencing Technology

Principal investigators: Oluwamuyiwa, Fesobi A

Keywords: Bioinformatics; Cystic Fibrosis; Genetics; Genome Analysis; Statistical Genetics

Identifying the genetic architecture of pigmentary traits in human populations

Principal investigators: Parra, Esteban

Keywords: human pigmentation; genomewide association studies (gwas); skin pigmentation; hair colour; iris colour; iris structures; skin response to the sun; human evolution; adaptation

Identifying the genetic architecture of pigmentary traits in populations of diverse ancestry

Principal investigators: Parra, Esteban

Guanahatabey and Taíno heritage biological and cultural landscapes of indigenous people in pre-and post-contact Cuba

Principal investigators: Roksandic, Mirjana

Keywords: Caribbean archaeology; indigenous populations; migrations; low level food producers; burial rituals

Genetics and evolution of pigmentary traits in human populations

Principal investigators: Parra, EstebanJ

Determinants of 25-hydroxyvitamin D in a multiethnic Canadian population

Principal investigators: Knight, Julia A

Keywords: 25-Hydroxyvitamin D; Diet; Ethnicity; Genetics; Season; Sun Exposure; Supplements

Genetics and evolution of pigmentary traits in human populations

Principal investigators: Parra, Esteban

STAGE (Strategic Training for Advanced Genetic Epidemiology): An integrated program in statistical & epidemiological training for genetics with a population health impact

Principal investigators: Gagnon, France; Bull, Shelley B; Narod, Steven A; Paterson, Andrew D; Sun, Lei

Keywords: Biomedical Sciences; Chronic And Complex Diseases; Ethics & Kt & Professional Development; Genetic Epidemiology & Statistical Genetics; International & National Internship; Population Genetics & Population Health

Gautanahabay and Taino heritage: biocultural landscapes of pre and post contact indigenous people in Cuba

Principal investigators: Roksandic, Mirjana

Keywords: burial analysis; indigenous people of the Caribbean; population biology; migration; colonization