Research interests
- Genetic regulation of lipoprotein(a) and genomics of the Lipoprotein(a) gene
- Investigation of extreme lipoprotein(a) phenotypes
- Mutation screening of the LPA gene locus in family and populations with extreme Lp(a) phenotypes
- Developemnt of approaches for mutation screeing and genotyping of variants in the LPA KIV-2 copy number repeat
- Regulatory variants in the LPA locus
- Applications of Nanopore sequencing to the Lipoprotein(a) gene and other complex genome regions
- Genomics of complex phenotypes with focus on lipoproteins and genome-wide association studies
- Functional follow-up of SNP associations from association studies
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Teaching
- Study module Genetics, Epigenetics and Genomics, Master Program in Molecular Medicine
- Lecture “Genetics” for Master Students
- Laboratory course “Genetics” for Master Students
- Journal Club “Genetics” for Master Students
- Study course Medicine
- Laboratory course: “Biology”: DNA sequencing, human genetics
- Laboratory course: “Genotyping and Genetic Epidemiology” (starting in 2020)
- Study course PhD Genetics, Epigenetics and Genomics
- Lecture “Methods 2”: Sequencing, genotyping and genome mapping technologies
- Practical course and lecture in NGS data analysis (with Sebastian Schönherr)
- Coordinator of the “Genetics, Epigenetics and Genomics” module of the Master Program in Molecular Medicine