Lab Members’ Recent Papers

In our Lab, an emphasis is put on finding first-author opportunities for PhD candidates and post-doctoral fellows to help advance their  research careers. 

Andrea R. Waksmunski, Kristy Miskimen, Yeunjoo E. Song, Michelle Grunin, Renee Laux, Denise Fuzzell, Sarada Fuzzell, Larry D. Adams, Laura Caywood, Michael Prough, Dwight Stambolian, William K. Scott, Margaret A. Pericak-Vance, Jonathan L. Haines; Consequences of a Rare Complement Factor H Variant for Age-Related Macular Degeneration in the Amish. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2022;63(9):8. doi: https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.63.9.8.

Osterman MD, Song YE, Nittala M, et al. Genomewide Association Study of Retinal Traits in the Amish Reveals Loci Influencing Drusen Development and Link to Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2022;63(8):17. doi:10.1167/iovs.63.8.17

Osterman MD, Song YE, Adams LD, et al. The genetic architecture of Alzheimer disease risk in the Ohio and Indiana Amish. HGG Adv. 2022;3(3):100114. Published 2022 Apr 27. doi:10.1016/j.xhgg.2022.100114

Waksmunski AR, Grunin M, Kinzy TG, et al. Pathway Analysis Integrating Genome-Wide and Functional Data Identifies PLCG2 as a Candidate Gene for Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2019;60(12):4041-4051. doi:10.1167/iovs.19-27827

Waksmunski AR, Igo RP Jr, Song YE, et al. Rare variants and loci for age-related macular degeneration in the Ohio and Indiana Amish. Hum Genet. 2019;138(10):1171-1182. doi:10.1007/s00439-019-02050-4

Grunin M, Beykin G, Rahmani E, et al. Association of a Variant in VWA3A with Response to Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Treatment in Neovascular AMD. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2020;61(2):48. doi:10.1167/iovs.61.2.48