Email

marichar@bcm.edu

Positions

Assistant Professor

Baylor College of Medicine

Member

Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
Baylor College of Medicine

Addresses

One Baylor Plaza (Office)

Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-2971
melissa.richard@bcm.edu

Education

PhD from University of Texas School of Public Health

08/2014 - Houston, Texas

Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Human Genetics

MS from University of Texas School of Public Health

Houston, Texas

Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Human Genetics

BS from Sam Houston State University

Hunstville, Texas

Biology and Psychology

Postdoctoral Fellowship at University of Texas Institute of Molecular Medicine

Houston, Texas

Genetic Epidemiology

Professional Statement

I am an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics who uses integrative genetic epidemiologic approaches to uncover the molecular basis of pediatric conditions. My current work focuses on using genetic and epigenetic data to identify risk factors for key conditions during child development, including cancer and birth defects. By leveraging genetic and epigenetic measures, I aim to gain a better understanding of the underlying biology of pediatric cancer and other key outcomes.

Websites

Selected Publications

• Richard MA, Huan T, Ligthart S, Gondalia R, Jhun MA, Brody JA, Irvin MR, Marioni R, Shen J, Tsai P-C, Montasser ME, Jia Y, Syme C, Salfati EL, Boerwinkle E, Guan W, Mosley Jr TH, Bressler J, Morrison AC, Liu C, Mendelson MM, Uitterlinden AG, et al "DNA Methylation Analysis Identifies Loci for Blood Pressure Regulation." Am J Hum Genet. 2017;101:888-902. Pubmed PMID: 29198723
• Richard MA, Sok P, Canon S, Brown AL, Peckham-Gregory EC, Nembhard WN, Carmichael SL, Ehli EA, Kallsen NA, Peyton SA, Davies GE, Patel A, Zamilpa I, Wyatt RA, Hobbs CA, Scheurer ME, Lupo PJ "The role of genetic variation in DGKK on moderate and severe hypospadias." Birth Defects Res. 2019;111:932-937. Pubmed PMID: 31102501
• Richard MA, Yang W, Sok P, Li M, Carmichael SL, von Behren J, Reynolds P, Fisher PG, Collins RT, Hobbs CA, Luke B, Shaw GM, Lupo PJ. "Differential newborn DNA methylation among individuals with complex congenital heart defects and childhood lymphoma." Birth Defects Res. 2022 Dec 1; Pubmed PMID: 36226634
• Richard MA, Mostoufi-Moab S, Rathore N, Baedke J, Brown AL, Chanock SJ, Friedman DN, Gramatges MM, Howell RM, Kamdar KY, Leisenring WM, Meacham LR, Morton LM, Oeffinger K, Robison LL, Sapkota Y, Sklar CA, Armstrong GT, Bhatia S, Lupo PJ "Germline Genetic and Treatment-Related Risk Factors for Diabetes Mellitus in Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A Report From the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study and St Jude Lifetime Cohorts." JCO Precis Oncol. 2022 Dec 6; Pubmed PMID: 36480781

Memberships

American Society of Human Genetics

Children's Oncology Group

American Association for Cancer Research

Society for Birth Defects Research