Melissa
Middle Name
Anne
Richard, Ph.D.
Middle Name
Anne
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Melissa
Middle Name
Anne
Richard, Ph.D.
Middle Name
Anne
Instructor
Positions
- Instructor
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Pediatrics-Oncology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US
- Member
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Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
Baylor College of Medicine
Addresses
- One Baylor Plaza (Office)
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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 a genetic epidemiologist with a focus on using integrative, modern genetic-based approaches to uncover the molecular basis of disease. I have a particular focus on using multi-omic measures to characterize cardiometabolic traits as both a cause and consequence of health outcomes. My current work uses genetic epidemiologic techniques to uncover the molecular basis of disrupted metabolism in survivors of childhood cancer, as well as the influence of metabolic traits on human development. I am also interested in understanding the altered mechanisms that contribute to the development of certain congenital anomalies, such as hypospadias.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
Memberships
- American Society of Human Genetics
- American Heart Association
- Children's Oncology Group
- American Association for Cancer Research
- Society for Birth Defects Research
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