Research
About Our Research
The Pajukanta research group is using integrative genomics approaches on multilayer genomics data, including single cell omics data, to identify cell-type-specific mechanisms underlying obesity and related cardiovascular and metabolic disorders, such as type 2 diabetes (T2D), dyslipidemia, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
We are especially interested in:
- Genomic studies of the admixed Mexican population that has been underrepresented in genomic studies despite their high predisposition to obesity, T2D, dyslipidemias, and NAFLD
- Development of computational methods for complex traits
- Uilizing single cell and bulk level RNA- sequencing and ATAC sequencing approaches to study gene-environment interactions contributing to cardiovascular and metabolic traits