In this week’s Scientist Highlights, we feature Ana. C. Leandro, PhD, who became an AD University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) RCMAR Scientist in 2019. Dr. Leandro’s research focus and expertise is in the molecular and functional aspects of gene identification for complex diseases. Dr. Leandro is involved in several projects where she manages the molecular components, being responsible for the phenotyping and sequencing of sample from several complex diseases such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, tuberculosis, bipolar disease and Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. Leandro has also played a major role in a few large-scale human genetic projects within STDOI investigating the susceptibility to complex diseases. Currently, Dr. Leandro is the PI of a study investigating epigenetic influences on Alzheimer’s disease risk.

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