Jinko Graham
| Associate Professor | Office TLX-10553 | |
| Statistics and Actuarial Science | IRMACS Lab | |
| Simon Fraser University | Tel: (778)782-3155 | |
| Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6 | Fax: (778)782-4368 |
As a member of the Statistical Genetics Working Group at SFU, I work on problems at the interface of statistics and genetics. This is an exciting place to be because each area pushes the other forward! I have a long-standing interest in developing statistical tools that use the genetic or genomic data from individuals to inform about their ancestral relationships. These relationships can be of use in finding genes that contribute to complex disorders such as diabetes and cancer. Another interest is graphical exploratory tools for case-parent studies of gene-environment interaction and parent-of-origin effects. Gene-environment interaction occurs when the health effect of an environmental factor (e.g. exposure to a pesticide) depends on an individual's genetic background. Parent-of-origin effects refer to the health effect of a genetic factor depending on which parent it was inherited from. As a statistician, my focus is on developing analysis tools that can uncover hidden patterns in the data. Much of the research involves complex data structures and so has a strong computational component. More info can be found by following the links to the left.