Yann C. Klimentidis PhD
 | Department of Biostatistics Ryals Public Health Bldg, 443E University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL 35294 Phone: (205) 975-9273 Fax: (205) 975-2540 E-mail: yann@ms.soph.uab.edu Full CV |
I received my undergraduate degree in Biology at Texas A&M University and my PhD in Anthropology from the University of New Mexico. My dissertation research involved the use of genetic admixture to examine social, phenotypic, and obesity-related characteristics of Hispanics and Native Americans in New Mexico.
I joined the Section on Statistical Genetics in January of 2009. I will be working with Drs. David Allison and Jose Fernandez on the genetics of obesity and cardiovascular disease, specifically using genetic admixture to examine health disparities, as well as developing methods to use genomic-scale data to examine signals of evolutionary change.
Publications
- 2009
- 2008
- 2003
- 2001
- Klimentidis Y, Miller G, Shriver MD (2009) The relationship between European genetic admixture and body composition among Hispanics and Native Americans. American Journal of Human Biology. [PMID: 19214998]
- Klimentidis Y, Shriver MD (2009) Estimating admixture proportions from faces. PLoS One. 4(2):e4460. [PMID: 19223962]
- Klimentidis Y, Miller G, Shriver MD (2008) Genetic admixture, self-reported ethnicity, self-estimated admixture, and skin pigmentation among Hispanics and Native Americans. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 24;138(4):375-383. [PMID: 18951390]
- Hadsell DL, Bonnette S, George J, Torres D, Klimentidis Y, Gao S, Haney PM, Summy-Long J, Soloff MS, Parlow AF, Sirito M, Sawadogo M (2003) Diminished milk synthesis in upstream stimulatory factor 2 null mice is associated with decreased circulating oxytocin and decreased mammary gland expression of eukaryotic initiation factors 4E and 4G. Molecular Endocrinology 17(11):2251-67. [PMID: 12907752]
- Hadsell DL, Alexeenko T, Klimentidis Y, Torres D, Lee AV (2001) Inability of overexpressed des(1-3) human insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) to inhibit forced mammary gland involution is associated with decreased expression of IGF signaling molecules. Endocrinology 142: 1479-88. [PMID: 11250928]
Acknowledgement and Disclaimer
The trainee's projects are supported by Grant Number T32HL007457 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute or the National Institutes of Health.
Years: 2009 -
Mentor(s): David B. Allison, Ph.D. & José Fernández, Ph.D.