Announcement – Brock Christensen, PhD has been awarded a new U01 grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) for his project, “Validating Immune and Epigenetic Biomarkers.” Congratulations to Brock and the team on this outstanding achievement!
Dr. Christensen's research is focused on combining advances in molecular biology, genomics and bioinformatics with the powerful techniques of modern epidemiology and statistics to characterize epigenetic states in human health and disease. His interests include understanding relationships between epigenetic states and exposures in the context of disease susceptibility, occurrence, and progression. By investigating complex interactions between the environment and somatic epigenetic alterations in target tissues, as well as epigenetic susceptibility traits in surrogate tissues, he hopes to develop their potential translational utility for diagnostic, prognostic, and/or treatment purposes.