One of the 2024 JAX Scholars, Takeshi Iwasaki, M.D., Ph.D., investigates the genomic variants and genetic mechanisms influencing autoimmune disease.
During his residency, Iwasaki managed multiple cases where patients’ diagnoses led to a dead-end, with too little known about their specific condition to provide them with targeted treatments.
Despite the tremendous progress over the past decade to identify genes and regulatory elements in the human genome, cases like those Iwasaki encountered are still far too common. There remains a pressing need to link genetic variants to disease presentation or risk.
Identifying the actual genetic culprits amidst the vast number of potential disease-contributing factors is a difficult task, but Iwasaki is up for the challenge as he pursues his career as a physician-scientist in the Tewhey lab.
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15 сен 2024
