About Me
Research Laboratory
The Quillen Lab focuses on understanding the multi-omic (genes, transcripts, epigenetic modification, and proteins) underpinnings of complex diseases through human and non-human primate research and big-data statistical methods. Major areas of research include:
- Age-related changes in bone and muscle increasing risk of fracture and reduced mobility
- Impact of metabolic disorders on skeletal health
- Metastasis of cancer to bone
- Radiation-induced damage to skeletal disorders following cancer treatment
- Skin color and tanning response genes contributing to skin cancer risk
- Genetic contributions to health disparities in admixed African-American and Latinx population