Both Emily Winnicki and Emily Degruson presented their research at the KU Center for Genomics Research Symposium (KUCG) in Lawrence, Kansas!
Human Population Genetics Lab at the KUCG! From left to right: Dr. Obed Garcia, Dr. Kelsey Jorgensen, Emily Winnicki, Emily Degruson
Emily Winnicki, PhD Student, presents her research “Putative selection related to immune response to
Influenza infection in individuals from Great Britain” that identified several immune response genes upregulated when sick with the flu and other infectious diseases.
Emily Degruson, Undergraduate Researcher, presents her research “Immune biomarkers and candidate genetic variant
associations with dengue virus Infection in Guatemala” which examined genetic analyses in association with cytokine expression and clinical symptoms.
Human Population Genomics Lab 