Dr Sonia Shah’s research uses innovative statistical genomics approaches applied to human genomic and health data to advance understanding, improve prevention and identify new avenues for treatment for cardiovascular disease. Her research has led to new insights into heart failure biology and shifted our understanding of the genetic risk factors for familial hypercholesterolemia, impacting patient management in the UK. Dr Shah’s current research focuses on understanding cardiovascular risk in understudied groups, such as women and genetically diverse groups, in whom current tools for identifying high-risk individuals are less accurate, with the goal of developing more effective tools for disease prevention in these groups and ensuring more equitable translation of genomics research.
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