Co-Investigator, Health and Retirement Study
Contact Information
1827 SPH I
1415 Washington Heights
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2029
Email: [email protected]
Education
University of Michigan, Ph.D. Human Genetics, 1991
University of Michigan, M.A. Statistics, 1990
Carnegie-Mellon University, B.S. Biological Sciences, 1985
Research and Projects
Dr. Kardia's main research interests are in the genetic epidemiology of common chronic diseases and their risk factors. She is particularly interested in gene-environment and gene-gene interactions and in developing novel analytical strategies to understand the complex relationship between genetic variation, environmental variation, and risk of common chronic diseases. Her research utilizes genomic, epigenomic, transcriptomic, and proteomic measures on large epidemiological cohorts.
Selected Recent Publications
Lin L, Zhao W, Li Z, et al. Poly-epigenetic scores for cardiometabolic risk factors interact with demographic factors and health behaviors in older US Adults. Epigenetics. 2025;20(1):2469205. doi:10.1080/15592294.2025.2469205
Stoldt M, Ammous F, Lin L, et al. DNA Methylation at CRP-Associated CpG Sites May Mediate the Pathway between Educational Attainment and Cognition. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2024. doi:10.1093/gerona/glae159
Lin L, Kiryakos J, Ammous F, et al. Epigenetic age acceleration is associated with blood lipid levels in a multi-ancestry sample of older U.S. adults. BMC Med Genomics. 2024;17(1):146. doi:10.1186/s12920-024-01914-7
Bui H, Keshawarz A, Wang M, et al. Association analysis between an epigenetic risk score and blood pressure. Res Sq. 2024. doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-4243866/v1
Bui H, Keshawarz A, Wang M, et al. Association analysis between an epigenetic alcohol risk score and blood pressure. Clin Epigenetics. 2024;16(1):149. doi:10.1186/s13148-024-01753-4