Sarah Williams-Blangero 

Scientist and Chair | Genetics and SNPRC
Phone: 210-258-9577

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Postdoctoral Work

1987 - 1990
Genetic Epidemiology
Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research
San Antonio, Texas

Research Focus

Genetic epidemiology of infectious disease, genetic management of nonhuman primates

Awards and Honors

2001 - Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
1985 - Graduate Alumni Research Award, Case Western Reserve University
1984 - B.A. magna cum laude, with Honors in Anthropology
1984 - Phi Beta Kappa

Mental illness and disability among elders in developing countries: the case of Nepal.
Subedi S, M Tausig, J Subedi, CL Broughton, and S Williams-Blangero
J Aging Health 16 (1): 71-87,
2004
PMID: 1497931

Genetic considerations in captive management and research. In: International Perspectives: The Future of Nonhuman Primate Resources. National Academies Press, Washington, D.C.
International Perspectives: The Future of Nonhuman Primate Resources, National Academies Press, Washington, D.C.
Williams-Blangero S and JL VandeBerg
114-121,
2003
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Grants

"A Genome Scan for Susceptibility to Helminthic Infection"
Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Type: NIH R01 AI44406
Total Direct Costs: $1,335,392
Period: 08/01/00 - 06/30/05

"Genetic Architecture of Heart Disease in Rural Brazil"
Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Type: NIH R01 HL66480
Total Direct Costs: $1,845,878
Period: 07/01/01 - 06/31/06

"Genetics of Susceptibility to Helminthic Infection"
Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Type: NIH R01 AI37091
Total Direct Costs: $2,273,187
Period: 07/01/01 - 06/31/06

"Host Genetic Correlates in Schistosomiasis"
Principal Investigator, SFBR Subcontract
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Type: NIH U01 AI45451
Total Direct Costs: $143,316
Period: 09/15/99 - 06/30/05