Saxena Lab

Genetics of chronotype and impact on metabolic disease

The project aims to define the genetic basis of subjectively and objectively assessed chronotype, characterize the functional molecular, cellular, and physiologic consequences of causal genes, and variants, and dissect shared genetic relationships between chronotype and metabolic disease outcomes.

PI: Richa Saxena

Links to Cardiometabolic Disease Research AreaGenetics of Circadian Rhythms Research Area