People

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Jonathan Witonsky, MD, MAS

Assistant Adjunct Professor
What I do:

Jon is a pediatric allergist and immunologist. His research focuses on the genetic and social factors contributing to the development of asthma, asthma disparities, and pulmonary function reference equations in genetically admixed populations.

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Celeste Eng

SPECIALIST
What I do:

Celeste is the manager of the Asthma Collaboratory. She specializes in data generation, sample management, high-throughput mutation detection, genotyping, and sequencing technologies. She coordinates and supports all study recruitment and other related aspects of the research studies

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Jennifer Elhawary, MS

Research Data Analyst
What I do:

Jennifer performs statistical analyses, including genetic and epigenetic association studies of asthma outcomes in admixed populations. She also manages the study databases, writes grants, and leads the group's online presence.