University of Minnesota
Biography
Dr. Bharat Thyagarajan is a co-investigator for HS&B:80 and NLS:72. Dr. Thyagarajan is head of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology and director of the Advanced Research and Diagnostic Laboratory (ARDL). At ARDL, Dr. Thyagarajan is principal laboratory investigator for the Hispanic Community Health Study, an NIH-funded multicenter epidemiologic study of Hispanic/Latino populations, and the NIH-funded Long Life Family Study, an international collaborative study of the genetics and familial components of exceptional survival, longevity, and healthy aging. Thyagarajan's personal research program focuses on the role of mitochondria in breast and colorectal cancer.