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Dr. D.C. Rao has been the Director of the Division of Biostatistics since 1980 and a Professor of Biostatistics since 1982. He received his undergraduate and graduate training in statistics from the Indian Statistical Institute in Calcutta, India, culminating in a Ph.D. degree in statistical genetics in 1971. He holds joint appointments in the Departments of Psychiatry, Genetics, and Mathematics. He is a member and Past-President of the International Genetic Epidemiology Society (1996) and was the founding Editor-in-Chief of the society's journal, Genetic Epidemiology (1984-91).

Dr. Rao's research interests include the development of timely new methods for undertaking the genetic dissection of common complex traits. His applied research deals largely with genetic epidemiological investigations of cardiovascular disease and co-morbidities, as well as the metabolic syndrome. He has published over 500 research articles. He is currently the PI of several research projects, including a methodological grant and Data Coordinating Centers for several multicenter family and genetic studies (HyperGEN/ FBPP, HERITAGE, GenSalt).

Dr. Rao is active in training and mentoring activities: Program Director of the GEMS program, Co-Director of a Ph.D. program, Program Director of a Summer Institute Program (SIPID), and PI of a Pre-Doctoral Training Grant.

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