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Timothy Thornton
Timothy
A.
Thornton
Clinical Professor , Biostatistics
Email
tathornt@uw.edu
Phone
UW Location
Population Health Building

Hans Rosling Center for Population Health
3980 15th Avenue NE
Box 351617
Seattle, WA 98195-1617
United States

About

Dr. Thornton's research interest is in the area of statistical genetics, with an emphasis on statistical methodology for genetic association studies of complex traits in samples with relatedness, ancestry admixture, and/or population structure. He recently published  “Local ancestry at APOE modifies Alzheimer’s disease risk in Caribbean Hispanics" (2019) Alzheimers & Dementia 15:1524-1532. doi: 10.1016/j.jalz.2019.07.016.

Education
BS
Mathematics
Hampton University
PhD
Statistics
University of Chicago
Faculty Interests
Cancer Research
Computational Biology
Faculty Courses
2019-20 Academic Year