I am a statistical geneticist working in the area of quantitative genetics, i.e. the genetics of complex phenotypes. I work in two areas within this subject: 1. development of statistical tools for identifying genes responsible for variation in complex phenotypes such as diseases and for modeling developmental pathways, 2. experimental quantitative analysis of developmental genetic pathways using Drosophila as a model system. Research in my group addresses questions in a number of fields: genomics, genetic medicine, veterinary sciences, plant sciences, Drosophila genetics, theoretical and statistical quantitative genetics, and evolutionary-developmental biology.