| Dr. Deka’s primary research areas are human genetic variation, population genetics and genetics of complex disease. Current research interests are: (1) understanding genetic variation in small, isolated and inbred human populations; (2) understanding the genetic basis of common and complex human diseases, where evidence has been presented for the presence of genetic and environmental components to disease susceptibility. Of particular interests are: identifying genetic variants associated with type 2 diabetes, obesity, metabolic syndrome, stroke and prostate cancer. |
