Brent Richards has trained in genetics, medicine, endocrinology, epidemiology and biostatistics. He currently practices endocrinology and runs a research program at McGill University. His research program is focused on the identification of the genetic determinants of common, aging-related diseases and the translation of these findings to improved clinical care. Dr. Richards was a CIHR Clinical Investigator and currently is an FRSQ Clinician Scientist. He has had the opportunity to participate in, and sometimes lead, genome-wide association studies recently published in Nature Genetics, The Lancet and PLoS Genetics. Brent is co-chair of the cohorts arm of the UK10K consortium where ~3,800 population-based participants have been whole genome-sequenced and these data will be made publicly available, along with 50 phenotypes.
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