Directory Profile
Katerina Kechris PhD
Professor, Associate Director of Data Science (CIDA)
- Center for Innovative Design & Analysis
- Department of Biostatistics & Informatics
- Lifecourse Epidemiology of Adiposity & Diabetes Center
Email Address:katerina.kechris@cuanschutz.edu
Primary Phone:303-724-4363
Mailing Address:
- CU Anschutz
Fitzsimons Building
13001 East 17th Place
Mail Stop B119
Room 4162, 4th Floor
Aurora, CO 80045
Dr. Kechris focuses on the development and application of statistical methods for analyzing high-dimensional molecular data sets in the form of omics profiles. She has several focus areas: (1) analyzing transcription factor binding and miRNA data to study the regulation of transcription and post-transcriptional processing, (2) examining the genetic and epigenetic factors controlling gene expression, (3) exploring the metabolome and (4) integrating multi-omics data in a network framework. Dr. Kechris collaborates with investigators studying chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the COPDGene genetic epidemiology study, substance use disorders using animal models, and early life determinants of diabetes and obesity in children.
Areas of Expertise
- Bioinformatics
- Genomics, Epigenomics, Proteomics, Metabolomics
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Early life determinants of diabetes and obesity in children
- Substance use disorders
Education, Licensure & Certifications
- PhD, Statistics, University of California Berkeley, 2003
- MA, Statistics, University of California Berkeley, 1999
- BS, Applied Mathematics, University of California Los Angeles, 1997
Awards
- Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society Alpha Upsilon Chapter Inductee, 2020
- Chancellor’s Teaching Recognition Award University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 2020
- Fellow of the American Statistical Association, 2019
- Excellence in Faculty Research Award, Colorado School of Public Health, 2017
Affiliations
- Chair, Section on Statistics in Genomics and Genetics, American Statistical Association
- Member, NIH Biodata Management and Analysis Study Section
- Associate Editor, Biometrics