Education
PhD Public Health Genetics, University of Washington, 2015
MS Biology, Stanford University, 2008
Contact
Department of Epidemiology
Hans Rosling Center for Population Health, 874B
Seattle, WA 98195
Bio
Dr. Fohner is a genetic epidemiologist applying innovative big data methods to extensive electronic health record, population-based longitudinal cohort, and multi-omic data to improve precision medicine. She approaches genetic epidemiology through an ELSI (ethical, legal, social implications) lens, and aims to promote equity and justice in the benefit of and access to genetic information in health settings. She prioritizes interdisciplinary collaborations and is a member of the Cardiovascular Health Research Unit at UW, where she integrates genomics and proteomics to identify early biomarkers for cognitive decline and dementia. She is an Associate Director of the Institute for Public Health Genetics, an interdisciplinary program in the School of Public Health that explores the application of genomics in public health, and is an adjunct investigator at Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research.
Research Areas
Research Interests
Dr. Fohner is a genetic epidemiologist applying innovative big data methods to extensive electronic health record and genomic data to improve precision medicine. She approaches genetic epidemiology through an ELSI (ethical, legal, social implications) lens, and aims to promote equity and justice in the benefit of and access to genetic information in health settings. She teaches in the Institute of Public Health Genetics, an interdisciplinary program in the School of Public Health that explores the application of genomics in public health, and is an adjunct investigator at Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research.
Recent Publications (PubMed)
(2025 Jul 1)
Sci Rep 15(1): 22172
Horn JW, Fohner A, Tracy R, Adams HHH, Djousse L, Romundstad S, Janszky I, Longstreth WT Jr, Mukamal KJ
(2025 Jun)
Alzheimers Dement 21(6): e70326
Charisis S, Rashid T, Dintica C, Gonzales M, Liu H, Ware JB, Austin TR, Jensen PN, Fohner AE, Tanley JE, Ding J, Luchsinger JA, Sachs B, Nasrallah IM, Bryan RN, Hayden KM, Wolk D, Rascovsky K, Davatzikos C, Longstreth WT Jr, Yaffe K, Seshadri S, Heckbert SR, Hughes T, Habes M
(2025 Jun)
J Alzheimers Dis 105(4): 1275-1281
Fohner AE, Sitlani CM, Jayadev S, Bis JC, Trittschuh EH, Lopez OL, Tracy RP, Psaty BM, Longstreth WT Jr, Seshadri S
(2025 Apr 17)
Sleep
Kozhemiako N, Heckbert SR, Castro-Diehl C, Paquet CB, Bertisch SM, Habes M, Fohner AE, Bryan RN, Nasrallah I, Hughes TM, Redline S, Purcell SM
(2025 Apr 11)
Nat Commun 16(1): 3470
Zhang X, Brody JA, Graff M, Highland HM, Chami N, Xu H, Wang Z, Ferrier KR, Chittoor G, Josyula NS, Meyer M, Gupta S, Li X, Li Z, Allison MA, Becker DM, Bielak LF, Bis JC, Boorgula MP, Bowden DW, Broome JG, Buth EJ, Carlson CS, Chang KM, Chavan S, Chiu YF, Chuang LM, Conomos MP, DeMeo DL, Du M, Duggirala R, Eng C, Fohner AE, Freedman BI, Garrett ME, Guo X, Haiman C, Heavner BD, Hidalgo B, Hixson JE, Ho YL, Hobbs BD, Hu D, Hui Q, Hwu CM, Jackson RD, Jain D, Kalyani RR, Kardia SLR, Kelly TN, Lange EM, LeNoir M, Li C, Le Marchand L, McDonald MN, McHugh CP, Morrison AC, Naseri T, NHLBI Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine (TOPMed) Consortium, O'Connell J, O'Donnell CJ, Palmer ND, Pankow JS, Perry JA, Peters U, Preuss MH, Rao DC, Regan EA, Reupena SM, Roden DM, Rodriguez-Santana J, Sitlani CM, Smith JA, Tiwari HK, Vasan RS, Wang Z, Weeks DE, Wessel J, Wiggins KL, Wilkens LR, Wilson PWF, Yanek LR, Yoneda ZT, Zhao W, Zöllner S, Arnett DK, Ashley-Koch AE, Barnes KC, Blangero J, Boerwinkle E, Burchard EG, Carson AP, Chasman DI, Ida Chen YD, Curran JE, Fornage M, Gordeuk VR, He J, Heckbert SR, Hou L, Irvin MR, Kooperberg C, Minster RL, Mitchell BD, Nouraie M, Psaty BM, Raffield LM, Reiner AP, Rich SS, Rotter JI, Benjamin Shoemaker M, Smith NL, Taylor KD, Telen MJ, Weiss ST, Zhang Y, Heard-Costa N, Sun YV, Lin X, Cupples LA, Lange LA, Liu CT, Loos RJF, North KE, Justice AE
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