Madison B Wilken

This study uses Mendelian randomization to show that genetic predisposition to smoke tobacco indirectly reduces red blood cell count by increasing alcohol intake.

This study shows TPM1 deficiency promotes cell state transitions and enhances hemogenic endothelial cell specification during hematopoiesis in both human and mouse models.

This study uses Mendelian randomization to show that obesity and truncal adiposity have opposing genetic effects on blood traits, with BMI reducing hemoglobin and hematocrit while truncal adiposity increases them.