K. B. TRANG

Work

By organ system and year. ◆ marks genetics, ● marks multiomics; most papers use both.

  1. Trang KB, Sharma P, Cook L, et al. 3D chromatin-based variant-to-gene maps across 57 human cell types reveal the cellular and genetic architecture of autoimmune disease susceptibility. Genome Biol. 2025;26:414. First author Story →
  2. Conery M*, Pippin JA*, Wagley Y*, Trang K*, et al. GWAS-informed data integration and non-coding CRISPRi screen illuminate genetic etiology of bone mineral density. Genome Biol. 2025;26:331. Co-first Story →
  3. Qiu R, Trang KB, Shalaby C, et al. Multimodal analysis of in vitro hematopoiesis reveals blood cell-specific genetic impacts on complex disease traits. bioRxiv 2025. Preprint
  4. Trang KB, Pahl MC, Pippin JA, et al. 3D genomic features across >50 diverse cell types reveal insights into the genomic architecture of childhood obesity. eLife 2025;13:RP95411. First author
  5. Mace K*, Trang KB*, Zimmerman AJ, et al. Cross-trait clustering of sub-threshold sleep genetic signals identifies EGR2 as a conserved regulator of sleep. bioRxiv 2026. Co-first · preprint
  6. Zimmerman AJ, Biglari S, Trang KB, et al. Cell-specific variant-to-gene mapping identifies conserved neural and glial regulators of sleep. bioRxiv 2026. Preprint
  7. Laub S, Tulina N, Hoffman M, Faryean JB, Ramachandran S, Trang K, et al. Integrative genomics and single-cell CRISPRi screening dissect Alzheimer GWAS non-coding variants regulating TSPAN14. Am J Hum Genet. 2026;113(6):1253–1278.
  8. Kusic D, Salzman M, Heil J, Grant SFA, Trang KB, et al. Genetic variation in BDNF is associated with opioid use disorder severity. Hum Genet. 2026, in press.
  9. Trang KB, Chesi A, Toikumo S, et al. Shared and unique 3D genomic features of substance use disorders across multiple cell types. medRxiv 2024. First author · preprint
  10. Nirgude S, Tichy ED, Zhang Y, Trang KB, et al. Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome multiomic analysis of hepatoblastoma uncovers unique tumour heterogeneity and cellular landscapes. BJC Rep. 2026;4(1):25.
  11. Littleton SH, Trang KB, Volpe CM, et al. Variant-to-function analysis of the childhood obesity chr12q13 locus implicates rs7132908 as a causal variant within the 3′ UTR of FAIM2. Cell Genom. 2024;4(5):100556.
  12. Trang K, Grant SFA. Genetics and epigenetics in the obesity phenotyping scenario. Rev Endocr Metab Disord. 2023;24(5):775–793. First author · invited review
  13. Caputo T, Tran VDT, Bararpour N, Winkler C, Aguileta G, Trang KB, et al. Anti-adipogenic signals at the onset of obesity-related inflammation in white adipose tissue. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2021;78(1):227–247.
  14. Wigger L, Casals-Casas C, Baruchet M, Trang KB, et al. System analysis of cross-talk between nuclear receptors reveals an opposite regulation of the cell cycle by LXR and FXR in human HepaRG liver cells. PLoS One 2019;14(8):e0220894.

* co-first authors. Full list on Google Scholar.