Barbara McKnight

Appointments and Affiliations
 
 
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Public Health Sciences Division
Member
 
University of Washington
School of Public Health and Community Medicine
Biostatistics
Professor
 Professional Headshot of Barbara McKnight

Mailing Address

Box 357232
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington 98195
United States

Degrees

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, Statistics, 1981.

Research Interests

Statistical methods in epidemiology and human genetics; survival analysis; statistics in animal carcinogenicity testing.

Languages

Reading, Writing, Speaking

English: Fluent, Fluent, Fluent
French: Functional, Functional, Functional

 

Recent Publications

2013
Wu, JHY, Lemaitre RN, Manichaikul A, Guan W, Tanaka T, Foy M, Kabagambe EK, Djousse L, Siscovick D, Fretts AM et al..  2013.  Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Novel Loci Associated With Concentrations of Four Plasma Phospholipid Fatty Acids in the De Novo Lipogenesis Pathway: Results from the CHARGE Consortium.. Circulation. Cardiovascular genetics. Abstract
Perry, JRB, Corre T, Esko T, Chasman DI, Fischer K, Franceschini N, He C, Kutalik Z, Mangino M, Rose LM et al..  2013.  A genome-wide association study of early menopause and the combined impact of identified variants.. Human molecular genetics. Abstract
Fretts, AM, Mozaffarian D, Siscovick DS, Heckbert SR, McKnight B, King IB, Rimm EB, Psaty BM, Sacks FM, Song X et al..  2013.  Associations of plasma phospholipid and dietary alpha linolenic acid with incident atrial fibrillation in older adults: the cardiovascular health study.. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2(1):e003814. Abstract
Berndt, SI, Gustafsson S, Mägi R, Ganna A, Wheeler E, Feitosa MF, Justice AE, Monda KL, Croteau-Chonka DC, Day FR et al..  2013.  Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture.. Nature genetics. 45(5):501-12. Abstract
Monda, KL, Chen GK, Taylor KC, Palmer C, Edwards TL, Lange LA, Ng MCY, Adeyemo AA, Allison MA, Bielak LF et al..  2013.  A meta-analysis identifies new loci associated with body mass index in individuals of African ancestry.. Nature genetics. 45(6):690-6. Abstract
Resler, AJ, Malone KE, Johnson LG, Malkki M, Petersdorf EW, McKnight B, Madeleine MM.  2013.  Genetic variation in TLR or NFkappaB pathways and the risk of breast cancer: a case-control study.. BMC cancer. 13:219. Abstract
Jensen, RA, Sim X, Li X, Cotch MF, Ikram KM, Holliday EG, Eiriksdottir G, Harris TB, Jonasson F, Klein BEK et al..  2013.  Genome-Wide Association Study of Retinopathy in Individuals without Diabetes.. PloS one. 8(2):e54232. Abstract
Holliday, EG, Smith AV, Cornes BK, Buitendijk GHS, Jensen RA, Sim X, Aspelund T, Aung T, Baird PN, Boerwinkle E et al..  2013.  Insights into the genetic architecture of early stage age-related macular degeneration: a genome-wide association study meta-analysis.. PloS one. 8(1):e53830. Abstract
2012
Huang, J, Sabater-Lleal M, Asselbergs FW, Tregouet D, Shin S-Y, Ding J, Baumert J, Oudot-Mellakh T, Folkersen L, Johnson AD et al..  2012.  Genome-wide association study for circulating levels of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) provides novel insights into the regulation of PAI-1.. Blood. Abstract
Thacker, EL, McKnight B, Psaty BM, Longstreth WT, Dublin S, Jensen PN, Newton KM, Smith NL, Siscovick DS, Heckbert SR.  2012.  Association of Body Mass Index, Diabetes, Hypertension, and Blood Pressure Levels with Risk of Permanent Atrial Fibrillation.. Journal of general internal medicine. Abstract
Yang, J, Loos RJF, Powell JE, Medland SE, Speliotes EK, Chasman DI, Rose LM, Thorleifsson G, Steinthorsdottir V, Mägi R et al..  2012.  FTO genotype is associated with phenotypic variability of body mass index.. Nature. 490(7419):267-72. Abstract
Fretts, AM, Howard BV, McKnight B, Duncan GE, Beresford SAA, Mete M, Eilat-Adar S, Zhang Y, Siscovick DS.  2012.  Associations of processed meat and unprocessed red meat intake with incident diabetes: the Strong Heart Family Study.. The American journal of clinical nutrition. 95(3):752-8. Abstract
Lemaitre, RN, Sitlani C, Song X, King IB, McKnight B, Spiegelman D, Sacks FM, Djoussé L, Rimm EB, Siscovick DS et al..  2012.  Circulating and dietary α-linolenic acid and incidence of congestive heart failure in older adults: the Cardiovascular Health Study.. The American journal of clinical nutrition. 96(2):269-74. Abstract
2011
Madeleine, MM, Johnson LG, Malkki M, Resler AJ, Petersdorf EW, McKnight B, Malone KE.  2011.  Genetic variation in proinflammatory cytokines IL6, IL6R, TNF-region, and TNFRSF1A and risk of breast cancer.. Breast cancer research and treatment. 129(3):887-899. Abstract