Area of Research

• Dr. Ji's research group is focused on elucidating the epigenetic regulation of chronic respiratory diseases and examining how epigenetic mechanisms mediate the impact of environmental exposures during critical development windows (e.g., infancy) on increased disease susceptibility. She utilizes an integrative approach combining molecular and bioinformatic analysis of methylome, chromatin, gene expression and gene network analysis with immunologic and physiologic characterization of disease models to understand genes and pathways that may contribute to disease etiology and pathogenesis.