Erin M. Andres, Ph.D.
- Postdoctoral Fellow at the Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment at the University of Missouri-Columbia
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Biography —
Focus of Postdoc: Measuring neurodevelopmental disorder phenotypes in infancy
“My time at KU in the Child Language Doctoral Program was a wonderful opportunity to approach research of language from a truly interdisciplinary perspective, ultimately leading to a dissertation study incorporating foundational linguistic theory and human molecular genetics. I greatly value the well-rounded academic preparation from my mentors, Dr. M. Hashim Raza and Dr. Mabel L. Rice, and look forward to continuing to collaborate with them on exciting genetic investigation of language impairment.”
Education —
Selected Publications —
Yasmin, T., Andres, E. M., Hafeez, H., Kausar, F., Raza Basra, M. A., & Raza, M. H., (2023). Genome-wide analysis of runs of homozygosity in Pakistani controls with no history of speech or language-related developmental phenotypes. Annals of Human Biologyhttps://doi.org/10.1080/03014460.2023.2180087
Andres, E. M., Kelsey Earnest, K., Zhong, C., Rice, M. L. & Raza, M. H., (2022). Family-based whole exome analysis of specific language impairment (SLI) identifies rare variants in BUD13, a component of the retention and splicing (RES) complex. Brain Sciences 12(1), 47. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12010047
Andres, E. M., Neely, H. L., Hafeez H., Yasmin, T., Kausar, F., Raza Basra, M. A., & Raza, M. H., (2021). Study of rare genetic variants in TM4SF20, NFXL1, CNTNAP2, and ATP2C2 in Pakistani probands and families with language impairment. MetaGene 30, article 100966, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mgene.2021.100966
Andres, E. M., Kelsey Earnest, K., Smith, S. D., Rice, M. L. & Raza, M. H., (2020). Pedigree-based gene mapping supports previous loci and reveals novel suggestive loci in specific language impairment (SLI). Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research 63(12), 4046-4061. https://doi.org/10.1044/2020_JSLHR-20-00102
Andres, E. M., Hafeez, H., Yousaf, A., Riazuddin S., Rice, M. L., Raza Basra, M. A., & Raza, M. H., (2019). A genome-wide analysis in consanguineous families reveals new chromosomal loci in specific language impairment (SLI). European Journal of Human Genetics 27(8), 1274-1285. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41431-019-0398-1
Selected Presentations —
Raza, M. H., Andres, E. M., Kelsey Earnest, K., Zhong, C., & Rice, M. L., (2022, October 25-29). Whole-exome sequencing in five families with specific language impairment (SLI) suggests novel SLI genes and confirms previous findings; (Abstract #PB1720). [Poster presentation]. American Society of Human Genetics, Los Angeles, CA.
Andres, E. M., Kelsey Earnest, K., Zhong, C., Rice, M. L., & Raza, M. H., (2021, October 18-22). Whole exome sequencing of a family with specific language impairment suggests BUD13 as a novel SLI candidate gene; (Abstract #3332). [E-Poster presentation]. American Society of Human Genetics.
Andres, E. M., Kelsey Earnest, K., Smith, S. D., Rice, M. L., & Raza, M. H., (2021, August 28-31). Familywise whole-genome linkage analysis of specific language impairment (SLI) identifies novel loci and replicates previous findings (Abstract #P09.127.D). [E-Poster presentation]. European Society of Human Genetics.
Selected Conference Posters
Andres, E. M., Camillone, I., Brady, S. P., Cragin, C. A., Clark, M. A., Savitz, D. A., Lester, B., Sheinkopf, S. J., (2023, May 3-6). Infant Adaptability Associated with Autism Risk in the First Year of Life; (Abstract ID#43342). [Poster presentation]. International Society for Autism Research, Alvsjo, Sweden.
Brady, S. P., Andres, E. M., Cragin, C. A., Clark, M. A., Savitz, D. A., Lester, B., Sheinkopf, S. J., (2023, May 3-6). Maternal Broad Autism Phenotypic Characteristics as Indicators of 12 Month Infant Autism Spectrum Disorder Risk; (Abstract ID#43352). [Poster presentation]. Alvsjo, Sweden.
Awards & Honors —
2021 Research Excellence Initiative, University of Kansas
2018 Schiefelbusch Child Language Scholarship, University of Kansas
2018 Graduate Student Travel Award, University of Kansas