# Genomic Analysis for Social-Behavioral Scientists

> **NIH NIH R25** · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · 2020 · $232,558

## Abstract

Project Summary
In this application, we propose a week-long summer workshop and series of online modules to build the
capacity of social and behavioral scientists to understand and conduct genomic research using NIH-funded
resources, such as the Health and Retirement Study (HRS). Our proposed R25 Research Education Program
will open up the opportunity for social science researchers using these data to integrate genomics into their
research by 1) offering a training workshop with a hands-on lab component annually at the University of
Michigan, 2) creating a series of online tutorials that can augment the workshop or serve as stand-alone
exercises, and 3) linking these custom tools with resources already available on the web. The course and
supporting material will focus on providing hands-on training for researchers working at the intersection of
genetics and social science research, using HRS data as a model, but broadly applicable to any social science
study with genetic data. We will cover a biological overview of genetics and functional genomics as well as an
introduction to current statistical and genetic methods for studying human complex traits. Hands-on analysis
will be an integral part of the course and will utilize a classroom of networked computers with tutorial versions
of the HRS core survey data and HRS genetic data files. Through discussion and by example we will focus on
the unique aspects of analyzing genetic data in combination with social science data and will facilitate
collaboration across disciplines among the workshop attendees and project investigators.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9936151
- **Project number:** 5R25AG053227-05
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR
- **Principal Investigator:** Jessica Faul
- **Activity code:** R25 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $232,558
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2016-09-15 → 2022-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9936151

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9936151, Genomic Analysis for Social-Behavioral Scientists (5R25AG053227-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9936151. Licensed CC0.

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