UAMS Pediatrics

• Assistant Professor, College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics

Sections

• Birth Defects Research

Contact Information

• Email:	Serickson@uams.edu
  Phone:	501-364-5026
  Fax:	501-364-5107
  Address:	Arkansas Children's Hospital
  	1 Children's Way
  	Little Rock, AR 72202

Education

• BA, University of California, 1991
• MA , University of California, 2001
• Ph.D., University of California, 2006

Training

• Post-Doctoral Fellow, Statistical Genetics, University of Alabama, 2006-2009

Clinical & Research Interests

• Basic Science, Statistical methodology, Statistical genetics, Bayesian statistics

Recent Honors

• Postdoctoral Career Enhancement Award, UAB Office of Postdoctoral Education, 2008

Recent Publications

• Journal Article, Guimbellot JS., Erickson S., Mehta T., Wen H., Page GP., et al. Correlation of microRNA Levels During Hypoxia With Predicted Target mRNAs Through Genome-wide Microarray Analysis. BMC Medical Genomics 2009
• Journal Article, Wineinger NE., Kennedy RE., Erickson S., Wojcynski MK., Bruder CE., et al. Statistical Issues in the Analysis of DNA Copy Number Variations. International Journal of Computational Biology and Drug Design 2008 1(4):368-395.
• Journal Article, Erickson S. A likelihood-ratio test of twin zygosity using molecular genetic markers. Twin Research and Human Genetics 2008 11(1):41-43.
• Journal Article, Bruder CE., Piotrowski A., Gijsbers ACJ., Andersson R., Erickson S., et al. Phenotypically Concordant and Discordant Monozygotic Twins Display Different DNA Copy-Number-Variation Profiles.. American Journal of Human Genetics 2008 82:1-9.
• Journal Article, Musani SK., Erickson S., Allison DB. EDITORIAL: Obesity-still highly heritable after all these years. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2008 87(2):275-276.
• Journal Article, Erickson S., Sabatti C. Empirical Bayes Estimation of a Sparse Vector of Gene Expression Changes. Statistical Applications in Genetics and Molecular Biology 2005 4(1):art22.
• Journal Article, Goodarzi MO., Erickson S., Port SC., Jennrich RI., Korenman SG. B-Cell Function: A Key Pathological Determinant in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2005 90(1):310 -315.
• Journal Article, Goodarzi MO., Erickson S., Port SC., Jennrich RI., Korenman SG. Relative Impact of Insulin Resistance and Obesity on Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Metabolism 2003 52(6):713-719.

Recent Grant Awards

• ACHRI/ABI Junior Basic Investigator, ACHRI, 2/1/2009-6/30/2010
• ACHRI/SAF Junior Basic Investigator, ACHRI, 7/1/2009-6/30/2010