Shamil Sunyaev

Harvard University

Full Professor(heuristic)

Genetic Associations and Epidemiology · Genetics

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h-index87
i10-index174
Publications285
Citations73,830

Grants

8 total · 1 active

NIH #R01MH101244

Functional and population genetic architectures of complex disease

Active
Amount
$800K–$900K
Period
2013-08-15 → 2027-05-31
PIs
3

Awarded at HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL

NIH #U01HG012009

Predicting the impact of genetic variants, genes and pathways on human Disease

Amount
$700K–$800K
Period
2021-09-07 → 2026-05-31
PIs
3

Awarded at BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL

NIH #R35GM127131

The origin, the function and the phenotypic impact of human alleles

Amount
$900K–$1000K
Period
2018-05-11 → 2023-04-30
PIs
1

Awarded at BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL

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All Grants

8 total · 1 active

NIH #R01MH101244

Functional and population genetic architectures of complex disease

Active
Amount
$800K–$900K
Period
2013-08-15 → 2027-05-31
PIs
3

Awarded at HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL

NIH #U01HG012009

Predicting the impact of genetic variants, genes and pathways on human Disease

Amount
$700K–$800K
Period
2021-09-07 → 2026-05-31
PIs
3

Awarded at BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL

NIH #R35GM127131

The origin, the function and the phenotypic impact of human alleles

Amount
$900K–$1000K
Period
2018-05-11 → 2023-04-30
PIs
1

Awarded at BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL

NIH #R01GM078598

New methods and enhanced software for predicting functional SNPs

Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2007-05-01 → 2020-04-30
PIs
1

Awarded at BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL

NIH #U01HG009088

Powering whole genome sequence-based genetic discovery for common human diseases

Amount
$800K–$900K
Period
2016-05-02 → 2020-03-31
PIs
3

Awarded at HARVARD UNIVERSITY D/B/A HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

NIH #R01DK095721

Mutant mapping and identification in zebrafish by next generation sequencing

Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
2012-09-21 → 2018-07-31
PIs
3

Awarded at BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL

NIH #R01GM105857

Improving Polygenic Prediction using Next-Generation Data Sets

Amount
$500K–$600K
Period
2014-06-15 → 2018-02-28
PIs
1

Awarded at BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL

NIH #U01DE017018

Genetic and Psychosocial Influences on Transition to Chronic TMD and Related Pain

Amount
$3M–$4M
Period
2005-09-15 → 2016-07-31
PIs
9

Awarded at UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL

Recent Public Signals

  1. New preprint: Inference of elevated mutation rates and variant effects using 700k exomes2026-06-10
  2. New paper: Inherent instability of simple DNA repeats shapes an evolutionarily stable distribution of repeat lengths (Nature Communications)2025-12-09
  3. New NIH award: Functional and population genetic architectures of complex disease2013-08-15

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