Michelle Lacey

Michelle Lacey is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Tulane University, with a joint appointment as Adjunct Associate Professor of Biostatistics. She holds a Ph.D. in Statistics from Yale University (2003) and has held academic roles since 2003. Her research focuses on epigenetics, bioinformatics, and statistical methods for humanitarian data analysis. She has collaborated with organizations like the World Food Programme and contributed to projects on skeletal regeneration and atherosclerosis.

Education

• Ph.D., Statistics, Yale University, 2003
• M.A., Statistics, Yale University, 1998
• A.B., Mathematics (Magna Cum Laude), Bryn Mawr College, 1994

Research Interests

Lacey’s work spans epigenetic mechanisms in muscle and cardiovascular systems, statistical analysis of humanitarian surveys, and computational biology. Her lab explores DNA methylation patterns in diseases like FSH muscular dystrophy and atherosclerosis. She also develops methods for analyzing high-throughput genomic data.

Grants & Awards

• NIH/NCATS grant for clinical translational science (2015-2020)
• FSHD Global Research Foundation grant (2009)
• Recipient of Yale’s Leonard J. Savage Writing Prize (1998)

Labs & Affiliations

Lacey directs the Tulane Cancer Center Genomics Analysis Core and chairs the Biomedical Informatics Core for Region 3. She collaborates with the World Food Programme on food security data analysis and advises on global health initiatives.