Steven Gazal

Steven Gazal is an Assistant Professor at the University of Southern California (USC) Keck School of Medicine, affiliated with the Center for Genetic Epidemiology in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences. His research focuses on developing statistical methods to understand the genetic basis of human diseases through population genetics, genetic epidemiology, and functional genomics.

• Ph.D. from Fondation Jean Dausset CEPH (Paris), guided by Anne-Louise Leutenegger and Emmanuelle Génin
• Postdoctoral and research associate roles at Harvard School of Public Health and Broad Institute

His work integrates genomic datasets to improve disease understanding, with emphasis on GWAS, polygenic risk scores, and Mendelian disease genetics. Recent publications explore single-cell RNA-seq, eQTL mapping, and ancestry-specific disease mechanisms.

Dr. Gazal's lab (gazal-lab.org) advances methods for causal variant identification, gene-environment interactions, and evolutionary constraints in disease genetics. His research spans asthma, leukemia, autoimmune diseases, and lung disorders like rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease.