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Jennifer Wessel

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Indiana University

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Established · publishing since 1979
Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyEpigenetics and DNA MethylationNutrition, Genetics, and DiseaseGenomics and Rare DiseasesHealthcare Policy and Management

Publications

815

Citations

9,266

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

47

Publishing since 1979

Research summary
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Jennifer Wessel studies the genetic and lifestyle factors behind common metabolic and cardiovascular conditions, such as type 2 diabetes, blood sugar regulation, body weight, and calcium buildup in the arteries. The work often uses large-scale whole-genome sequencing across people of diverse ancestries to find genetic variants linked to disease, and includes analyses of how diet and genes interact. Some projects also apply statistical and machine-learning methods to health data, including studies of heart health in firefighters.

Genetic epidemiology of diabetes and glycemic traitsWhole-genome sequencing and variant discoveryCoronary artery calcification and cardiovascular riskGene-diet and gene-environment interactionsMulti-ancestry and diverse-population genetics

Publication activity has fluctuated over the past decade, with a steady run of roughly 8-10 papers per year through 2020, a dip in 2021-2022, a peak in 2023, and a lower recent output.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

Funding
Public award records

No award with a current end date on record.

1 earlier award
  • NSF 2055343Aug 2021 – May 2025 · $988k awarded

    Understanding When Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Work "Counts" in Faculty Evaluation

Matched to public NIH RePORTER and NSF records by name and institution. Awards from other agencies are not shown, and a match is not always found — this list may be incomplete.

In context
Among 1,724 established Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology PIs within our index
Citations: 9,266cohort median 3,385
h-index: 49cohort median 27
Publications / year (recent): 7.6cohort median 4.6

Typically publishes in teams of ~16 · 19% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 33 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 7.6/year recently
2017: 14 publications172018: 13 publications182019: 12 publications192020: 13 publications202021: 7 publications212022: 7 publications222023: 22 publications22232024: 2 publications242025: 7 publications2526
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at Indiana University each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 0 collaborators at the same institution2018: 0 collaborators at the same institution2019: 4 collaborators at the same institution2020: 0 collaborators at the same institution2021: 0 collaborators at the same institution2022: 0 collaborators at the same institution2023: 0 collaborators at the same institution2024: 0 collaborators at the same institution2025: 7 collaborators at the same institution1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Nature Genetics×13
  • Diabetes×8
  • Nature×6
  • Circulation×5
  • Nature Communications×5
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Last updated Sep 1, 2026.

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