John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics and the Director of the Biorepository at the John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics. Dr. McCauley is a genetic epidemiologist whose primary interest is to improve the understanding of human disease through disease gene discovery, genomics, and in-depth examination of environmental factors that influence disease outcome. His research focuses on the use of molecular techniques, bioinformatics, and statistical methods to identify genetic variation and to characterize its role in disease susceptibility within a variety of diseases. Dr. McCauley has been involved in studying a variety of complex human diseases including autism, Alzheimer disease, Parkinson disease, multiple sclerosis, and inflammatory bowel disease.