Eimear Kenny
Eimear E. Kenny | |
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| Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin (BA, Biochemistry); University of Leeds (MSc, Bioinformatics); Rockefeller University (PhD, Computational Genomics) |
| Known for | Co-developer of RFMix (local-ancestry inference software); co-author, Human Pangenome Reference Consortium draft reference in Nature (2023); Founding Director, Institute for Genomic Health |
| Awards | American Society of Human Genetics Early-Career Award (2022) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Genomics; Population genetics; Computational biology |
| Institutions | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai |
| Website | labs |
Eimear E. Kenny is a researcher in population genetics and translation genomics, and is the Founding Director of the Institute for Genomic Health, and Endowed Chair and Professor of Genomic Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
She is known for novel approaches in computational genomics, advancing the study of human genetic variation and its connection to disease risk and diagnosis. Her research has laid the foundation for integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and genomics into precision medicine and routine clinical care. By combining genomics, computer science, and medicine, her work leverages genomic sequencing technologies and machine learning algorithms to uncover insights that improve patient care, accelerate genomic data analysis, and enable the future of AI-driven healthcare. She has led multiple genomics-based clinical trials, applying computational biology and AI in clinical settings to advance genomic medicine and precision healthcare.