Nancy Cox

Nancy J. Cox is a quantitative human geneticist with a long-standing research interest in understanding the genetics of human disease. Current research focuses on integrating genome function with genome variation and electronic health records through BioVU, the biobank at Vanderbilt University, with DNA samples on > 325,000 people. Dr. Cox is the winner of the 2023 Leadership Award from the American Society of Human Genetics, the 2010 Leadership Award from the International Genetic Epidemiology Society, the 2008 Landon Award from the American Association for Cancer Research, and a Fellow of the AAAS.