My research area fits in the field of bioinformatics, and my contribution ranges from practical applications to theoretical results. My work has been published in high quality refereed journals and refereed conference proceedings with the same high quality as journal publications. My early research work was focused on developing efficient algorithms for microarray data analysis, phylogenetic analysis, and clustering and classification analysis for agriculture applications. Most recently, my work has been concentrated on statistical genetics, genetic epidemiologic studies, family and case-control studies using haplotype blocks, and identification of multiple genetic markers influencing heritable traits.