Dr. Torkamani's research covers a broad range of areas centered on the use of genomic technologies to identify the
genetic etiology and
underlying mechanisms of human disease in order to define precision therapies for diseased individuals.
Although both scientists and lay people alike may frequently identify a single dietary element as the cause of chronic disease (eg, saturated fat causes heart disease and salt causes high blood pressure), evidence gleaned over the past 3 decades now indicates that virtually all so - called diseases of civilization have multifactorial dietary elements that
underlie their
etiology, along with other environmental agents and
genetic susceptibility.