Qing Wu and Xiangxue Xiao (both Environmental and Occupational Health) recently published an article, "Association Between a Literature-based Genetic Risk Score and Bone Mineral Density of African American Women in Women Health Initiative Study," in the journal Osteoporosis International. Based on single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) discovered from a predominantly Caucasian sample, genetic profile was summarized in this study and was found to be significantly associated with BMD variation in African American women. Xiao is a doctoral student.