▁especially ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁di ab etes ▁research . ▁She ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁research ers ▁to ▁use ▁ex ome ▁array ▁gen ot yp ing . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁education ▁M ohl ke ▁received ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁degree ▁from ▁Corn ell ▁University ▁in ▁Bi ological ▁Sciences ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁She ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁receive ▁a ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Philosoph y ▁degree ▁in ▁Human ▁Gen et ics ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁Work ▁Following ▁her ▁gradu ation , ▁M ohl ke ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁post do ctor al ▁fellow ship ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 6 - 1 9 9 8 . ▁She ▁then ▁became ▁a ▁Research ▁Fellow ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Instit utes ▁of ▁Health ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Human ▁Gen ome ▁Research ▁Institute . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁M ohl ke ▁began ▁working ▁for ▁University ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁Chap el ▁Hill ▁in ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine , ▁studying ▁the ▁gen et ics ▁of ▁complex ▁tra its ▁and ▁dise ases . ▁The ▁M ohl ke ▁lab ▁is ▁currently ▁ident ifying ▁gen etic ▁variants ▁and ▁gen es ▁that ▁influence ▁common ▁human ▁tra its ▁with ▁complex ▁inheritance ▁patterns , ▁and ▁is ▁seeking ▁to ▁understand ▁the ▁bi ological ▁function ▁of ▁the ▁identified ▁variants ▁and ▁gen es . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁M ohl ke ▁was ▁a ▁senior ▁author ▁of ▁a ▁study ▁finding ▁new ▁variants