
Overview
Background
Visscher joined the University of Queensland in 2011, where he is Professor of Quantitative Genetics. He is a Laureate Fellow of the Australian Research Council. Visscher was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 2010, a Fellow of the Royal Society (London) in 2018 and a Foreign Member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2018.
Visscher’s research is about genetic variation for complex traits (including quantitative traits and disease) in populations, with the broad aim to understand and quantify the causes and consequences of human trait variation.
Prof Peter Visscher, Prof Naomi Wray and Prof Jian Yang together comprise the Executive Team of the Program in Complex Trait Genomics (PCTG). PCTG comprises a critical mass of more than 30 post-doctoral researchers plus research assistants and students, all supported by external grant funding. Their skills lie in the ability to develop and apply statistical methods within the framework of quantitative, population and statistical genetics and to use theory to understand and predict results from data analyses. They play leading roles in the international research consortia. The focus of current research activities is in the detection and fine-mapping of loci underlying complex traits (including common disease), based upon theoretical studies and applications of methods to large datasets, in population genetics studies using theoretical approaches and high-density genetic marker data, and in systems genomics studies.
Availability
- Professor Peter Visscher is:
- Not available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Masters (Coursework) of Science, University of Edinburgh
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Edinburgh
Research impacts
Visscher's research focuses on understanding individual differences betweeen people in traits that are important for health outcomes and ageing. A better understanding of the genes that underlie variation in risk to diseases may lead to better treatments.
Works
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2008
Journal Article
The use of common mitochondrial variants to detect and characterise population structure in the Australian population: Implications for genome-wide association studies
Byrne, Enda M., Mcrae, Allan F., Zhao, Zhen-Zhen, Martin, Nicholas G., Montgomery, Grant W. and Visscher, Peter M. (2008). The use of common mitochondrial variants to detect and characterise population structure in the Australian population: Implications for genome-wide association studies. European Journal of Human Genetics, 16 (11), 1396-1403. doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2008.117
2008
Journal Article
Do twins have lower cognitive ability than singletons?
Webbink, Dinand, Posthuma, Danielle, Boomsma, Dorret I., de Geus, Eco J. C. and Visscher, Peter M. (2008). Do twins have lower cognitive ability than singletons?. Intelligence, 36 (6), 539-547. doi: 10.1016/j.intell.2007.12.002
2008
Journal Article
Predicting unobserved phenotypes for complex traits from whole-genome SNP data
Lee, Sang Hong, van der Werf, Julius H. J., Hayes, Ben J., Goddard, Michael E. and Visscher, Peter M. (2008). Predicting unobserved phenotypes for complex traits from whole-genome SNP data. PLoS Genetics, 4 (10) e1000231, e1000231. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000231
2008
Journal Article
Genetic influences on the difference in variability of height, weight and body mass index between Caucasian and East Asian adolescent twins
Hur, Y-M, Kaprio, J., Iacono, W. G., Boomsma, D. I., McGgue, M., Silventoinen, K., Martin, N. G., Luciano, M., Visscher, P. M., Rose, R. J., He, M., Ando, J., Ooki, S., Nonaka, K., Lin, C. C. H., Lajunen, H. R., Cornes, B. K., Bartels, M., van Beijsterveldt, C. E. M., Cherny, S. S. and Mitchell, K. (2008). Genetic influences on the difference in variability of height, weight and body mass index between Caucasian and East Asian adolescent twins. International Journal of Obesity, 32 (10), 1455-1467. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2008.144
2008
Journal Article
A genome-wide linkage scan for age at menarche in three populations of European descent
Anderson, Carl A., Zhu, Gu, Falchi, Mario, van den Berg, Stéphanie M., Treloar, Susan A., Spector, Timothy D., Martin, Nicholas G., Boomsma, Dorret I., Visscher, Peter M. and Montgomery, Grant W. (2008). A genome-wide linkage scan for age at menarche in three populations of European descent. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism., 93 (10), 3965-3970. doi: 10.1210/jc.2007-2568
2008
Journal Article
Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms have negligible effect on human height
Macgregor, Stuart, Hottenga, Jouke-Jan, Lind, Penelope A., Suchiman, H. Eka D., Willemsen, Gonneke, Slagboom, P. Eline, Montgomery, Grant W., Martin, Nicholas G., Visscher, Peter M. and Boomsma, Dorret I. (2008). Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms have negligible effect on human height. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 11 (5), 488-494. doi: 10.1375/twin.11.5.488
2008
Journal Article
Rare chromosomal deletions and duplications increase risk of schizophrenia
Stone, Jennifer L., O'Donovan, Michael C., Gurling, Hugh, Kirov, George K., Blackwood, Douglas H. R., Corvin, Aiden, Craddock, Nick J., Gill, Michael, Hultman, Christina M., Lichtenstein, Paul, McQuillin, Andrew, Pato, Carlos N., Ruderfer, Douglas M., Owen, Michael J., St Clair, David, Sullivan, Patrick F., Sklar, Pamela, Purcell, Shaun M., Scolnick, E. M., Holmans, P. A., Georgieva, L., Nikolov, I., Norton, N., Williams, H., Williams, N. M., Toncheva, D., Milanova, V., Thelander, E. F., Morris, D. W. ... Sklar, P. (2008). Rare chromosomal deletions and duplications increase risk of schizophrenia. Nature, 455 (7210), 237-241. doi: 10.1038/nature07239
2008
Journal Article
Light-Dependant Biostabilisation of Sediments by Stromatolite Assemblages
Paterson, David M., Aspden, Rebecca J., Visscher, Pieter T., Consalvey, Mireille, Andres, Miriam S., Decho, Alan W., Stolz, John and Reid, R. Pamela (2008). Light-Dependant Biostabilisation of Sediments by Stromatolite Assemblages. Plos One, 3 (9) e3176. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0003176
2008
Journal Article
Calculation of IBD probabilities with dense SNP or sequence data
Keith, Jonathan M., McRae, Allan, Duffy, David, Mengersen, Kerrie and Visscher, Peter M. (2008). Calculation of IBD probabilities with dense SNP or sequence data. Genetic Epidemiology, 32 (6), 513-519. doi: 10.1002/gepi.20324
2008
Journal Article
Erratum: Testing replication of a 5-SNP set for general cognitive ability in six population samples (European Journal of Human Genetics (2008) 10.1038/ejhg.2008.100)
Luciano, Michelle, Lind, Penelope A., Deary, Ian J., Payton, Antony, Posthuma, Danielle, Butcher, Lee M., Bochdanovits, Zoltan, Whalley, Lawrence J., Visscher, Peter M., Harris, Sarah E., Polderman, Tinca J.C., Davis, Oliver S.P., Wright, Margaret J., Starr, John M., de Geus, Eco J.C., Bates, Timothy C., Montgomery, Grant W., Boomsma, Dorret I., Martin, Nicholas G. and Plomin, Robert (2008). Erratum: Testing replication of a 5-SNP set for general cognitive ability in six population samples (European Journal of Human Genetics (2008) 10.1038/ejhg.2008.100). European Journal of Human Genetics, 16 (8), 1025-1025. doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2008.124
2008
Journal Article
Investigation of the relationship between smoking and appendicitis in Australian twins
Oldmeadow, Chris, Wood, Ian, Mengersen, Kerrie, Visscher, Peter M., Martin, Nicholas G. and Duffy, David L. (2008). Investigation of the relationship between smoking and appendicitis in Australian twins. Annals of Epidemiology, 18 (8), 631-636. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2008.04.004
2008
Journal Article
Multiple-marker mapping for selective DNA pooling within large families
Dolezal, M., Schwarzenbacher, H., Soller, M., Soelkner, J. and Visscher, P. M. (2008). Multiple-marker mapping for selective DNA pooling within large families. Journal of Dairy Science, 91 (7), 2864-2873. doi: 10.3168/jds.2007-0397
2008
Journal Article
Does teenage childbearing increase smoking, drinking and body size?
Webbink, Dinand, Martin, Nicholas G. and Visscher, Peter M. (2008). Does teenage childbearing increase smoking, drinking and body size?. Journal of Health Economics, 27 (4), 888-903. doi: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2008.02.005
2008
Journal Article
Power and SNP tagging in whole mitochondrial genome association studies
McRae, Allan F., Byrne, Enda M., Zhao, Zhen Zhen, Montgomery, Grant W. and Visscher, Peter M. (2008). Power and SNP tagging in whole mitochondrial genome association studies. Genome Research, 18 (6), 911-917. doi: 10.1101/gr.074872.107
2008
Journal Article
Sizing up human height variation
Visscher, Peter M. (2008). Sizing up human height variation. Nature Genetics, 40 (5), 489-490. doi: 10.1038/ng0508-489
2008
Journal Article
Inspection time and cognitive abilities in twins aged 7 to 17 years: age-related changes, heritability and genetic covariance
Edmonds, Caroline J., Isaacs, Elizabeth B., Visscher, Peter M., Rogers, Mary, Lanigan, Julie, Singhal, Atul, Lucas, Alan, Gringras, Paul, Denton, Jane and Deary, Ian J. (2008). Inspection time and cognitive abilities in twins aged 7 to 17 years: age-related changes, heritability and genetic covariance. Intelligence, 36 (3), 210-225. doi: 10.1016/j.intell.2007.05.004
2008
Journal Article
Vertical distribution of methane metabolism in microbial mats of the Great Sippewissett Salt Marsh
Buckley, Daniel H., Baumgartner, Laura K. and Visscher, Pieter T. (2008). Vertical distribution of methane metabolism in microbial mats of the Great Sippewissett Salt Marsh. Environmental Microbiology, 10 (4), 967-977. doi: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2007.01517.x
2008
Journal Article
A genome-wide linkage study in families with major depression and co-morbid unexplained swelling
Anderson, Carl A., Maclean, Alan, Dunnigan, Matthew G., Pelosi, Anthony J., Murray, Valerie, Mckee, Irene, McDonald, George, Burt, David W., Morrice, David R., Muir, Walter J., Visscher, Peter M. and Blackwood, Douglas H. R. (2008). A genome-wide linkage study in families with major depression and co-morbid unexplained swelling. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B-Neuropsychiatric Genetics, 147 (3), 356-362. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30615
2008
Journal Article
Within-family outliers: segregating alleles or environmental effects? A linkage analysis of height from 5815 sibling pairs
Benyamin, Beben, Perola, Markus, Cornes, Belinda K., Madden, Pamela A. F., Palotie, Aarno, Nyholt, Dale R., Montgomery, Grant W., Peltonen, Leena, Martin, Nicholas G. and Visscher, Peter M. (2008). Within-family outliers: segregating alleles or environmental effects? A linkage analysis of height from 5815 sibling pairs. European Journal of Human Genetics, 16 (4), 516-524. doi: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201992
2008
Journal Article
Estimation of the time of divergence between Japanese Mishima island cattle and other cattle populations using microsatellite DNA markers
Nagamine, Yoshitaka, Nirasawa, Keijiro, Takahashi, Hideaki, Sasaki, Osamu, Ishii, Kazuo, Minezawa, Mitsuru, Oda, Senichi, Visscher, Peter M. and Furukawa, Tsutomu (2008). Estimation of the time of divergence between Japanese Mishima island cattle and other cattle populations using microsatellite DNA markers. Journal of Heredity, 99 (2), 202-207. doi: 10.1093/jhered/esm129
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Professor Peter Visscher is:
- Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Statistical methods and application to analyses genome and trait data from large biobanks
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kathryn Kemper, Professor Loic Yengo
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Doctor Philosophy
Genetic architecture and evolution of complex traits across populations in humans
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Naomi Wray, Dr Fleur Garton, Dr Jian Zeng
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Doctor Philosophy
Integrating GWAS and molecular QTL data to dissect genetic architecture and improve polygenic prediction
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jian Zeng
Completed supervision
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Using whole-genome sequence data to elucidate complex trait variation
Principal Advisor
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Genetic and genomic analyses on ageing and age-related complex traits
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Allan McRae
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
Mitochondrial and autosomal genetic analyses in the Australian population
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Allan McRae
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Genomic signature of non-random mating in human complex traits
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Loic Yengo
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Quantitative genetics approaches to elucidate the role of DNA methylation in complex trait variation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Allan McRae
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Insights into pleiotropic effects across the human genome for complex traits and diseases
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Allan McRae
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Genetic analyses of complex traits using biobank data
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Naomi Wray
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Within and Across Populations Complex Traits and Diseases Prediction Using Summary Statistics from Large-scale Genome-wide Association Studies
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Loic Yengo
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Genetic Differentiation of Human Complex Traits across Worldwide Populations
Associate Advisor
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Improving fine-mapping methodology using DNA methylation as a model trait
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Naomi Wray, Dr Allan McRae
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Systems Genomics of Parkinson's Disease
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Jake Gratten
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Sexual dimorphism in human gene expression
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Allan McRae
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
The Genetic Architecture of Psychiatric Disorders
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Naomi Wray
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Characterization of the genetic and environmental factors driving gene expression variability
Associate Advisor
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