
Overview
Background
Naomi Wray is the Michael Davys Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford. She holds an appointment at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB) within the University of Queensland. She joined UQ Queensland Brain Institute in 2011 moving to the IMB in 2015. She was Head of the Centre for Population & Disease Genomics within IMB 2018-2023. Her Oxford appointment started in 2023.
Her research focuses on development and application of quantitative genetics and genomics methodologies across complex diseases, disorders and traits, but particularly psychiatric-related traits.
She is a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Leadership Fellow, a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science. In 2020 she was awarded the NHMRC Elizabeth Blackburn Award for Leadership in Basic Science and the 2021 International Society of Psychiatric Genetics Ming Tsuang Lifetime Achievement Award. She is a Clarivate Highly Cited researcher.
She was Director of the Program in Complex Trait Genomics (PCTG) funded as an NHMRC Program Grant 2017-2022. She plays a key role in the International Psychiatric Genomics Consortium and established the sporadic ALS Australia systems genomics consortium (SALSA) funded by the MND Research Australia IceBucket Challenge and FightMND. She is a co-investigator on the Australian Genetics of Depression Study (AGDS) and is currently launching the AGDS-Cello project focussed on establishing a cell line resource from participants with a detailed history of anti-depressant use and response measures. She is part of an NHMRC Synergy (2023-2027) "Rhythms and blues: Personalising care for body clock dysfunction in mood disorders".
She is secretary of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics, and is on the editorial advisory boards of JAMA Psychiatry, Neuron, Royal Society Open and Research Directions: Depression.
Availability
- Professor Naomi Wray is:
- Not available for supervision
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Edinburgh
Research interests
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Genetics of complex genetic traits, disease and disorders
Quantitative genetics methodology Genetics of Psychiatric Disorder Genetics of Motor Neurone Disease Genetics of Cognitive Ageing Systems Genomics
Works
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2021
Journal Article
Seven short reflections on the notion of schizophrenia
McGrath, John J. and Wray, Naomi R. (2021). Seven short reflections on the notion of schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research, 242, 96-97. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2021.09.026
2021
Journal Article
TH34. EXPLORING THE EFFECT OF DIAGNOSTIC PHENOTYPING AND DISSECTING HETEROGENEITY BETWEEN DEPRESSION SUBTYPES USING THE AUSTRALIAN GENETICS OF DEPRESSION STUDY
Mitchell, Brittany, Campos, Adrian, Whiteman, David, Olsen, Catherine, Hickie, Ian, Medland, Sarah E., Wray, Naomi, Martin, Nicholas G. and Byrne, Enda (2021). TH34. EXPLORING THE EFFECT OF DIAGNOSTIC PHENOTYPING AND DISSECTING HETEROGENEITY BETWEEN DEPRESSION SUBTYPES USING THE AUSTRALIAN GENETICS OF DEPRESSION STUDY. European Neuropsychopharmacology, 51. doi: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2021.08.207
2021
Journal Article
MiNDAUS partnership: a roadmap for the cure and management of motor Neurone disease
Vucic, Steve, Wray, Naomi, Henders, Anjali, Henderson, Robert D., Talman, Paul, Mathers, Susan, Bellgard, Matthew, Aoun, Samar, Birks, Carol, Thomas, Gethin, Hansen, Catherine, Thomas, Geoff, Hogden, Anne, Needham, Merrilee, Schultz, David, Soulis, Tina, Sheean, Bec, Milne, Jane, Rowe, Dominic, Zoing, Margie and Kiernan, Matthew C (2021). MiNDAUS partnership: a roadmap for the cure and management of motor Neurone disease. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, 23 (5-6), 1-8. doi: 10.1080/21678421.2021.1980889
2021
Journal Article
Discovery and implications of polygenicity of common diseases
Visscher, Peter M., Yengo, Loic, Cox, Nancy J. and Wray, Naomi R. (2021). Discovery and implications of polygenicity of common diseases. Science, 373 (6562), 1468-1473. doi: 10.1126/science.abi8206
2021
Journal Article
Genomic and phenotypic insights from an atlas of genetic effects on DNA methylation
Min, Josine L., Hemani, Gibran, Hannon, Eilis, Dekkers, Koen F., Castillo-Fernandez, Juan, Luijk, René, Carnero-Montoro, Elena, Lawson, Daniel J., Burrows, Kimberley, Suderman, Matthew, Bretherick, Andrew D., Richardson, Tom G., Klughammer, Johanna, Iotchkova, Valentina, Sharp, Gemma, Al Khleifat, Ahmad, Shatunov, Aleksey, Iacoangeli, Alfredo, McArdle, Wendy L., Ho, Karen M., Kumar, Ashish, Söderhäll, Cilla, Soriano-Tárraga, Carolina, Giralt-Steinhauer, Eva, Kazmi, Nabila, Mason, Dan, McRae, Allan F., Corcoran, David L., Sugden, Karen ... BIOS Consortium (2021). Genomic and phenotypic insights from an atlas of genetic effects on DNA methylation. Nature Genetics, 53 (9), 1311-1321. doi: 10.1038/s41588-021-00923-x
2021
Journal Article
Investigating shared genetic basis across tourette syndrome and comorbid neurodevelopmental disorders along the impulsivity-compulsivity spectrum
Yang, Zhiyu, Wu, Hanrui, Lee, Phil H., Tsetsos, Fotis, Davis, Lea K., Yu, Dongmei, Lee, Sang Hong, Dalsgaard, Søren, Haavik, Jan, Barta, Csaba, Zayats, Tetyana, Eapen, Valsamma, Wray, Naomi R., Devlin, Bernie, Daly, Mark, Neale, Benjamin, Børglum, Anders D., Crowley, James J., Scharf, Jeremiah, Mathews, Carol A., Faraone, Stephen V., Franke, Barbara, Mattheisen, Manuel, Smoller, Jordan W. and Paschou, Peristera (2021). Investigating shared genetic basis across tourette syndrome and comorbid neurodevelopmental disorders along the impulsivity-compulsivity spectrum. Biological Psychiatry, 90 (5), 317-327. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2020.12.028
2021
Journal Article
Polygenic risk scores derived from varying definitions of depression and risk of depression
Mitchell, Brittany L., Thorp, Jackson G., Wu, Yeda, Campos, Adrian I., Nyholt, Dale R., Gordon, Scott D., Whiteman, David C., Olsen, Catherine M., Hickie, Ian B., Martin, Nicholas G., Medland, Sarah E., Wray, Naomi R. and Byrne, Enda M. (2021). Polygenic risk scores derived from varying definitions of depression and risk of depression. JAMA Psychiatry, 78 (10), 1152-1160. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2021.1988
2021
Journal Article
Using symptom-based case predictions to identify host genetic factors that contribute to COVID-19 susceptibility
van Blokland, Irene V., Lanting, Pauline, Ori, Anil P.S., Vonk, Judith M., Warmerdam, Robert C.A., Herkert, Johanna C., Boulogne, Floranne, Claringbould, Annique, Lopera-Maya, Esteban A., Bartels, Meike, Hottenga, Jouke-Jan, Ganna, Andrea, Karjalainen, Juha, Hayward, Caroline, Fawns-Ritchie, Chloe, Campbell, Archie, Porteous, David, Cirulli, Elizabeth T., Barrett, Kelly M. Schiabor, Riffle, Stephen, Bolze, Alexandre, White, Simon, Tanudjaja, Francisco, Wang, Xueqing, Ramirez, Jimmy M., Lim, Yan Wei, Lu, James T., Washington, Nicole L., de Geus, Eco J. C. ... Yengo, Loic (2021). Using symptom-based case predictions to identify host genetic factors that contribute to COVID-19 susceptibility. PLoS One, 16 (8) e0255402, 1-18. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255402
2021
Journal Article
Genetic association study of childhood aggression across raters, instruments, and age
Ip, Hill F., van der Laan, Camiel M., Krapohl, Eva M. L., Brikell, Isabell, Sánchez-Mora, Cristina, Nolte, Ilja M., St Pourcain, Beate, Bolhuis, Koen, Palviainen, Teemu, Zafarmand, Hadi, Colodro-Conde, Lucía, Gordon, Scott, Zayats, Tetyana, Aliev, Fazil, Jiang, Chang, Wang, Carol A., Saunders, Gretchen, Karhunen, Ville, Hammerschlag, Anke R., Adkins, Daniel E., Border, Richard, Peterson, Roseann E., Prinz, Joseph A., Thiering, Elisabeth, Seppälä, Ilkka, Vilor-Tejedor, Natàlia, Ahluwalia, Tarunveer S., Day, Felix R., Hottenga, Jouke-Jan ... Boomsma, Dorret I. (2021). Genetic association study of childhood aggression across raters, instruments, and age. Translational Psychiatry, 11 (1) 413, 413. doi: 10.1038/s41398-021-01480-x
2021
Journal Article
Genetic risk for chronic pain is associated with lower antidepressant effectiveness: converging evidence for a depression subtype
Campos, Adrián I., Ngo, Trung Thanh, Medland, Sarah E., Wray, Naomi R., Hickie, Ian B., Byrne, Enda M., Martin, Nicholas G. and Rentería, Miguel E. (2021). Genetic risk for chronic pain is associated with lower antidepressant effectiveness: converging evidence for a depression subtype. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 56 (9) 00048674211031491, 1-10. doi: 10.1177/00048674211031491
2021
Other Outputs
Understanding genetic risk factors for common side effects of antidepressant medications
Campos, Adrian I., Mulcahy, Aoibhe, Thorp, Jackson G., Wray, Naomi R., Byrne, Enda M., Lind, Penelope A., Medland, Sarah E., Martin, Nicholas G., Hickie, Ian B. and Rentería, Miguel E. (2021). Understanding genetic risk factors for common side effects of antidepressant medications. doi: 10.1101/2021.07.12.21260397
2021
Journal Article
Genomic partitioning of inbreeding depression in humans
Yengo, Loic, Yang, Jian, Keller, Matthew C., Goddard, Michael E., Wray, Naomi R. and Visscher, Peter M. (2021). Genomic partitioning of inbreeding depression in humans. American Journal of Human Genetics, 108 (8), 1488-1501. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2021.06.005
2021
Journal Article
Neurobiology Youth Follow-up Study: Protocol to establish a longitudinal and prospective research database using multimodal assessments for current and past mental health treatment-seeking young people within an early intervention service
Nichles, Alissa, Zmicerevska, Natalia, Song, Yun Ju Christine, Wilson, Chloe, McHugh, Catherine, Hamilton, Blake, Crouse, Jacob, Rohleder, Cathrin, Carpenter, Joanne Sarah, Ho, Nicholas, Hermens, Daniel F., Wray, Naomi, Scott, Jan, Merikangas, Kathleen R., Leweke, F. Markus, Koethe, Dagmar, Iorfino, Frank, Naismith, Sharon L., Guastella, Adam J., Scott, Elizabeth M. and Hickie, Ian B (2021). Neurobiology Youth Follow-up Study: Protocol to establish a longitudinal and prospective research database using multimodal assessments for current and past mental health treatment-seeking young people within an early intervention service. BMJ Open, 11 (6) e044731, 1-8. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044731
2021
Journal Article
Examining sex-differentiated genetic effects across neuropsychiatric and behavioral traits
Martin, Joanna, Khramtsova, Ekaterina A., Goleva, Slavina B., Blokland, Gabriëlla A.M., Traglia, Michela, Walters, Raymond K., Hübel, Christopher, Coleman, Jonathan R.I., Breen, Gerome, Børglum, Anders D., Demontis, Ditte, Grove, Jakob, Werge, Thomas, Bralten, Janita, Bulik, Cynthia M., Lee, Phil H., Mathews, Carol A., Peterson, Roseann E., Winham, Stacey J., Wray, Naomi, Edenberg, Howard J., Guo, Wei, Yao, Yin, Neale, Benjamin M., Faraone, Stephen V., Petryshen, Tracey L., Weiss, Lauren A., Duncan, Laramie E., Goldstein, Jill M. ... Stahl, Eli (2021). Examining sex-differentiated genetic effects across neuropsychiatric and behavioral traits. Biological Psychiatry, 89 (12), 1127-1137. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2020.12.024
2021
Journal Article
Leveraging both individual-level genetic data and GWAS summary statistics increases polygenic prediction
Albiñana, Clara, Grove, Jakob, McGrath, John J., Agerbo, Esben, Wray, Naomi R., Bulik, Cynthia M, Nordentoft, Merete, Hougaard, David M, Werge, Thomas, Børglum, Anders D, Mortensen, Preben Bo, Privé, Florian and Vilhjálmsson, Bjarni J (2021). Leveraging both individual-level genetic data and GWAS summary statistics increases polygenic prediction. American Journal of Human Genetics, 108 (6), 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2021.04.014
2021
Journal Article
Genome-wide association study of more than 40,000 bipolar disorder cases provides new insights into the underlying biology
Mullins, Niamh, Forstner, Andreas J., O'Connell, Kevin S., Coombes, Brandon, Coleman, Jonathan R I, Qiao, Zhen, Als, Thomas D., Bigdeli, Tim B., Børte, Sigrid, Bryois, Julien, Charney, Alexander W., Drange, Ole Kristian, Gandal, Michael J., Hagenaars, Saskia P., Ikeda, Masashi, Kamitaki, Nolan, Kim, Minsoo, Krebs, Kristi, Panagiotaropoulou, Georgia, Schilder, Brian M., Sloofman, Laura G., Steinberg, Stacy, Trubetskoy, Vassily, Winsvold, Bendik S., Won, Hong-Hee, Abramova, Liliya, Adorjan, Kristina, Agerbo, Esben, Al Eissa, Mariam ... Andreassen, Ole A. (2021). Genome-wide association study of more than 40,000 bipolar disorder cases provides new insights into the underlying biology. Nature genetics, 53 (6), 817-829. doi: 10.1038/s41588-021-00857-4
2021
Journal Article
Gene action, genetic variation, and GWAS: A user-friendly web tool
Hivert, Valentin, Wray, Naomi R. and Visscher, Peter M. (2021). Gene action, genetic variation, and GWAS: A user-friendly web tool. PLoS Genetics, 17 (5) e1009548, 1-9. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009548
2021
Journal Article
Estimation of non-additive genetic variance in human complex traits from a large sample of unrelated individuals (vol 108, pg 786, 2021)
Hivert, Valentin, Sidorenko, Julia, Rohart, Florian, Goddard, Michael E., Yang, Jian, Wray, Naomi R., Yengo, Loic and Visscher, Peter M. (2021). Estimation of non-additive genetic variance in human complex traits from a large sample of unrelated individuals (vol 108, pg 786, 2021). American Journal of Human Genetics, 108 (5), 962-962. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2021.04.012
2021
Journal Article
Polygenic risk score analysis for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis leveraging cognitive performance, educational attainment and schizophrenia
Restuadi, Restuadi, Garton, Fleur C., Benyamin, Beben, Lin, Tian, Williams, Kelly L., Vinkhuyzen, Anna, van Rheenen, Wouter, Zhu, Zhihong, Laing, Nigel G., Mather, Karen A., Sachdev, Perminder S., Ngo, Shyuan T., Steyn, Frederik J., Wallace, Leanne, Henders, Anjali K., Visscher, Peter M., Needham, Merrilee, Mathers, Susan, Nicholson, Garth, Rowe, Dominic B., Henderson, Robert D., McCombe, Pamela A., Pamphlett, Roger, Blair, Ian P., Wray, Naomi R. and McRae, Allan F. (2021). Polygenic risk score analysis for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis leveraging cognitive performance, educational attainment and schizophrenia. European Journal of Human Genetics, 30 (5), 1-8. doi: 10.1038/s41431-021-00885-y
2021
Journal Article
Comorbid chronic pain and depression: shared risk factors and differential antidepressant effectiveness
Roughan, William H., Campos, Adrián I., García-Marín, Luis M., Cuéllar-Partida, Gabriel, Lupton, Michelle K., Hickie, Ian B., Medland, Sarah E., Wray, Naomi R., Byrne, Enda M., Ngo, Trung Thanh, Martin, Nicholas G. and Rentería, Miguel E. (2021). Comorbid chronic pain and depression: shared risk factors and differential antidepressant effectiveness. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12 643609, 1-13. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.643609
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Professor Naomi Wray is:
- Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Multi-Omic Analyses of a Clinical Trial Cohort of Young People at Ultra-High Risk for Psychosis
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Enda Byrne, Dr Allan McRae
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Doctor Philosophy
ELUCIDATING LIFESTYLE AND GENETIC FACTORS UNDERLYING DEPRESSION HETEROGENEITY AND TREATMENT RESPONSE
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Enda Byrne
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Doctor Philosophy
Genetics of childhood onset psychiatric symptoms, their persistence and comorbidity with other traits
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Enda Byrne
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding cellular and molecular heterogeneity in endometriosis using multi-omics data
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Sally Mortlock, Dr Allan McRae
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Doctor Philosophy
Genetic architecture and evolution of complex traits across populations in humans
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Visscher, Dr Fleur Garton, Dr Jian Zeng
Completed supervision
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Studying the effects of DNA methylation variation across neurodegenerative disorders
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Allan McRae
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Genetic analyses of complex traits using biobank data
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Visscher
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
A Complex Trait Genomics Approach to Investigating Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Allan McRae
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
The Genetic Architecture of Psychiatric Disorders
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Visscher
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
The Role of Cytokines and Inflammatory Markers in Depression in Adolescents
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Gerard Byrne, Professor James Scott, Professor Nick Martin
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Using genomic data to advance understanding of heart failure aetiology
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Sonia Shah
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Development and application of statistical methods to identify genes and cell types associated with complex traits
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jian Zeng
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Complement Modulation of Peripheral Immunity in Motor Neurone Disease and Huntington's Disease
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr John Lee, Professor Trent Woodruff
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
The Genomics of Perinatal Depression
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Enda Byrne
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Exploring the influence of genetics and heritability on the heterogeneity of ADHD presentations
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Sarah Medland
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Systems biology of motor neurone disease
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Shyuan Ngo, Dr Allan McRae
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Multi-omics data offer systemic insights into autism
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Gerald Holtmann, Honorary Professor Jake Gratten
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Genetic influences on substance use behaviour, substance use disorders and psychiatric disorders
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Sarah Medland, Professor Nick Martin, Dr Lucia Colodro-Conde
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Improving fine-mapping methodology using DNA methylation as a model trait
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Visscher, Dr Allan McRae
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2018
Master Philosophy
Integrating genome-wide association study data with gene expression to understand complex traits and common diseases
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Allan McRae, Honorary Professor Jake Gratten
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