
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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2020
Journal Article
Genetic stratification of depression in UK Biobank
Howard, David M., Folkersen, Lasse, Coleman, Jonathan R. I., Adams, Mark J., Glanville, Kylie, Werge, Thomas, Hagenaars, Saskia P., Han, Buhm, Porteous, David, Campbell, Archie, Clarke, Toni-Kim, Breen, Gerome, Sullivan, Patrick F., Wray, Naomi R., Lewis, Cathryn M. and McIntosh, Andrew M. (2020). Genetic stratification of depression in UK Biobank. Translational Psychiatry, 10 (1) 163, 163. doi: 10.1038/s41398-020-0848-0
2020
Other Outputs
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. (2020). Comorbid chronic pain and depression: Shared risk factors and differential antidepressant effectiveness. doi: 10.1101/2020.05.23.20110841
2020
Journal Article
Correction: Genome-wide gene-environment analyses of major depressive disorder and reported lifetime traumatic experiences in UK Biobank
Coleman, Jonathan R. I., on the behalf of Major Depressive Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Peyrot, Wouter J., Purves, Kirstin L., Davis, Katrina A. S., Rayner, Christopher, Choi, Shing Wan, Hübel, Christopher, Gaspar, Héléna A., Kan, Carol, Van der Auwera, Sandra, Adams, Mark James, Lyall, Donald M., Choi, Karmel W., Dunn, Erin C., Vassos, Evangelos, Danese, Andrea, Maughan, Barbara, Grabe, Hans J., Lewis, Cathryn M., O’Reilly, Paul F., McIntosh, Andrew M., Smith, Daniel J., Wray, Naomi R., Hotopf, Matthew, Eley, Thalia C. and Breen, Gerome (2020). Correction: Genome-wide gene-environment analyses of major depressive disorder and reported lifetime traumatic experiences in UK Biobank. Molecular Psychiatry, 26 (9), 5465-5465. doi: 10.1038/s41380-020-0779-4
2020
Journal Article
Conditional GWAS analysis to identify disorder-specific SNPs for psychiatric disorders
Byrne, Enda M., Zhu, Zhihong, Qi, Ting, Skene, Nathan G., Bryois, Julien, Pardinas, Antonio F., Stahl, Eli, Bipolar Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Major Depressive Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Rietschel, Marcella, Smoller, Jordan W., Owen, Michael J., Walters, James T. R., O’Donovan, Michael C., McGrath, John G., Hjerling-Leffler, Jens, Sullivan, Patrick F., Goddard, Michael E., Visscher, Peter M., Yang, Jian and Wray, Naomi R. (2020). Conditional GWAS analysis to identify disorder-specific SNPs for psychiatric disorders. Molecular Psychiatry, 26 (6), 2070-2081. doi: 10.1038/s41380-020-0705-9
2020
Journal Article
Promoter-anchored chromatin interactions predicted from genetic analysis of epigenomic data
Wu, Yang, Qi, Ting, Wang, Huanwei, Zhang, Futao, Zheng, Zhili, Phillips-Cremins, Jennifer E., Deary, Ian J., McRae, Allan F., Wray, Naomi R., Zeng, Jian and Yang, Jian (2020). Promoter-anchored chromatin interactions predicted from genetic analysis of epigenomic data. Nature Communications, 11 (1) 2061, 1-12. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-15587-0
2020
Journal Article
Genome-wide association study identifies 143 loci associated with 25 hydroxyvitamin D concentration
Revez, Joana A., Lin, Tian, Qiao, Zhen, Xue, Angli, Holtz, Yan, Zhu, Zhihong, Zeng, Jian, Wang, Huanwei, Sidorenko, Julia, Kemper, Kathryn E., Vinkhuyzen, Anna A. E., Frater, Julanne, Eyles, Darryl, Burne, Thomas H. J., Mitchell, Brittany, Martin, Nicholas G., Zhu, Gu, Visscher, Peter M., Yang, Jian, Wray, Naomi R. and McGrath, John J. (2020). Genome-wide association study identifies 143 loci associated with 25 hydroxyvitamin D concentration. Nature Communications, 11 (1) 1647, 1-12. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-15421-7
2020
Journal Article
Association of mental disorder in childhood and adolescence with subsequent educational achievement
Dalsgaard, Søren, McGrath, John, Østergaard, Søren Dinesen, Wray, Naomi R., Pedersen, Carsten Bøcker, Mortensen, Preben Bo and Petersen, Liselotte (2020). Association of mental disorder in childhood and adolescence with subsequent educational achievement. JAMA Psychiatry, 77 (8), 797-805. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.0217
2020
Other Outputs
Investigating the potential effect of antihypertensive medication on psychiatric disorders: a mendelian randomisation study
Chauquet, Solal, O’Donovan, Michael, Walters, James, Wray, Naomi and Shah, Sonia (2020). Investigating the potential effect of antihypertensive medication on psychiatric disorders: a mendelian randomisation study. doi: 10.1101/2020.03.19.20039412
2020
Journal Article
Association of polygenic score for major depression with response to lithium in patients with bipolar disorder
Amare, Azmeraw T., Schubert, Klaus Oliver, Hou, Liping, Clark, Scott R., Papiol, Sergi, Cearns, Micah, Heilbronner, Urs, Degenhardt, Franziska, Tekola-Ayele, Fasil, Hsu, Yi-Hsiang, Shekhtman, Tatyana, Adli, Mazda, Akula, Nirmala, Akiyama, Kazufumi, Ardau, Raffaella, Arias, Bárbara, Aubry, Jean-Michel, Backlund, Lena, Bhattacharjee, Abesh Kumar, Bellivier, Frank, Benabarre, Antonio, Bengesser, Susanne, Biernacka, Joanna M., Birner, Armin, Brichant-Petitjean, Clara, Cervantes, Pablo, Chen, Hsi-Chung, Chillotti, Caterina, Cichon, Sven ... Baune, Bernhard T. (2020). Association of polygenic score for major depression with response to lithium in patients with bipolar disorder. Molecular Psychiatry, 26 (6), 2457-2470. doi: 10.1038/s41380-020-0689-5
2020
Journal Article
Analysis of DNA methylation associates the cystine–glutamate antiporter SLC7A11 with risk of Parkinson’s disease
Vallerga, Costanza L., Zhang, Futao, Fowdar, Javed, McRae, Allan F., Qi, Ting, Nabais, Marta F., Zhang, Qian, Kassam, Irfahan, Henders, Anjali K., Wallace, Leanne, Montgomery, Grant, Chuang, Yu-Hsuan, Horvath, Steve, Ritz, Beate, Halliday, Glenda, Hickie, Ian, Kwok, John B., Pearson, John, Pitcher, Toni, Kennedy, Martin, Bentley, Steven R., Silburn, Peter A., Yang, Jian, Wray, Naomi R., Lewis, Simon J. G., Anderson, Tim, Dalrymple-Alford, John, Mellick, George D., Visscher, Peter M. and Gratten, Jacob (2020). Analysis of DNA methylation associates the cystine–glutamate antiporter SLC7A11 with risk of Parkinson’s disease. Nature Communications, 11 (1) 1238, 1238. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-15065-7
2020
Journal Article
Significant out-of-sample classification from methylation profile scoring for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Nabais, Marta F., Lin, Tian, Benyamin, Beben, Williams, Kelly L., Garton, Fleur C., Vinkhuyzen, Anna A. E., Zhang, Futao, Vallerga, Costanza L., Restuadi, Restuadi, Freydenzon, Anna, Zwamborn, Ramona A. J., Hop, Paul J., Robinson, Matthew R., Gratten, Jacob, Visscher, Peter M., Hannon, Eilis, Mill, Jonathan, Brown, Matthew A., Laing, Nigel G., Mather, Karen A., Sachdev, Perminder S., Ngo, Shyuan T., Steyn, Frederik J., Wallace, Leanne, Henders, Anjali K., Needham, Merrilee, Veldink, Jan H., Mathers, Susan, Nicholson, Garth ... Wray, Naomi R. (2020). Significant out-of-sample classification from methylation profile scoring for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. npj Genomic Medicine, 5 (1) 10, 1-9. doi: 10.1038/s41525-020-0118-3
2020
Journal Article
ALS in Danish Registries : Heritability and links to psychiatric and cardiovascular disorders
Trabjerg, Betina B., Garton, Fleur C., van Rheenen, Wouter, Fang, Fang, Henderson, Robert D., Mortensen, Preben Bo, Agerbo, Esben and Wray, Naomi R. (2020). ALS in Danish Registries : Heritability and links to psychiatric and cardiovascular disorders. Neurology Genetics, 6 (2) e398, e398. doi: 10.1212/nxg.0000000000000398
2020
Journal Article
Genome-wide association study of dietary intake in the UK biobank study and its associations with schizophrenia and other traits
Niarchou, Maria, Byrne, Enda M., Trzaskowski, Maciej, Sidorenko, Julia, Kemper, Kathryn E., McGrath, John J., O’ Donovan, Michael C., Owen, Michael J. and Wray, Naomi R. (2020). Genome-wide association study of dietary intake in the UK biobank study and its associations with schizophrenia and other traits. Translational Psychiatry, 10 (1) 51, 1-11. doi: 10.1038/s41398-020-0688-y
2020
Journal Article
RICOPILI: Rapid Imputation for COnsortias PIpeLIne
Lam, Max, Awasthi, Swapnil, Watson, Hunna J., Goldstein, Jackie, Panagiotaropoulou, Georgia, Trubetskoy, Vassily, Karlsson, Robert, Frei, Oleksander, Fan, Chun-Chieh, De Witte, Ward, Mota, Nina R., Mullins, Niamh, Brügger, Kim, Lee, S Hong, Wray, Naomi R., Skarabis, Nora, Huang, Hailiang, Neale, Benjamin, Daly, Mark J., Mattheisen, Manuel, Walters, Raymond and Ripke, Stephan (2020). RICOPILI: Rapid Imputation for COnsortias PIpeLIne. Bioinformatics, 36 (3), 930-933. doi: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btz633
2020
Journal Article
Genome-wide gene-environment analyses of major depressive disorder and reported lifetime traumatic experiences in UK Biobank
Coleman, Jonathan R. I., Peyrot, Wouter J., Purves, Kirstin L., Davis, Katrina A. S., Rayner, Christopher, Choi, Shing Wan, Hübel, Christopher, Gaspar, Héléna A., Kan, Carol, Van der Auwera, Sandra, Adams, Mark James, Lyall, Donald M., Choi, Karmel W., Dunn, Erin C., Vassos, Evangelos, Danese, Andrea, Maughan, Barbara, Grabe, Hans J., Lewis, Cathryn M., O’Reilly, Paul F., McIntosh, Andrew M., Smith, Daniel J., Wray, Naomi R., Hotopf, Matthew, Eley, Thalia C., Breen, Gerome, Major Depressive Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Trzaskowski, Maciej, Byrne, Enda M. ... Middeldorp, Christel M. (2020). Genome-wide gene-environment analyses of major depressive disorder and reported lifetime traumatic experiences in UK Biobank. Molecular Psychiatry, 25 (7), 1430-1446. doi: 10.1038/s41380-019-0546-6
2020
Journal Article
Nick Martin and the genetics of depression: sample size, sample size, sample size
Byrne, Enda M., Henders, Anjali K., Hickie, Ian B., Middeldorp, Christel M. and Wray, Naomi R. (2020). Nick Martin and the genetics of depression: sample size, sample size, sample size. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 23 (2), 1-3. doi: 10.1017/thg.2020.13
2020
Journal Article
Progression and survival of patients with motor neuron disease relative to their fecal microbiota
Ngo, Shyuan T., Restuadi, Restuadi, McCrea, Allan F., Van Eijk, Ruben P., Garton, Fleur, Henderson, Robert D., Wray, Naomi R., McCombe, Pamela A. and Steyn, Frederik J. (2020). Progression and survival of patients with motor neuron disease relative to their fecal microbiota. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, 21 (7-8), 1-14. doi: 10.1080/21678421.2020.1772825
2020
Journal Article
Complement genes contribute sex-biased vulnerability in diverse disorders
Kamitaki, Nolan, Sekar, Aswin, Handsaker, Robert E., de Rivera, Heather, Tooley, Katherine, Morris, David L., Taylor, Kimberly E., Whelan, Christopher W., Tombleson, Philip, Loohuis, Loes M. Olde, Ripke, Stephan, Neale, Benjamin M., Corvin, Aiden, Walters, James T. R., Farh, Kai-How, Holmans, Peter A., Lee, Phil, Bulik-Sullivan, Brendan, Collier, David A., Huang, Hailiang, Pers, Tune H., Agartz, Ingrid, Agerbo, Esben, Albus, Margot, Alexander, Madeline, Amin, Farooq, Bacanu, Silviu A., Begemann, Martin, Belliveau, Richard A. ... Schizophrenia Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium (2020). Complement genes contribute sex-biased vulnerability in diverse disorders. Nature, 582 (7813), 577-581+. doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2277-x
2020
Conference Publication
Linear mixed models minimise false positive rate and enhance precision of mass univariate vertex-wise analyses of grey-matter
Couvy-Duchesne, Baptiste, Zhang, Futao, Kemper, Kathryn E., Sidorenko, Julia, Wray, Naomi R., Visscher, Peter M., Colliot, Olivier and Yang, Jian (2020). Linear mixed models minimise false positive rate and enhance precision of mass univariate vertex-wise analyses of grey-matter. 17th International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI), Iowa City, IA, United States, 3-7 April, 2020 . Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE Computer Society. doi: 10.1109/ISBI45749.2020.9098719
2020
Journal Article
ATXN1 repeat expansions confer risk for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and contribute to TDP-43 mislocalization
Tazelaar, Gijs H.P., Boeynaems, Steven, De Decker, Mathias, van Vugt, Joke J.F.A., Kool, Lindy, Goedee, H. Stephan, McLaughlin, Russell L., Sproviero, William, Iacoangeli, Alfredo, Moisse, Matthieu, Jacquemyn, Maarten, Daelemans, Dirk, Dekker, Annelot M., van der Spek, Rick A., Westeneng, Henk-Jan, Kenna, Kevin P., Assialioui, Abdelilah, Silva, Nica Da, Povedano, Mónica, Mora Pardina, Jesus S., Hardiman, Orla, Salachas, François, Millecamps, Stéphanie, Vourc’h, Patrick, Corcia, Philippe, Couratier, Philippe, Morrison, Karen E., Shaw, Pamela J., Shaw, Christopher E. ... Project MinE ALS Sequencing Consortium (2020). ATXN1 repeat expansions confer risk for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and contribute to TDP-43 mislocalization. Brain Communications, 2 (2) fcaa064. doi: 10.1093/braincomms/fcaa064
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
ELUCIDATING LIFESTYLE AND GENETIC FACTORS UNDERLYING DEPRESSION HETEROGENEITY AND TREATMENT RESPONSE
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Enda Byrne
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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
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
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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
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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