
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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2019
Journal Article
Genetic correlations of polygenic disease traits: from theory to practice
van Rheenen, Wouter, Peyrot, Wouter J., Schork, Andrew J., Lee, S. Hong and Wray, Naomi R. (2019). Genetic correlations of polygenic disease traits: from theory to practice. Nature Reviews Genetics, 20 (10), 567-581. doi: 10.1038/s41576-019-0137-z
2019
Journal Article
Extreme inbreeding in a European ancestry sample from the contemporary UK population
Yengo, Loic, Wray, Naomi R. and Visscher, Peter M. (2019). Extreme inbreeding in a European ancestry sample from the contemporary UK population. Nature Communications, 10 (1) 3719, 3719. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-11724-6
2019
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Improved precision of epigenetic clock estimates across tissues and its implication for biological ageing
Zhang, Qian, Vallerga, Costanza L., Walker, Rosie M., Lin, Tian, Henders, Anjali K., Montgomery, Grant W., He, Ji, Fan, Dongsheng, Fowdar, Javed, Kennedy, Martin, Pitcher, Toni, Pearson, John, Halliday, Glenda, Kwok, John B., Hickie, Ian, Lewis, Simon, Anderson, Tim, Silburn, Peter A., Mellick, George D., Harris, Sarah E., Redmond, Paul, Murray, Alison D., Porteous, David J., Haley, Christopher S., Evans, Kathryn L., McIntosh, Andrew M., Yang, Jian, Gratten, Jacob, Marioni, Riccardo E. ... Visscher, Peter M. (2019). Improved precision of epigenetic clock estimates across tissues and its implication for biological ageing. Genome Medicine, 11 (1) 54, 54. doi: 10.1186/s13073-019-0667-1
2019
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Genotype-by-environment interactions inferred from genetic effects on phenotypic variability in the UK Biobank
Wang, Huanwei, Zhang, Futao, Zeng, Jian, Wu, Yang, Kemper, Kathryn E., Xue, Angli, Zhang, Min, Powell, Joseph E., Goddard, Michael E., Wray, Naomi R., Visscher, Peter M., McRae, Allan F. and Yang, Jian (2019). Genotype-by-environment interactions inferred from genetic effects on phenotypic variability in the UK Biobank. Science Advances, 5 (8) eaaw3538, 1-12. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aaw3538
2019
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Classical human leukocyte antigen alleles and C4 haplotypes are not significantly associated With depression
Glanville, Kylie P., Coleman, Jonathan R. I., Hanscombe, Ken B., Euesden, Jack, Choi, Shing Wan, Purves, Kirstin L., Breen, Gerome, Air, Tracy M., Andlauer, Till F. M., Baune, Bernhard T., Binder, Elisabeth B., Blackwood, Douglas H. R., Boomsma, Dorret I., Buttenschøn, Henriette N., Colodro-Conde, Lucía, Dannlowski, Udo, Direk, Nese, Dunn, Erin C., Forstner, Andreas J., de Geus, Eco J. C., Grabe, Hans J., Hamilton, Steven P., Jones, Ian, Jones, Lisa A., Knowles, James A., Kutalik, Zoltán, Levinson, Douglas F., Lewis, Glyn, Lind, Penelope A. ... Børglum, Anders D. (2019). Classical human leukocyte antigen alleles and C4 haplotypes are not significantly associated With depression. Biological Psychiatry, 87 (5), 419-430. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2019.06.031
2019
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GWAS of suicide attempt in psychiatric disorders and association with major depression polygenic risk scores
Mullins, Niamh, Bigdeli, Tim B., Børglum, Anders D., Coleman, Jonathan R.I., Demontis, Ditte, Mehta, Divya, Power, Robert A., Ripke, Stephan, Stahl, Eli A., Starnawska, Anna, Anjorin, Adebayo, Corvin, Aiden, Sanders, Alan R., Forstner, Andreas J., Reif, Andreas, Koller, Anna C., Tkowska, Beata Swia, Baune, Bernhard T., Müller-Myhsok, Bertram, Penninx, Brenda W.J.H., Pato, Carlos, Zai, Clement, Rujescu, Dan, Hougaard, David M., Quested, Digby, Levinson, Douglas F., Binder, Elisabeth B., Byrne, Enda M., Agerbo, Esben ... Lewis, Cathryn M. (2019). GWAS of suicide attempt in psychiatric disorders and association with major depression polygenic risk scores. American Journal of Psychiatry, 176 (8), 651-660. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2019.18080957
2019
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Assortative mating in autism spectrum disorder: toward an evidence base from DNA data, but not there yet
Wray, Naomi R. and Yengo, Loic (2019). Assortative mating in autism spectrum disorder: toward an evidence base from DNA data, but not there yet. Biological Psychiatry, 86 (4), 250-252. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2019.06.007
2019
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Genome and epigenome wide studies of neurological protein biomarkers in the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936
Hillary, Robert F., McCartney, Daniel L., Harris, Sarah E., Stevenson, Anna J., Seeboth, Anne, Zhang, Qian, Liewald, David C., Evans, Kathryn L., Ritchie, Craig W., Tucker-Drob, Elliot M., Wray, Naomi R., McRae, Allan F., Visscher, Peter M., Deary, Ian J. and Marioni, Riccardo E. (2019). Genome and epigenome wide studies of neurological protein biomarkers in the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936. Nature Communications, 10 (1) 3160, 3160. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-11177-x
2019
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Evaluating the impact of nonrandom mating: psychiatric outcomes among the offspring of pairs diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
Nordsletten, Ashley E., Brander, Gustaf, Larsson, Henrik, Lichtenstein, Paul, Crowley, James J., Sullivan, Patrick F., Wray, Naomi R. and Mataix-Cols, David (2019). Evaluating the impact of nonrandom mating: psychiatric outcomes among the offspring of pairs diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Biological Psychiatry, 87 (3), 253-262. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2019.06.025
2019
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Association of schizophrenia risk with disordered niacin metabolism in an Indian genome-wide association study
Periyasamy, Sathish, John, Sujit, Padmavati, Raman, Rajendren, Preeti, Thirunavukkarasu, Priyadarshini, Gratten, Jacob, Vinkhuyzen, Anna, McRae, Allan, Holliday, Elizabeth G., Nyholt, Dale R., Nancarrow, Derek, Bakshi, Andrew, Hemani, Gibran, Nertney, Deborah, Smith, Heather, Filippich, Cheryl, Patel, Kalpana, Fowdar, Javed, McLean, Duncan, Tirupati, Srinivasan, Nagasundaram, Arunkumar, Gundugurti, Prasad Rao, Selvaraj, Krishnamurthy, Jegadeesan, Jayaprakash, Jorde, Lynn B., Wray, Naomi R., Brown, Matthew A., Suetani, Rachel, Giacomotto, Jean ... Mowry, Bryan J. (2019). Association of schizophrenia risk with disordered niacin metabolism in an Indian genome-wide association study. JAMA Psychiatry, 76 (10), 1026-1034. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2019.1335
2019
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The project MinE databrowser: bringing large-scale whole-genome sequencing in ALS to researchers and the public
van der Spek, Rick A. A., van Rheenen, Wouter, Pulit, Sara L., Kenna, Kevin P., van den Berg, Leonard H., Veldink, Jan H., Project MinE ALS Sequencing Consortium and Wray, Naomi R. (2019). The project MinE databrowser: bringing large-scale whole-genome sequencing in ALS to researchers and the public. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, 20 (5-6), 432-440. doi: 10.1080/21678421.2019.1606244
2019
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Publisher Correction: Common schizophrenia alleles are enriched in mutation-intolerant genes and in regions under strong background selection
Pardiñas, Antonio F., Holmans, Peter, Pocklington, Andrew J., Escott-Price, Valentina, Ripke, Stephan, Carrera, Noa, Legge, Sophie E., Bishop, Sophie, Cameron, Darren, Hamshere, Marian L., Han, Jun, Hubbard, Leon, Lynham, Amy, Mantripragada, Kiran, Rees, Elliott, MacCabe, James H., McCarroll, Steven A., Baune, Bernhard T., Breen, Gerome, Byrne, Enda M., Dannlowski, Udo, Eley, Thalia C., Hayward, Caroline, Martin, Nicholas G., McIntosh, Andrew M., Plomin, Robert, Porteous, David J., Wray, Naomi R., Caballero, Armando ... Walters, James T. R. (2019). Publisher Correction: Common schizophrenia alleles are enriched in mutation-intolerant genes and in regions under strong background selection. Nature Genetics, 51 (7), 1193-1193. doi: 10.1038/s41588-019-0450-7
2019
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Students’, colleagues’ and research partners’ experience about work and accomplishments from collaborating with Robin Thompson
Hickey, John, Hill, William G., Blasco, Agustin, Cameron, Neil, Cullis, Brian, McGuirk, Brian, Mäntysaari, Esa, Ruane, John, Simm, Geoff, Veerkamp, Roel, Visscher, Peter M. and Wray, Naomi R. (2019). Students’, colleagues’ and research partners’ experience about work and accomplishments from collaborating with Robin Thompson. Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, 136 (4), 301-309. doi: 10.1111/jbg.12418
2019
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“Arte et Labore” - a Blackburn Rovers fan's legacy in human complex trait genetics
Visscher, Peter M., Wray, Naomi R. and Haley, Chris S. (2019). “Arte et Labore” - a Blackburn Rovers fan's legacy in human complex trait genetics. Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, 136 (4), 273-278. doi: 10.1111/jbg.12384
2019
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Correction: GWAS on family history of Alzheimer’s disease
Marioni, Riccardo E., Harris, Sarah E., Zhang, Qian, McRae, Allan F., Hagenaars, Saskia P., Hill, W. David, Davies, Gail, Ritchie, Craig W., Gale, Catharine R., Starr, John M., Goate, Alison M., Porteous, David J., Yang, Jian, Evans, Kathryn L., Deary, Ian J., Wray, Naomi R. and Visscher, Peter M. (2019). Correction: GWAS on family history of Alzheimer’s disease. Translational Psychiatry, 9 (1) 161, 161. doi: 10.1038/s41398-019-0498-2
2019
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Publisher Correction: Gene expression imputation across multiple brain regions provides insights into schizophrenia risk (Nature Genetics, (2019), 51, 4, (659-674), 10.1038/s41588-019-0364-4)
Huckins, Laura M., Dobbyn, Amanda, Ruderfer, Douglas M., Hoffman, Gabriel, Wang, Weiqing, Pardiñas, Antonio F., Rajagopal, Veera M., Als, Thomas D., T. Nguyen, Hoang, Girdhar, Kiran, Boocock, James, Roussos, Panos, Fromer, Menachem, Kramer, Robin, Domenici, Enrico, Gamazon, Eric R., Purcell, Shaun, Johnson, Jessica S., Shah, Hardik R., Klein, Lambertus L., Dang, Kristen K., Logsdon, Benjamin A., Mahajan, Milind C., Mangravite, Lara M., Toyoshiba, Hiroyoshi, Gur, Raquel E., Hahn, Chang-Gyu, Schadt, Eric, Lewis, David A. ... Stahl, Eli A. (2019). Publisher Correction: Gene expression imputation across multiple brain regions provides insights into schizophrenia risk (Nature Genetics, (2019), 51, 4, (659-674), 10.1038/s41588-019-0364-4). Nature Genetics, 51 (6), 1068-1068. doi: 10.1038/s41588-019-0435-6
2019
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Gut microbiota in ALS: possible role in pathogenesis?
McCombe, Pamela A., Henderson, Robert D., Lee, Aven, Lee, John D., Woodruff, Trent M., Restuadi, Restuadi, McRae, Allan, Wray, Naomi R., Ngo, Shyuan and Steyn, Frederik J. (2019). Gut microbiota in ALS: possible role in pathogenesis?. Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, 19 (9), 1-21. doi: 10.1080/14737175.2019.1623026
2019
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OSCA: a tool for omic-data-based complex trait analysis
Zhang, Futao, Chen, Wenhan, Zhu, Zhihong, Zhang, Qian, Nabais, Marta F., Qi, Ting, Deary, Ian J., Wray, Naomi R., Visscher, Peter M., McRae, Allan F. and Yang, Jian (2019). OSCA: a tool for omic-data-based complex trait analysis. Genome Biology, 20 (1) 107, 107. doi: 10.1186/s13059-019-1718-z
2019
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Genotype–covariate correlation and interaction disentangled by a whole-genome multivariate reaction norm model
Ni, Guiyan, van der Werf, Julius, Zhou, Xuan, Hyppönen, Elina, Wray, Naomi R. and Lee, S. Hong (2019). Genotype–covariate correlation and interaction disentangled by a whole-genome multivariate reaction norm model. Nature Communications, 10 (1) 2239, 2239. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-10128-w
2019
Journal Article
Examining the impact of imputation errors on fine-mapping using DNA methylation QTL as a model trait
Chundru, V. Kartik, Marioni, Riccardo E., Prendergast, James G. D., Vallerga, Costanza L., Lin, Tian, Berveridge, Allan J., SGPD Consortium, Gratten, Jacob, Hume, David A., Deary, Ian J., Wray, Naomi R., Visscher, Peter M. and McRae, Allan F. (2019). Examining the impact of imputation errors on fine-mapping using DNA methylation QTL as a model trait. Genetics, 212 (3), 577-586. doi: 10.1534/genetics.118.301861
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
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
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
Understanding cellular and molecular heterogeneity in endometriosis using multi-omics data
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Sally Mortlock, Dr Allan McRae
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 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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