Honorary Professor

Sarah Medland

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Background

Professor Sarah Medland (OAM, FASSA, FAHMS, PhD) is a Psychiatric and Statistical Geneticist working in Neuroimaging and Mental health genetics. Her work bridges Genetics, Psychology, Neuro-Imaging, Health Economics and applied Statistics with a focus on understanding the genetic and environmental contributions to human behaviour and disease. She chairs the genetics working group of the ENIGMA neuroimaging consortium and is an active member of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium.

Primary Appointment: Coordinator of the Mental Health Research Program and Group Leader (Psychiatric Genetics) QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute.

ORCID: 0000-0003-1382-380X

ResearcherID: C-7630-2013

Scopus Author ID: 34571085600

Email: sarah.medland@qimrberghofer.edu.au

Qualifications

2006 PhD (Psychology), University of Queensland

Dean's Award for Outstanding Research Higher Degree Thesis

2000 BA Hons (Psychology), University of Queensland, 2000 (Psychology Double Major, English Minor)

Availability

Honorary Professor Sarah Medland is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Applied economics Psychology

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493 works between 2001 and 2025
All (493) Journal Article (408) Book Chapter (5) Conference Publication (62) Other Outputs (18)

241 - 260 of 493 works

2018

Conference Publication

Psychiatric Liability Genes are Linked to Oscillatory Brain Activity: A Genome-Wide Association Study

Smit, Dirk, Wright, Margareth, Meyers, Jacquelyn, Martin, Nicholas, Ho, Yvonne, Malone, Stephen, Zhang, Jian, Burwell, Scott, Chorlian, David, de Geus, Eco, Denys, Damiaan, Hansell, Narelle, Hottenga, Jouke-Jan, McGue, Matt, van Beijsterveldt, Catharina, Jehanshad, Neda, Thompson, Paul, Whelan, Chris, Medland, Sarah, Porjesz, Bernice, Iacono, William and Boomsma, Dorret (2018). Psychiatric Liability Genes are Linked to Oscillatory Brain Activity: A Genome-Wide Association Study. 73rd Annual Scientific Convention and Meeting of the Society-of-Biological-Psychiatry (SOBP), New York NY United States, 10-12 May 2017. New York NY United States: Elsevier . doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2018.02.865

Psychiatric Liability Genes are Linked to Oscillatory Brain Activity: A Genome-Wide Association Study

2018

Journal Article

Type I Error Rates and Parameter Bias in Multivariate Behavioral Genetic Models

Verhulst, Brad, Prom-Wormley, Elizabeth, Keller, Matthew, Medland, Sarah and Neale, Michael C. (2018). Type I Error Rates and Parameter Bias in Multivariate Behavioral Genetic Models. Behavior Genetics, 49 (1), 99-111. doi: 10.1007/s10519-018-9942-y

Type I Error Rates and Parameter Bias in Multivariate Behavioral Genetic Models

2018

Journal Article

Accuracy of inferred APOE genotypes for a range of genotyping arrays and imputation reference panels

Lupton, Michelle K., Medland, Sarah E., Gordon, Scott D., Goncalves, Tabatha, MacGregor, Stuart, Mackey, David A., Young, Terri L., Duffy, David L., Visscher, Peter M., Wray, Naomi R., Nyholt, Dale R., Bain, Lisa, Ferreira, Manuel A., Henders, Anjali K., Wallace, Leanne, Montgomery, Grant W., Wright, Margaret J. and Martin, Nicholas G. (2018). Accuracy of inferred APOE genotypes for a range of genotyping arrays and imputation reference panels. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 64 (1), 49-54. doi: 10.3233/JAD-171104

Accuracy of inferred APOE genotypes for a range of genotyping arrays and imputation reference panels

2018

Journal Article

Subclonal Evolution of Cancer-Related Gene Mutations in p53 Immunopositive Patches in Human Skin

Albibas, Amel A., Rose-Zerilli, Matthew J. J., Lai, Chester, Pengelly, Reuben J., Lockett, Gabrielle A., Theaker, Jeffrey, Ennis, Sarah, Holloway, John W. and Healy, Eugene (2018). Subclonal Evolution of Cancer-Related Gene Mutations in p53 Immunopositive Patches in Human Skin. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 138 (1), 189-198. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2017.07.844

Subclonal Evolution of Cancer-Related Gene Mutations in p53 Immunopositive Patches in Human Skin

2018

Book Chapter

Multisite metaanalysis of image-wide genome-wide associations with morphometry

Jahanshad, Neda, Roshchupkin, Gennady, Faskowitz, Joshua, Hibar, Derrek P., Gutman, Boris A., Adams, Hieab H. H., Niessen, Wiro J., Vernooij, Meike W., Ikram, M. Arfan, Zwiers, Marcel P., Arias-Vasquez, Alejandro, Franke, Barbara, Ing, Alex, Desrivieres, Sylvane, Schumann, Gunter, de Zubicaray, Greig I., McMahon, Katie L., Medland, Sarah E., Wright, Margaret J. and Thompson, Paul M. (2018). Multisite metaanalysis of image-wide genome-wide associations with morphometry. Imaging genetics. (pp. 1-23) edited by Adrian Dalca, Kayhan Batmanghelich, Mert Sabuncu and Li Shen. London, United Kingdom: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-813968-4.00001-8

Multisite metaanalysis of image-wide genome-wide associations with morphometry

2017

Journal Article

Pathways to depression by age 16 years: Examining trajectories for self-reported psychological and somatic phenotypes across adolescence

Scott, Jan, Davenport, Tracey A., Parker, Richard, Hermens, Daniel F., Lind, Penelope A., Medland, Sarah E., Wright, Margaret J., Martin, Nicholas G., Gillespie, Nathan A. and Hickie, Ian B. (2017). Pathways to depression by age 16 years: Examining trajectories for self-reported psychological and somatic phenotypes across adolescence. Journal of Affective Disorders, 230, 1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2017.12.007

Pathways to depression by age 16 years: Examining trajectories for self-reported psychological and somatic phenotypes across adolescence

2017

Journal Article

Genome-wide association studies of a broad spectrum of antisocial behavior

Tielbeek, Jorim J., Johansson, Ada, Polderman, Tinca J.C., Rautiainen, Marja-Riitta, Jansen, Philip, Taylor, Michelle, Tong, Xiaoran, Lu, Qing, Burt, Alexandra S., Tiemeier, Henning, Viding, Essi, Plomin, Robert, Martin, Nicholas G., Heath, Andrew C., Madden, Pamela A.F., Montgomery, Grant, Beaver, Kevin M., Waldman, Irwin, Gelernter, Joel, Kranzler, Henry R., Farrer, Lindsay A., Perry, John R.B., Munafò, Marcus, LoParo, Devon, Paunio, Tiina, Tiihonen, Jari, Mous, Sabine E., Pappa, Irene, De Leeuw, Christiaan ... Broad Antisocial Behavior Consortium (2017). Genome-wide association studies of a broad spectrum of antisocial behavior. JAMA Psychiatry, 74 (12), 1242-1250. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.3069

Genome-wide association studies of a broad spectrum of antisocial behavior

2017

Journal Article

Heritability and GWAS analyses of acne in australian adolescent twins

Mina-Vargas, Angela, Colodro-Conde, Lucía, Grasby, Katrina, Zhu, Gu, Gordon, Scott, Medland, Sarah E. and Martin, Nicholas G. (2017). Heritability and GWAS analyses of acne in australian adolescent twins. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 20 (6), 541-549. doi: 10.1017/thg.2017.58

Heritability and GWAS analyses of acne in australian adolescent twins

2017

Journal Article

Genome-wide meta-analysis associates HLA-DQA1/DRB1 and LPA and lifestyle factors with human longevity

Joshi, Peter K., Pirastu, Nicola, Kentistou, Katherine A., Fischer, Krista, Hofer, Edith, Schraut, Katharina E., Clark, David W., Nutile, Teresa, Barnes, Catriona L. K., Timmers, Paul R. H. J., Shen, Xia, Gandin, Ilaria, McDaid, Aaron F., Hansen, Thomas Folkmann, Gordon, Scott D., Giulianini, Franco, Boutin, Thibaud S., Abdellaoui, Abdel, Zhao, Wei, Medina-Gomez, Carolina, Bartz, Traci M., Trompet, Stella, Lange, Leslie A., Raffield, Laura, Van Der Spek, Ashley, Galesloot, Tessel E., Proitsi, Petroula, Yanek, Lisa R., Bielak, Lawrence F. ... Wilson, James F. (2017). Genome-wide meta-analysis associates HLA-DQA1/DRB1 and LPA and lifestyle factors with human longevity. Nature Communications, 8 (1) 910, 910. doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-00934-5

Genome-wide meta-analysis associates HLA-DQA1/DRB1 and LPA and lifestyle factors with human longevity

2017

Journal Article

Hair Cortisol in Twins: Heritability and Genetic Overlap with Psychological Variables and Stress-System Genes

Rietschel, Liz, Streit, Fabian, Zhu, Gu, McAloney, Kerrie, Frank, Josef, Couvy-Duchesne, Baptiste, Witt, Stephanie H., Binz, Tina M., Bolton, Jennifer L., Hayward, Caroline, Direk, Nese, Anderson, Anna, Huffman, Jennifer, Wilson, James F., Campbell, Harry, Rudan, Igor, Wright, Alan, Hastie, Nicholas, Wild, Sarah H., Velders, Fleur P., Hofman, Albert, Uitterlinden, Andre G., Lahti, Jari, Räikkönen, Katri, Kajantie, Eero, Widen, Elisabeth, Palotie, Aarno, Eriksson, Johan G., Kaakinen, Marika ... Rietschel, Marcella (2017). Hair Cortisol in Twins: Heritability and Genetic Overlap with Psychological Variables and Stress-System Genes. Scientific Reports, 7 (1) 15351, 15351. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-11852-3

Hair Cortisol in Twins: Heritability and Genetic Overlap with Psychological Variables and Stress-System Genes

2017

Journal Article

Genetic overlap between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and bipolar disorder: evidence from genome-wide association study meta-analysis

van Hulzen, Kimm J.E., Scholz, Claus J., Franke, Barbara, Ripke, Stephan, Klein, Marieke, McQuillin, Andrew, Sonuga-Barke, Edmund J., Kelsoe, John R., Landén, Mikael, Andreassen, Ole A., Lesch, Klaus-Peter, Weber, Heike, Faraone, Stephen V., Arias-Vasquez, Alejandro, Reif, Andreas, Anney, Richard J.L., Vasquez, Alejandro Arias, Arranz, Maria J., Asherson, Philip, Banaschewski, Tobias J., Bayés, Mònica, Biederman, Joseph, Buitelaar, Jan K., Casas, Miguel, Charach, Alice, Cormand, Bru, Crosbie, Jennifer, Dalsgaard, Søren, Daly, Mark J. ... PGC Bipolar Disorder Working Group (2017). Genetic overlap between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and bipolar disorder: evidence from genome-wide association study meta-analysis. Biological Psychiatry, 82 (9), 634-641. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2016.08.040

Genetic overlap between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and bipolar disorder: evidence from genome-wide association study meta-analysis

2017

Journal Article

Education in twins and their parents across birth cohorts over 100 years: an individual-level pooled analysis of 42-twin cohorts

Silventoinen, Karri, Jelenkovic, Aline, Latvala, Antti, Sund, Reijo, Yokoyama, Yoshie, Ullemar, Vilhelmina, Almqvist, Catarina, Derom, Catherine A., Vlietinck, Robert F., Loos, Ruth J. F., Kandler, Christian, Honda, Chika, Inui, Fujio, Iwatani, Yoshinori, Watanabe, Mikio, Rebato, Esther, Stazi, Maria A., Fagnani, Corrado, Brescianini, Sonia, Hur, Yoon-Mi, Jeong, Hoe-Uk, Cutler, Tessa L., Hopper, John L., Busjahn, Andreas, Saudino, Kimberly J., Ji, Fuling, Ning, Feng, Pang, Zengchang, Rose, Richard J. ... Kaprio, Jaakko (2017). Education in twins and their parents across birth cohorts over 100 years: an individual-level pooled analysis of 42-twin cohorts. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 20 (5), 395-405. doi: 10.1017/thg.2017.49

Education in twins and their parents across birth cohorts over 100 years: an individual-level pooled analysis of 42-twin cohorts

2017

Journal Article

Human subcortical brain asymmetries in 15,847 people worldwide reveal effects of age and sex

Guadalupe, Tulio, Mathias, Samuel R., vanErp, Theo G. M., Whelan, Christopher D., Zwiers, Marcel P., Abe, Yoshinari, Abramovic, Lucija, Agartz, Ingrid, Andreassen, Ole A., Arias-Vásquez, Alejandro, Aribisala, Benjamin S., Armstrong, Nicola J., Arolt, Volker, Artiges, Eric, Ayesa-Arriola, Rosa, Baboyan, Vatche G., Banaschewski, Tobias, Barker, Gareth, Bastin, Mark E., Baune, Bernhard T., Blangero, John, Bokde, Arun L.W., Boedhoe, Premika S.W., Bose, Anushree, Brem, Silvia, Brodaty, Henry, Bromberg, Uli, Brooks, Samantha, Büchel, Christian ... Francks, Clyde (2017). Human subcortical brain asymmetries in 15,847 people worldwide reveal effects of age and sex. Brain Imaging and Behavior, 11 (5), 1497-1514. doi: 10.1007/s11682-016-9629-z

Human subcortical brain asymmetries in 15,847 people worldwide reveal effects of age and sex

2017

Journal Article

CNV-association meta-analysis in 191,161 European adults reveals new loci associated with anthropometric traits

Macé, Aurélien, Tuke, Marcus A., Deelen, Patrick, Kristiansson, Kati, Mattsson, Hannele, Nõukas, Margit, Sapkota, Yadav, Schick, Ursula, Porcu, Eleonora, Rüeger, Sina, McDaid, Aaron F., Porteous, David, Winkler, Thomas W., Salvi, Erika, Shrine, Nick, Liu, Xueping, Ang, Wei Q., Zhang, Weihua, Feitosa, Mary F., Venturini, Cristina, Van Der Most, Peter J., Rosengren, Anders, Wood, Andrew R., Beaumont, Robin N., Jones, Samuel E., Ruth, Katherine S., Yaghootkar, Hanieh, Tyrrell, Jessica, Havulinna, Aki S. ... Kutalik, Zoltán (2017). CNV-association meta-analysis in 191,161 European adults reveals new loci associated with anthropometric traits. Nature Communications, 8 (1) 744, 744. doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-00556-x

CNV-association meta-analysis in 191,161 European adults reveals new loci associated with anthropometric traits

2017

Journal Article

Developmental Changes Within the Genetic Architecture of Social Communication Behavior: A Multivariate Study of Genetic Variance in Unrelated Individuals

St Pourcain, Beate, Eaves, Lindon J, Ring, Susan M, Fisher, Simon E, Medland, Sarah, Evans, David M and Davey Smith, George (2017). Developmental Changes Within the Genetic Architecture of Social Communication Behavior: A Multivariate Study of Genetic Variance in Unrelated Individuals. Biological psychiatry, 83 (7), 598-606. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2017.09.020

Developmental Changes Within the Genetic Architecture of Social Communication Behavior: A Multivariate Study of Genetic Variance in Unrelated Individuals

2017

Journal Article

Autoimmunity/inflammation in a monogenic primary immunodeficiency cohort

Rae, William, Ward, Daniel, Mattocks, Christopher J., Gao, Yifang, Pengelly, Reuben J., Patel, Sanjay V., Ennis, Sarah, Faust, Saul N. and Williams, Anthony P. (2017). Autoimmunity/inflammation in a monogenic primary immunodeficiency cohort. Clinical & Translational Immunology, 6 e155. doi: 10.1038/cti.2017.38

Autoimmunity/inflammation in a monogenic primary immunodeficiency cohort

2017

Journal Article

Hidden heritability due to heterogeneity across seven populations

Tropf, Felix C., Lee, S Hong, Verweij, Renske M., Stulp, Gert, van der Most, Peter J., de Vlaming, Ronald, Bakshi, Andrew, Briley, Daniel A., Rahal, Charles, Hellpap, Robert, Nyman, Anastasia, Esko, Tõnu, Metspalu, Andres, Medland, Sarah E., Martin, Nicholas G., Barban, Nicola, Snieder, Harold, Robinson, Matthew R. and Mills, Melinda C. (2017). Hidden heritability due to heterogeneity across seven populations. Nature Human Behaviour, 1 (10), 757-765. doi: 10.1038/s41562-017-0195-1

Hidden heritability due to heterogeneity across seven populations

2017

Journal Article

Identification of a bipolar disorder vulnerable gene CHDH at 3p21.1

Chang, Hong, Li, Lingyi, Peng, Tao, Grigoroiu-Serbanescu, Maria, Bergen, Sarah E., Landén, Mikael, Hultman, Christina M., Forstner, Andreas J., Strohmaier, Jana, Hecker, Julian, Schulze, Thomas G., Müller-Myhsok, Bertram, Reif, Andreas, Mitchell, Philip B., Martin, Nicholas G., Cichon, Sven, Nöthen, Markus M., Jamain, Stéphane, Leboyer, Marion, Bellivier, Frank, Etain, Bruno, Kahn, Jean-Pierre, Henry, Chantal, Rietschel, Marcella, Backlund, Lena, Frisén, Louise, Lavebratt, Catharina, Schalling, Martin, Ösby, Urban ... MooDS Consortium (2017). Identification of a bipolar disorder vulnerable gene CHDH at 3p21.1. Molecular Neurobiology, 54 (7), 5166-5176. doi: 10.1007/s12035-016-0041-x

Identification of a bipolar disorder vulnerable gene CHDH at 3p21.1

2017

Journal Article

Genome-Wide Association shows that pigmentation genes play a role in skin aging

Law, Matthew H., Medland, Sarah E., Zhu, Gu, Yazar, Seyhan, Vinuela, Ana, Wallace, Leanne, Shekar, Sri Niranjan, Duffy, David L., Bataille, Veronique, Glass, Dan, Spector, Tim D., Wood, Diane, MuTHER Consortium, Gordon, Scott D., Barbour, Julie M., Henders, Anjali K., Hewitt, Alex W., Montgomery, Grant W., Sturm, Richard A., Mackey, David A., Green, Adele C., Martin, Nicholas G. and MacGregor, Stuart (2017). Genome-Wide Association shows that pigmentation genes play a role in skin aging. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 137 (9), 1887-1894. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2017.04.026

Genome-Wide Association shows that pigmentation genes play a role in skin aging

2017

Other Outputs

Genomic dissection of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia including 28 subphenotypes

Ruderfer, Douglas M, Ripke, Stephan, McQuillin, Andrew, Boocock, James, Stahl, Eli A, Pavlides, Jennifer M Whitehead, Mullins, Niamh, Charney, Alexander W, Ori, Anil P S, Loohuis, Loes M Olde, Domenici, Enrico, Di Florio, Arianna, Papiol, Sergi, Kalman, Janos L., Adolfsson, Rolf, Agartz, Ingrid, Agerbo, Esben, Akil, Huda, Albani, Diego, Albus, Margot, Alda, Martin, Alexander, Madeline, Allardyce, Judith, Alliey-Rodriguez, Ney, Als, Thomas D, Amin, Farooq, Anjorin, Adebayo, Arranz, Maria J, Awasthi, Swapnil ... Kendler, Kenneth S (2017). Genomic dissection of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia including 28 subphenotypes. doi: 10.1101/173435

Genomic dissection of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia including 28 subphenotypes

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Genetic architecture of differences in symptomatology and treatment response in major depressive disorder

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Nick Martin, Associate Professor Miguel Rentería

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Unveiling the Complexities of Psychotic Disorders: Enhancing Treatment Safety and Understanding Heterogeneity Through Biomarkers, Genetic Analysis, and Multimodal Data Integration

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Dan Siskind

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Genetic and environmental risk factors influencing mood disorders

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Genetic and environmental risk factors influencing mood disorders

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Statistical Genetic Analyses of Major Depressive Disorder

    Associate Advisor

Completed supervision

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