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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481 works between 2001 and 2025
All (481) Journal Article (411) Book Chapter (5) Conference Publication (64) Other Outputs (1)

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2016

Conference Publication

Genome-wide association study of 6,939 individuals identifies five novel loci and suggests that prenatal exposure to testosterone is not a major determinant of individual differences in 2D:4D finger ratio

Warrington, Nicole, Hemani, Gibran, Hysi, Pirro, Mangino, Massimo, McMahon, George, Hickey, Martha, Wolke, Dieter, Montgomery, Grant, Pennell, Craig, Spector, Tim, Martin, Nicholas, Medland, Sarah and Evans, David (2016). Genome-wide association study of 6,939 individuals identifies five novel loci and suggests that prenatal exposure to testosterone is not a major determinant of individual differences in 2D:4D finger ratio. 46th Annual Meeting of the Behavior-Genetics-Association, Brisbane Australia, Jun 20-23, 2016. NEW YORK: SPRINGER.

Genome-wide association study of 6,939 individuals identifies five novel loci and suggests that prenatal exposure to testosterone is not a major determinant of individual differences in 2D:4D finger ratio

2016

Journal Article

Precision Molecular Diagnosis Defines Specific Therapy in Combined Immunodeficiency with Megaloblastic Anemia Secondary to <i>MTHFD1</i> Deficiency

Ramakrishnan, Kesava A., Pengelly, Reuben J., Gao, Yifang, Morgan, Mary, Patel, Sanjay V., Davies, E. Graham, Ennis, Sarah, Faust, Saul N. and Williams, Anthony P. (2016). Precision Molecular Diagnosis Defines Specific Therapy in Combined Immunodeficiency with Megaloblastic Anemia Secondary to MTHFD1 Deficiency. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology-In Practice, 4 (6), 1160-+. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2016.07.014

Precision Molecular Diagnosis Defines Specific Therapy in Combined Immunodeficiency with Megaloblastic Anemia Secondary to <i>MTHFD1</i> Deficiency

2016

Journal Article

Variation in latent classes of adult attention–deficit hyperactivity disorder by sex and environmental adversity

Ebejer, Jane L., Medland, Sarah E., van der Werf, Julius, Lynskey, Michael, Martin, Nicholas G. and Duffy, David L. (2016). Variation in latent classes of adult attention–deficit hyperactivity disorder by sex and environmental adversity. Journal of Attention Disorders, 20 (11), 934-945. doi: 10.1177/1087054713506261

Variation in latent classes of adult attention–deficit hyperactivity disorder by sex and environmental adversity

2016

Journal Article

Genome-wide analysis identifies 12 loci influencing human reproductive behavior

Barban, Nicola, Jansen, Rick, de Vlaming, Ronald, Vaez, Ahmad, Mandemakers, Jornt J., Tropf, Felix C., Shen, Xia, Wilson, James F., Chasman, Daniel I., Nolte, Illa M., Tragante, Vinicius, van der Laan, Sander W., Perry, John R. B., Kong, Augustine, Ahluwalia, Tarunveer S., Albrecht, Eva, Yerges-Armstrong, Laura, Atzmon, Gil, Auro, Kirsi, Ayers, Kristin, Bakshi, Andrew, Ben-Avraham, Danny, Berger, Klaus, Bergman, Aviv, Bertram, Lars, Bielak, Lawrence F., Bjornsdottir, Gyda, Bonder, Marc Jan, Broer, Linda ... Mills, Melinda C. (2016). Genome-wide analysis identifies 12 loci influencing human reproductive behavior. Nature Genetics, 48 (12), 1462-1472. doi: 10.1038/ng.3698

Genome-wide analysis identifies 12 loci influencing human reproductive behavior

2016

Journal Article

Novel genetic loci underlying human intracranial volume identified through genome-wide association

Adams, Hieab H. H., Hibar, Derrek P., Chouraki, Vincent, Stein, Jason L., Nyquist, Paul A., Renteria, Miguel E., Trompet, Stella, Arias-Vasquez, Alejandro, Seshadri, Sudha, Desrivieres, Sylvane, Beecham, Ashley H., Jahanshad, Neda, Wittfeld, Katharina, Van der Lee, Sven J., Abramovic, Lucija, Alhusaini, Saud, Amin, Najaf, Andersson, Micael, Arfanakis, Konstantinos, Aribisala, Benjamin S., Armstrong, Nicola J., Athanasiu, Lavinia, Axelsson, Tomas, Beiser, Alexa, Bernard, Manon, Bis, Joshua C., Blanken, Laura M. E., Blanton, SusanH., Bohlken, Marc M. ... Thompson, Paul M. (2016). Novel genetic loci underlying human intracranial volume identified through genome-wide association. Nature Neuroscience, 19 (12), 1569-1582. doi: 10.1038/nn.4398

Novel genetic loci underlying human intracranial volume identified through genome-wide association

2016

Journal Article

Erratum: Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies of anxiety disorders (vol 21, pg 1391, 2016)

Otowa, T., Hek, K., Lee, M., Byrne, E. M., Mirza, S. S., Nivard, M. G., Bigdeli, T., Aggen, S. H., Adkins, D., Wolen, A., Fanous, A., Keller, M. C., Castelao, E., Kutalik, Z., Auwera, S. V. der, Homuth, G., Nauck, M., Teumer, A., Milaneschi, Y., Hottenga, J-J, Direk, N., Hofman, A., Uitterlinden, A., Mulder, C. L., Henders, A. K., Medland, S. E., Gordon, S., Heath, A. C., Madden, P. A. F. ... Hettema, J. M. (2016). Erratum: Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies of anxiety disorders (vol 21, pg 1391, 2016). Molecular Psychiatry, 21 (10), 1485-1485. doi: 10.1038/mp.2016.11

Erratum: Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies of anxiety disorders (vol 21, pg 1391, 2016)

2016

Journal Article

Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies of anxiety disorders

Otowa, T., Hek, K., Lee, M., Byrne, E. M., Mirza, S. S., Nivard, M. G., Bigdeli, T., Aggen, S. H., Adkins, D., Wolen, A., Fanous, A., Keller, M. C., Castelao, E., Kutalik, Z., Der Auwera, S. V., Homuth, G., Nauck, M., Teumer, A., Milaneschi, Y., Hottenga, J. -J., Direk, N., Hofman, A., Uitterlinden, A., Mulder, C. L., Henders, A. K., Medland, S. E., Gordon, S., Heath, A. C., Madden, P. A. F. ... Hettema, J. M. (2016). Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies of anxiety disorders. Molecular Psychiatry, 21 (10), 1391-1399. doi: 10.1038/mp.2015.197

Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies of anxiety disorders

2016

Journal Article

A genome-wide association meta-analysis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms in population-based pediatric cohorts

Middeldorp, Christel M., Hammerschlag, Anke R., Ouwens, Klaasjan G., Groen-Blokhuis, Maria M., St Pourcain, Beate, Greven, Corina U., Pappa, Irene, Tiesler, Carla M. T., Ang, Wei, Nolte, Ilja M., Vilor-Tejedor, Natalia, Bacelis, Jonas, Ebejer, Jane L., Zhao, Huiying, Davies, Gareth E., Ehli, Erik A., Evans, David M., Fedko, Iryna O., Guxens, Monica, Hottenga, Jouke-Jan, Hudziak, James J., Jugessur, Astanand, Kemp, John P., Krapohl, Eva, Martin, Nicholas G., Murcia, Mario, Myhre, Ronny, Ormel, Johan, Ring, Susan M. ... Boomsma, Dorret I. (2016). A genome-wide association meta-analysis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms in population-based pediatric cohorts. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 55 (10), 896-905.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2016.05.025

A genome-wide association meta-analysis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms in population-based pediatric cohorts

2016

Journal Article

The association of genetic predisposition to depressive symptoms with non-suicidal and suicidal self-injuries

Maciejewski, Dominique F., Renteria, Miguel E., Abdellaoui, Abdel, Medland, Sarah E., Few, Lauren R., Gordon, Scott D., Madden, Pamela A. F., Montgomery, Grant, Trull, Timothy J., Heath, Andrew C., Statham, Dixie J., Martin, Nicholas G., Zietsch, Brendan P. and Verweij, Karin J. H. (2016). The association of genetic predisposition to depressive symptoms with non-suicidal and suicidal self-injuries. Behavior Genetics, 47 (1), 1-8. doi: 10.1007/s10519-016-9809-z

The association of genetic predisposition to depressive symptoms with non-suicidal and suicidal self-injuries

2016

Journal Article

Genetic and environmental influences on literacy and numeracy performance in Australian school children in Grades 3, 5, 7, and 9

Grasby, Katrina L., Coventry, William L., Byrne, Brian, Olson, Richard K. and Medland, Sarah E. (2016). Genetic and environmental influences on literacy and numeracy performance in Australian school children in Grades 3, 5, 7, and 9. Behavior Genetics, 46 (5), 627-648. doi: 10.1007/s10519-016-9797-z

Genetic and environmental influences on literacy and numeracy performance in Australian school children in Grades 3, 5, 7, and 9

2016

Journal Article

Genome-wide association study of pathological gambling

Lang, M., Leménager, T., Streit, F., Fauth-Bühler, M., Frank, J., Juraeva, D., Witt, S. H., Degenhardt, F., Hofmann, A., Heilmann-Heimbach, S., Kiefer, F., Brors, B., Grabe, H. J., John, U., Bischof, A., Bischof, G., Völker, U., Homuth, G., Beutel, M., Lind, P. A., Medland, S. E., Slutske, W. S., Martin, N. G., Völzke, H., Nöthen, M. M., Meyer, C., Rumpf, H. J., Wurst, F. M., Rietschel, M. and Mann, K. F. (2016). Genome-wide association study of pathological gambling. European Psychiatry, 36, 38-46. doi: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.04.001

Genome-wide association study of pathological gambling

2016

Journal Article

Genetic and environmental effects on body mass index from infancy to the onset of adulthood: an individual-based pooled analysis of 45 twin cohorts participating in the COllaborative project of Development of Anthropometrical measures in Twins (CODATwins) study

Silventoinen, Karri, Jelenkovic, Aline, Sund, Reijo, Hur, Yoon-Mi, Yokoyama, Yoshie, Honda, Chika, Hjelmborg, Jacob B., Moller, Soren, Ooki, Syuichi, Aaltonen, Sari, Ji, Fuling, Ning, Feng, Pang, Zengchang, Rebato, Esther, Busjahn, Andreas, Kandler, Christian, Saudino, Kimberly J., Jang, Kerry L., Cozen, Wendy, Hwang, Amie E., MacK, Thomas M., Gao, Wenjing, Yu, Canqing, Li, Liming, Corley, Robin P., Huibregtse, Brooke M., Christensen, Kaare, Skytthe, Axel, Kyvik, Kirsten O. ... Kaprio, Jaakko (2016). Genetic and environmental effects on body mass index from infancy to the onset of adulthood: an individual-based pooled analysis of 45 twin cohorts participating in the COllaborative project of Development of Anthropometrical measures in Twins (CODATwins) study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 104 (2), 371-379. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.116.130252

Genetic and environmental effects on body mass index from infancy to the onset of adulthood: an individual-based pooled analysis of 45 twin cohorts participating in the COllaborative project of Development of Anthropometrical measures in Twins (CODATwins) study

2016

Journal Article

Variation and heritability in hair diameter and curvature in an Australian twin sample

Ho, Yvonne Y. W., Brims, Mark, McNevin, Dennis, Spector, Timothy D., Martin, Nicholas G. and Medland, Sarah E. (2016). Variation and heritability in hair diameter and curvature in an Australian twin sample. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 19 (4), 351-358. doi: 10.1017/thg.2016.45

Variation and heritability in hair diameter and curvature in an Australian twin sample

2016

Journal Article

Nausea and vomiting during pregnancy is highly heritable

Colodro-Conde, Lucía, Jern, Patrick, Johansson, Ada, Sánchez-Romera, Juan F., Lind, Penelope A., Painter, Jodie N., Ordoñana, Juan R. and Medland, Sarah E. (2016). Nausea and vomiting during pregnancy is highly heritable. Behavior Genetics, 46 (4), 481-491. doi: 10.1007/s10519-016-9781-7

Nausea and vomiting during pregnancy is highly heritable

2016

Journal Article

Genetic and environmental influences on height from infancy to early adulthood: An individual-based pooled analysis of 45 twin cohorts

Jelenkovic, Aline, Sund, Reijo, Hur, Yoon-Mi, Yokoyama, Yoshie, Hjelmborg, Jacob V. B., Miller, Soren, Honda, Chika, Magnusson, Patrik K. E., Pedersen, Nancy L., Ooki, Syuichi, Aaltonen, Sari, Stazi, Maria A., Fagnani, Corrado, D'Ippolito, Cristina, Freitas, Duarte L., Maia, Jose Antonio, Ji, Fuling, Ning, Feng, Pang, Zengchang, Rebato, Esther, Busjahn, Andreas, Kandler, Christian, Saudino, Kimberly J., Jang, Kerry L., Cozen, Wendy, Hwang, Amie E., Mack, Thomas M., Gao, Wenjing, Yu, Canqing ... Silventoinen, Karri (2016). Genetic and environmental influences on height from infancy to early adulthood: An individual-based pooled analysis of 45 twin cohorts. Scientific Reports, 6 (1) 28496. doi: 10.1038/srep28496

Genetic and environmental influences on height from infancy to early adulthood: An individual-based pooled analysis of 45 twin cohorts

2016

Journal Article

Genome-wide analysis of over 106000 individuals identifies 9 neuroticism-associated loci

Smith, D. J., Escott-Price, V., Davies, G., Bailey, M. E. S., Colodro-Conde, L., Ward, J., Vedernikov, A., Marioni, R., Cullen, B., Lyall, D., Hagenaars, S. P., Liewald, D. C. M., Luciano, M., Gale, C. R., Ritchie, S. J., Hayward, C., Nicholl, B., Bulik-Sullivan, B., Adams, M., Couvy-Duchesne, B., Graham, N., Mackay, D., Evans, J., Smith, B. H., Porteous, D. J., Medland, S. E., Martin, N. G., Holmans, P., McIntosh, A. M. ... O'Donovan, M. C. (2016). Genome-wide analysis of over 106000 individuals identifies 9 neuroticism-associated loci. Molecular Psychiatry, 21 (6), 749-757. doi: 10.1038/mp.2016.49

Genome-wide analysis of over 106000 individuals identifies 9 neuroticism-associated loci

2016

Journal Article

Genetic variants associated with subjective well-being, depressive symptoms, and neuroticism identified through genome-wide analyses

Okbay, Aysu, Baselmans, Bart M. L., De Neve, Jan-Emmanuel, Turley, Patrick, Nivard, Michel G., Fontana, Mark Alan, Meddens, S. Fleur W., Linner, Richard Karlsson, Rietveld, Cornelius A., Derringer, Jaime, Gratten, Jacob, Lee, James J., Liu, Jimmy Z., de Vlaming, Ronald, Ahluwalia, Tarunveer S., Buchwald, Jadwiga, Cavadino, Alana, Frazier-Wood, Alexis C., Furlotte, Nicholas A., Garfield, Victoria, Geisel, Marie Henrike, Gonzalez, Juan R., Haitjema, Saskia, Karlsson, Robert, van der Laan, Sander W., Ladwig, Karl-Heinz, Lahti, Jari, van der Lee, Sven J., Lind, Penelope A. ... Cesarini, David (2016). Genetic variants associated with subjective well-being, depressive symptoms, and neuroticism identified through genome-wide analyses. Nature Genetics, 48 (6), 624-633. doi: 10.1038/ng.3552

Genetic variants associated with subjective well-being, depressive symptoms, and neuroticism identified through genome-wide analyses

2016

Journal Article

Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment

Okbay, Aysu, Beauchamp, Jonathan P., Fontana, Mark Alan, Lee, James J., Pers, Tune H., Rietveld, Cornelius A., Turley, Patrick, Chen, Guo-Bo, Emilsson, Valur, Meddens, S. Fleur W., Oskarsson, Sven, Pickrell, Joseph K., Thom, Kevin, Timshel, Pascal, de Vlaming, Ronald, Abdellaoui, Abdel, Ahluwalia, Tarunveer S., Bacelis, Jonas, Baumbach, Clemens, Bjornsdottir, Gyda, Brandsma, Johannes H., Concas, Maria Pina, Derringer, Jaime, Furlotte, Nicholas A., Galesloot, Tessel E., Girotto, Giorgia, Gupta, Richa, Hall, Leanne M., Harris, Sarah E. ... Benjamin, Daniel J. (2016). Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment. Nature, 533 (7604), 539-542. doi: 10.1038/nature17671

Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment

2016

Journal Article

Common genetic variants influence whorls in fingerprint patterns

Ho, Yvonne Y. W., Evans, David M., Montgomery, Grant W., Henders, Anjali K., Kemp, John P., Timpson, Nicholas J., Pourcain, Beate St., Heath, Andrew C., Madden, Pamela A. F., Loesch, Danuta Z., McNevin, Dennis, Daniel, Runa, Davey-Smith, George, Martin, Nicholas G. and Medland, Sarah E. (2016). Common genetic variants influence whorls in fingerprint patterns. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 136 (4), 859-862. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2015.10.062

Common genetic variants influence whorls in fingerprint patterns

2016

Journal Article

Twin's Birth-Order Differences in Height and Body Mass Index From Birth to Old Age: A Pooled Study of 26 Twin Cohorts Participating in the CODATwins Project

Yokoyama, Yoshie, Jelenkovic, Aline, Sund, Reijo, Sung, Joohon, Hopper, John L., Ooki, Syuichi, Heikkila, Kauko, Aaltonen, Sari, Tarnoki, Adam D., Tarnoki, David L., Willemsen, Gonneke, Bartels, Meike, van Beijsterveldt, Toos C. E. M., Saudino, Kimberly J., Cutler, Tessa L., Nelson, Tracy L., Whitfield, Keith E., Wardle, Jane, Llewellyn, Clare H., Fisher, Abigail, He, Mingguang, Ding, Xiaohu, Bjerregaard-Andersen, Morten, Beck-Nielsen, Henning, Sodemann, Morten, Song, Yun-Mi, Yang, Sarah, Lee, Kayoung, Jeong, Hoe-Uk ... Silventoinen, Karri (2016). Twin's Birth-Order Differences in Height and Body Mass Index From Birth to Old Age: A Pooled Study of 26 Twin Cohorts Participating in the CODATwins Project. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 19 (2), 112-124. doi: 10.1017/thg.2016.11

Twin's Birth-Order Differences in Height and Body Mass Index From Birth to Old Age: A Pooled Study of 26 Twin Cohorts Participating in the CODATwins Project

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Genetic and environmental risk factors influencing mood disorders

    Principal Advisor

  • 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

Completed supervision

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