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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531 works between 2001 and 2025
All (531) Journal Article (449) Other Outputs (1) Conference Publication (76) Book Chapter (5)

421 - 440 of 531 works

2012

Journal Article

Increased genetic vulnerability to smoking at CHRNA5 in early-onset smokers

Hartz, Sarah M., Short, Susan E., Saccone, Nancy L., Culverhouse, Robert, Chen, LiShiun, Schwantes-An, Tae-Hwi, Coon, Hilary, Han, Younghun, Stephens, Sarah H., Sun, Juzhong, Chen, Xiangning, Ducci, Francesca, Dueker, Nicole, Franceschini, Nora, Frank, Josef, Geller, Frank, Guobjartsson, Daniel, Hansel, Nadia N., Jiang, Chenhui, Keskitalo-Vuokko, Kaisu, Liu, Zhen, Lyytikainen, Leo-Pekka, Michel, Martha, Rawal, Rajesh, Hum, Sc, Rosenberger, Albert, Scheet, Paul, Shaffer, John R., Teumer, Alexander ... Bierut, Laura J. (2012). Increased genetic vulnerability to smoking at CHRNA5 in early-onset smokers. Archives of General Psychiatry, 69 (8), 854-861. doi: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2012.124

Increased genetic vulnerability to smoking at CHRNA5 in early-onset smokers

2012

Journal Article

The genetic aetiology of cannabis use initiation: a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies and a SNP-based heritability estimation

Verweij, Karin J. H., Vinkhuyzen, Anna A. E., Benyamin, Beben, Lynskey, Michael T., Quaye, Lydia, Agrawal, Arpana, Gordon, Scott D., Montgomery, Grant W., Madden, Pamela A. F., Heath, Andrew C., Spector, Andrew C., Martin, Nicholas G. and Medland, Sarah E. (2012). The genetic aetiology of cannabis use initiation: a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies and a SNP-based heritability estimation. Addiction Biology, 18 (5), 846-850. doi: 10.1111/j.1369-1600.2012.00478.x

The genetic aetiology of cannabis use initiation: a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies and a SNP-based heritability estimation

2012

Journal Article

A genome-wide association study of caffeine-related sleep disturbance: confirmation of a role for a common variant in the adenosine receptor

Byrne, Enda M., Johnson, Julie, McRae, Allan F., Nyholt, Dale R., Medland, Sarah E., Gehrman, Philip R., Heath, Andrew C., Madden, Pamela A. F., Montgomery, Grant W., Chenevix-Trench, Georgia and Martin, Nicholas G. (2012). A genome-wide association study of caffeine-related sleep disturbance: confirmation of a role for a common variant in the adenosine receptor. Sleep, 35 (7), 967-975. doi: 10.5665/sleep.1962

A genome-wide association study of caffeine-related sleep disturbance: confirmation of a role for a common variant in the adenosine receptor

2012

Journal Article

Alzheimer's disease risk gene, GAB2, is associated with regional brain volume differences in 755 young healthy twins

Hibar, Derrek P., Jahanshad, Neda, Stein, Jason L., Kohannim, Omid, Toga, Arthur W., Medland, Sarah E., Hansell, Narelle K., McMahon, Katie L., de Zubicaray, Greig I., Montgomery, Grant W., Martin, Nicholas G., Wright, Margaret J. and Thompson, Paul M. (2012). Alzheimer's disease risk gene, GAB2, is associated with regional brain volume differences in 755 young healthy twins. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 15 (3), 286-295. doi: 10.1017/thg.2012.15

Alzheimer's disease risk gene, GAB2, is associated with regional brain volume differences in 755 young healthy twins

2012

Journal Article

Enigma vis: online interactive visualization of genome-wide association studies of the enhancing neuroimaging genetics through meta-analysis (ENIGMA) consortium

Novak, Nic M., Stein, Jason L., Medland, Sarah E., Hibar, Derrek P., Thompson, Paul M. and Toga, Arthur W. (2012). Enigma vis: online interactive visualization of genome-wide association studies of the enhancing neuroimaging genetics through meta-analysis (ENIGMA) consortium. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 15 (3), 414-418. doi: 10.1017/thg.2012.17

Enigma vis: online interactive visualization of genome-wide association studies of the enhancing neuroimaging genetics through meta-analysis (ENIGMA) consortium

2012

Journal Article

Six novel susceptibility loci for early-onset androgenetic alopecia and their unexpected association with common diseases

Li, Rui, Brockschmidt, Felix F., Kiefer, Amy K., Stefansson, Hreinn, Nyholt, Dale R., Song, Kijoung, Vermeulen, Sita H., Kanoni, Stavroula, Glass, Daniel, Medland, Sarah E., Dimitriou, Maria, Waterworth, Dawn, Tung, Joyce Y., Geller, Frank, Heilmann, Stefanie, Hillmer, Axel M., Bataille, Veronique, Eigelshoven, Sibylle, Hanneken, Sandra, Moebus, Susanne, Herold, Christine, den Heijer, Martin, Montgomery, Grant W., Deloukas, Panos, Eriksson, Nicholas, Heath, Andrew C., Becker, Tim, Sulem, Patrick, Mangino, Massimo ... Richards, J. Brent (2012). Six novel susceptibility loci for early-onset androgenetic alopecia and their unexpected association with common diseases. PLoS Genetics, 8 (5) e1002746, 222-224. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002746

Six novel susceptibility loci for early-onset androgenetic alopecia and their unexpected association with common diseases

2012

Journal Article

No association of candidate genes with cannabis use in a large sample of Australian twin families

Verweij, Karin J. H., Zietsch, Brendan P., Liu, Jimmy Z., Medland, Sarah E., Lynskey, Michael T., Madden, Pamela A. F., Agrawal, Arpana, Montgomery, Grant W., Heath, Andrew C. and Martin, Nicholas G. (2012). No association of candidate genes with cannabis use in a large sample of Australian twin families. Addiction Biology, 17 (3), 687-690. doi: 10.1111/j.1369-1600.2011.00320.x

No association of candidate genes with cannabis use in a large sample of Australian twin families

2012

Journal Article

Identification of common variants associated with human hippocampal and intracranial volumes

Stein, Jason L., Medland, Sarah E., Vasquez, Alejandro Arias, Hibar, Derrek P., Senstad, Rudy E., Winkler, Anderson M., Toro, Roberto, Appel, Katja, Bartecek, Richard, Bergmann, Ørjan, Bernard, Manon, Brown, Andrew A., Cannon, Dara M., Chakravarty, M. Mallar, Christoforou, Andrea, Domin, Martin, Grimm, Oliver, Hollinshead, Marisa, Holmes, Avram J., Homuth, Georg, Hottenga, Jouke-Jan, Langan, Camilla, Lopez, Lorna M., Hansell, Narelle K., Hwang, Kristy S., Kim, Sungeun, Laje, Gonzalo, Lee, Phil H., Liu, Xinmin ... Brown, Matthew A. (2012). Identification of common variants associated with human hippocampal and intracranial volumes. Nature Genetics, 44 (5), 552-561. doi: 10.1038/ng.2250

Identification of common variants associated with human hippocampal and intracranial volumes

2012

Journal Article

Brain structure in healthy adults is related to serum transferrin and the H63D polymorphism in the HFE gene

Jahanshad, Neda, Kohannim, Omid, Hibar, Derrek P., Stein, Jason L., McMahon, Katie L., de Zubicaray, Greig I., Medland, Sarah E., Montgomery, Grant W., Whitfield, John B., Martin, Nicholas G., Wright, Margaret J., Toga, Arthur W. and Thompson, Paul M. (2012). Brain structure in healthy adults is related to serum transferrin and the H63D polymorphism in the HFE gene. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA, 109 (14), E851-E859. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1105543109

Brain structure in healthy adults is related to serum transferrin and the H63D polymorphism in the HFE gene

2012

Book Chapter

Estimating heritability from twin studies

Verweij, Karin J. H., Mosing, Miriam A., Zietsch, Brendan P. and Medland, Sarah E. (2012). Estimating heritability from twin studies. Statistical human genetics: methods and protocols. (pp. 151-170) edited by Robert C. Elston, Jaya M. Satagopan and Shuying Sun. New York, United States: Humana Press. doi: 10.1007/978-1-61779-555-8_9

Estimating heritability from twin studies

2012

Journal Article

Genome-wide association study of major depressive disorder: New results, meta-analysis, and lessons learned

Wray, N. R., Pergadia, M. L., Blackwood, D. H. R., Penninx, B. W. J. H., Gordon, S. D., Nyholt, D. R., Ripke, S., MacIntyre, D. J., McGhee, K. A., MacLean, A. W., Smit, J. H., Hottenga, J. J., Willemsen, G., Middeldorp, C. M., De Geus, E. J. C., Lewis, C. M., McGuffin, P., Hickie, I. B., Van Den Oord, E. J. C. G., Liu, J. Z., MacGregor, S., McEvoy, B. P., Byrne, E. M., Medland, S. E., Statham, D. J., Henders, A. K., Heath, A. C., Montgomery, G. W., Martin, N. G. ... Sullivan, P. F. (2012). Genome-wide association study of major depressive disorder: New results, meta-analysis, and lessons learned. Molecular Psychiatry, 17 (1), 36-48. doi: 10.1038/mp.2010.109

Genome-wide association study of major depressive disorder: New results, meta-analysis, and lessons learned

2012

Journal Article

Predicting white matter integrity from multiple common genetic variants

Kohannim, Omid, Jahanshad, Neda, Braskie, Meredith N., Stein, Jason L., Chiang, Ming-Chang, Reese. April H., Hibar, Derrek P., Toga, Arthur W., McMahon, Katie L., de Zubicaray, Greig I., Medland, Sarah E., Montgomery, Grant W., Martin, Nicholas G., Wright. Margaret J. and Thompson, Paul M. (2012). Predicting white matter integrity from multiple common genetic variants. Neuropsychopharmacology, 37 (9), 2012-2019. doi: 10.1038/npp.2012.49

Predicting white matter integrity from multiple common genetic variants

2012

Journal Article

A genome-wide study on the perception of the odorants androstenone and galaxolide

Knaapila, Antti, Zhu, Gu, Medland, Sarah E., Wysocki, Charles J., Montgomery, Grant W., Martin, Nicholas G., Wright, Margaret J. and Reed, Danielle R. (2012). A genome-wide study on the perception of the odorants androstenone and galaxolide. Chemical Senses, 37 (6), 541-552. doi: 10.1093/chemse/bjs008

A genome-wide study on the perception of the odorants androstenone and galaxolide

2012

Journal Article

Meta-analyses identify 13 loci associated with age at menopause and highlight DNA repair and immune pathways

Stolk L., Perry J.R.B., Chasman D.I., He C., Mangino M., Sulem P., Barbalic M., Broer L., Byrne E.M., Ernst F., Esko T., Franceschini N., Gudbjartsson D.F., Hottenga J.-J., Kraft P., McArdle P.F., Porcu E., Shin S.-Y., Smith A.V., Van Wingerden S., Zhai G., Zhuang W.V., Albrecht E., Alizadeh B.Z., Aspelund T., Bandinelli S., Lauc L.B., Beckmann J.S., Boban M. ... Lunetta K.L. (2012). Meta-analyses identify 13 loci associated with age at menopause and highlight DNA repair and immune pathways. Nature Genetics, 44 (3), 260-268. doi: 10.1038/ng.1051

Meta-analyses identify 13 loci associated with age at menopause and highlight DNA repair and immune pathways

2012

Journal Article

Genetic influences on life span and its relationship to personality: A 16-year follow-up study of a sample of aging twins

Mosing, Miriam A., Medland, Sarah E., McRae, Allan, Landers, Joseph George, Wright, Margaret J. and Martin, Nicholas G. (2012). Genetic influences on life span and its relationship to personality: A 16-year follow-up study of a sample of aging twins. Psychosomatic Medicine, 74 (1), 16-22. doi: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e3182385784

Genetic influences on life span and its relationship to personality: A 16-year follow-up study of a sample of aging twins

2012

Journal Article

Is CAG sequence length in the androgen receptor gene correlated with finger-length ratio?

Loehlin, John C., Medland, Sarah E. and Martin, Nicholas G. (2012). Is CAG sequence length in the androgen receptor gene correlated with finger-length ratio?. Personality and Individual Differences, 52 (2), 224-227. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2011.09.009

Is CAG sequence length in the androgen receptor gene correlated with finger-length ratio?

2012

Journal Article

Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for personality

de Moor, M. H. M., Costa, P. T., Terracciano, A., Krueger, R. F., de Geus, E. J. C., Toshiko, T., Penninx, B. W. J. H., Esko, T., Madden, P. A. F., Derringer, J., Amin, N., Willemsen, G., Hottenga, J.-J., Distel, M. A., Uda, M., Sanna, S., Spinhoven, P., Hartman, C. A., Sullivan, P., Realo, A., Allik, J., Heath, A. C., Pergadia, M. L., Agrawal, A., Lin, P., Grucza, R., Nutile, T., Ciullo, M., Rujescu, D. ... Boomsma, D. I. (2012). Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for personality. Molecular Psychiatry, 17 (3), 337-349. doi: 10.1038/mp.2010.128

Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for personality

2012

Journal Article

Loci affecting gamma-glutamyl transferase in adults and adolescents show age x SNP interaction and cardiometabolic disease associations

Middelberg, Rita P., Benyamin, Beben, de Moor, Marleen H. M., Warrington, Nicole M., Gordon, Scott, Henders, Anjali K., Medland, Sarah E., Nyholt, Dale R., de Geus, Eco J. C., Hottenga, Jouke J., Willemsen, Gonneke, Beilin, Lawrence J., Mori, Trevor A., Wright, Margaret J., Heath, Andrew C., Madden, Pamela A. F., Boomsma, Dorret I., Pennell, Craig E., Montgomery, Grant W., Martin, Nicholas G. and Whitfield, John B. (2012). Loci affecting gamma-glutamyl transferase in adults and adolescents show age x SNP interaction and cardiometabolic disease associations. Human Molecular Genetics, 21 (2) ddr478, 446-455. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddr478

Loci affecting gamma-glutamyl transferase in adults and adolescents show age x SNP interaction and cardiometabolic disease associations

2011

Journal Article

GWAS of butyrylcholinesterase activity identifies four novel loci, independent effects within BCHE and secondary associations with metabolic risk factors

Benyamin, Beben, Middelberg, Rita P., Lind, Penelope A., Valle, Anne M., Gordon, Scott, Nyholt, Dale R., Medland, Sarah E., Henders, Anjali K., Heath, Andrew C., Madden, Pamela A. F., Visscher, Peter M., O'Connor, Daniel T., Montgomery, Grant W., Martin, Nicholas G. and Whitfield, John B. (2011). GWAS of butyrylcholinesterase activity identifies four novel loci, independent effects within BCHE and secondary associations with metabolic risk factors. Human Molecular Genetics, 20 (22) ddr375, 4504-4514. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddr375

GWAS of butyrylcholinesterase activity identifies four novel loci, independent effects within BCHE and secondary associations with metabolic risk factors

2011

Journal Article

An Evaluation of Different Target Enrichment Methods in Pooled Sequencing Designs for Complex Disease Association Studies

Day-Williams, Aaron G., McLay, Kirsten, Drury, Eleanor, Edkins, Sarah, Coffey, Alison J., Palotie, Aarno and Zeggini, Eleftheria (2011). An Evaluation of Different Target Enrichment Methods in Pooled Sequencing Designs for Complex Disease Association Studies. Plos One, 6 (11) e26279. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0026279

An Evaluation of Different Target Enrichment Methods in Pooled Sequencing Designs for Complex Disease Association Studies

Availability

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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

    Genetic and environmental risk factors influencing mood disorders

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Genetic determinants of treatment outcomes in mental health: harnessing the shared genetic etiology of mental disorders for precision psychiatry.

    Principal Advisor

  • Master Philosophy

    Novel efficient statistical methods for biobank-scale prediction from brain imaging

    Principal Advisor

  • 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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