Overview
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
Works
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2009
Journal Article
Do genes contribute to the "gender gap"?
Hatemi, Peter K., Medland, Sarah E. and Eaves, Lindon J. (2009). Do genes contribute to the "gender gap"?. Journal of Politics, 71 (1), 262-276. doi: 10.1017/S0022381608090178
2009
Journal Article
Genetic influences on handedness: Data from 25,732 Australian and Dutch twin families
Medland, Sarah E., Duffy, David L., Wright, Margaret J., Geffen, Gina M., Hay, David A., Levy, Florence, Van-Beijsterveldt, Catherina E.M., Willemsen, Gonneke, Townsend, Grant C., White, Vicki, Hewitt, Alex W., Mackey, David A., Bailey, J. Michael, Slutske, Wendy S., Nyholt, Dale R., Treloar, Susan A., Martin, Nicholas G. and Boomsma, Dorret I. (2009). Genetic influences on handedness: Data from 25,732 Australian and Dutch twin families. Neuropsychologia, 47 (2), 330-337. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2008.09.005
2009
Journal Article
Efficient calculation of empirical P-values for genome-wide linkage analysis through weighted permutation
Medland, Sarah E., Schmitt, James E., Webb, Bradley T., Kuo, Po-Hsiu and Neale, Michael C. (2009). Efficient calculation of empirical P-values for genome-wide linkage analysis through weighted permutation. Behavior Genetics, 39 (1), 91-100. doi: 10.1007/s10519-008-9229-9
2009
Journal Article
Replication of the association of common rs9939609 variant of FTO with increased BMI in an Australian adult twin population but no evidence for gene by environment (G × E) interaction
Cornes, B., Lind, P. A., Medland, S. E., Montgomery, G. W ., Nyholt, D. R. and Martin, N. G . (2009). Replication of the association of common rs9939609 variant of FTO with increased BMI in an Australian adult twin population but no evidence for gene by environment (G × E) interaction. International Journal of Obesity, 33 (1), 75-79. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2008.223
2008
Journal Article
Association between the <i>SERPING1</i> gene and age-related macular degeneration: a two-stage case-control study
Ennis, Sarah, Jomary, Catherine, Mullins, Robert, Cree, Angela, Chen, Xaoli, MacLeod, Alex, Jones, Stephen, Collins, Andrew, Stone, Edwin and Lotery, Andrew (2008). Association between the SERPING1 gene and age-related macular degeneration: a two-stage case-control study. Lancet, 372 (9652), 1828-1834. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61348-3
2008
Journal Article
No effects of prenatal hormone transfer on digit ratio in a large sample of same- and opposite-sex dizygotic twins
Medland, Sarah E., Loehlin, John C. and Martin, Nicholas G. (2008). No effects of prenatal hormone transfer on digit ratio in a large sample of same- and opposite-sex dizygotic twins. Personality and Individual Differences, 44 (5), 1225-1234. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2007.11.017
2007
Journal Article
LRRTM1 protein is located in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) in mammalian cells
Francks, C., Maegawa, S., Laurén, J., Abrahams, B. S., Velayos-Baeza, A., Medland, S. E., Colella, S., Groszer, M., McAuley, E. Z., Caffrey, T. M., Timmusk, T., Pruunsild, P., Koppel, I., Lind, P. A., Matsumoto-Itaba, N., Nicod, J., Xiong, L., Joober, R., Enard, W., Krinsky, B., Nanba, E., Richardson, A. J., Riley, B. P., Martin, N. G., Strittmatter, S. M., Möller, H. J., Rujescu, D., St. Clair, D., Muglia, P. ... Monaco, A. P. (2007). LRRTM1 protein is located in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) in mammalian cells. Molecular Psychiatry, 12 (12), 1057-1057. doi: 10.1038/sj.mp.4002116
2007
Journal Article
Genome partitioning of genetic variation for height from 11,214 sibling pairs
Visscher, Peter M., Macgregor, Stuart, Benyamin, Beben, Zhu, Gu, Gordon, Scott, Medland, Sarah, Hill, William G., Hottenga, Jouke-Jan, Willemsen, Gonneke, Boomsma, Dorret I., Liu, Yao-Zhong, Deng, Hong-Wen, Montgomery, Grant W. and Martin, Nicholas G. (2007). Genome partitioning of genetic variation for height from 11,214 sibling pairs. American Journal of Human Genetics, 81 (5), 1104-1110. doi: 10.1086/522934
2007
Journal Article
A longitudinal genetic study of uric Acid and liver enzymes in adolescent twins
Middelberg, Rita P. S., Medland, Sarah E., Martin, Nicholas G. and Whitfield, John B. (2007). A longitudinal genetic study of uric Acid and liver enzymes in adolescent twins. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 10 (5), 757-764. doi: 10.1375/twin.10.5.757
2007
Journal Article
Linkage analysis of a model quantitative trait in humans: Finger ridge count shows significant multivariate linkage to 5q14.1
Medland, Sarah E., Loesch, Danuta Z., Mdzewski, Bogdan, Zhu, Gu, Montgomery, Grant W. and Martin, Nicholas G. (2007). Linkage analysis of a model quantitative trait in humans: Finger ridge count shows significant multivariate linkage to 5q14.1. PLoS Genetics, 3 (9), 1736-1744. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.0030165
2007
Journal Article
The Genetics of Voting: an Australian Twin Study
Hatemi, P. K., Medland, S. E., Morley, K. I., Heath, A. C. and Martin, N. G. (2007). The Genetics of Voting: an Australian Twin Study. Behavior Genetics, 37 (3) 435, 435-448. doi: 10.1007/s10519-006-9138-8
2006
Journal Article
Erratum: A sex-limited genome scan for body mass index in an unselected sample (Twin Research and Human Genetics (2005) 8, 6 (616-632))
Cornes, B. K., Medland, S. E., Ferreira, M. A.R., Morley, K. I., Duffy, D. L., Heijmans, B. T., Montgomery, G. W. and Martin, N. G. (2006). Erratum: A sex-limited genome scan for body mass index in an unselected sample (Twin Research and Human Genetics (2005) 8, 6 (616-632)). Twin Research and Human Genetics, 9 (3) doi: 10.1375/twin.9.3.ii
2006
Journal Article
Assumption-free estimation of heritability from genome-wide identity-by-descent sharing between full siblings
Visscher, Peter M., Medland, Sarah E., Ferreira, Manuel A. R., Morley, Katherine I., Zhu, Gu, Cornes, Belinda K., Montgomery, Grant W. and Martin, Nicholas G. (2006). Assumption-free estimation of heritability from genome-wide identity-by-descent sharing between full siblings. Plos Genetics, 2 (3), 316-325. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.0020041
2006
Journal Article
Handedness in twins: Joint analysis of data from 35 samples
Medland, Sarah E., Duffy, David L., Wright, Margaret J., Geffen, Gina M. and Martin, Nicholas G. (2006). Handedness in twins: Joint analysis of data from 35 samples. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 9 (1), 46-53. doi: 10.1375/183242706776402885
2006
Journal Article
A possible smoking susceptibility locus on chromosome 11p12: Evidence from sex-limitation linkage analyses in a sample of Australian twin families
Morley, Katherine I., Medland, Sarah E., Ferreira, Manuel A. R., Lynskey, Michael T., Montgomery, Grant W., Heath, Andrew C., Madden, Pamela A. F. and Martin, Nicholas G. (2006). A possible smoking susceptibility locus on chromosome 11p12: Evidence from sex-limitation linkage analyses in a sample of Australian twin families. Behavior Genetics, 36 (1), 87-99. doi: 10.1007/s10519-005-9004-0
2006
Journal Article
Linkage analyses of event-related potential slow wave phenotypes recorded in a working memory task
Hansell, N. K., Medland, S. E., Ferreira, A. R., Geffen, G. M., Zhu, G., Montgomery, G. W., Duffy, D. L., Wright, M.J. and Martin, N. G. (2006). Linkage analyses of event-related potential slow wave phenotypes recorded in a working memory task. Behavior Genetics, 36 (1), 29-44. doi: 10.1007/s10519-005-9002-2
2006
Journal Article
Population differences in finger-length ratios: Ethnicity or latitude?
Loehlin, John C., McFadden, Dennis, Medland, Sarah E. and Martin, Nicholas G. (2006). Population differences in finger-length ratios: Ethnicity or latitude?. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 35 (6), 739-742. doi: 10.1007/s10508-006-9039-1
2006
Journal Article
ViewPoint and ViewDist: Utilities for rapid graphing of linkage distributions and identification of outliers
Beeby, Harry N., Medland, Sarah E. and Martin, Nicholas G. (2006). ViewPoint and ViewDist: Utilities for rapid graphing of linkage distributions and identification of outliers. Behavior Genetics, 36 (1), 7-11. doi: 10.1007/s10519-006-9045-z
2005
Journal Article
Parameterization of sex-limited autosomal linkage analysis for Mx
Medland, Sarah E. (2005). Parameterization of sex-limited autosomal linkage analysis for Mx. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 8 (6), 569-573. doi: 10.1375/183242705774860213
2005
Journal Article
Sex-limited genome-wide linkage scan for body mass index in an unselected sample of 933 Australian twin families
Cornes, BK, Medland, SE, Ferreira, MAR, Morley, KI, Duffy, DL, Heijmans, BT, Montgomery, GW and Martin, NG (2005). Sex-limited genome-wide linkage scan for body mass index in an unselected sample of 933 Australian twin families. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 8 (6), 616-632. doi: 10.1375/183242705774860240
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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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
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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
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Doctor Philosophy
Genetic and environmental risk factors influencing mood disorders
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Genetic and environmental risk factors influencing mood disorders
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Statistical Genetic Analyses of Major Depressive Disorder
Associate Advisor
Completed supervision
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Exploring the influence of genetics and heritability on the heterogeneity of ADHD presentations
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Naomi Wray
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Motivated cognition and genetics: A psychological perspective on public understanding of behaviour genetics
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Fiona Barlow, Dr Lucia Colodro-Conde
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Evaluation of the obesity paradox in diabetes: a longitudinal case control study
Principal Advisor
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Forensically Relevant Applications of Genome-Wide Association Studies
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Nick Martin
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Embracing Complexity in Psychiatric Genetics: Investigating Heterogeneity and Pleiotropy in Depression and Major Psychiatric Disorders
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Enda Byrne
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Genetic influences on substance use behaviour, substance use disorders and psychiatric disorders
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Naomi Wray, Professor Nick Martin, Dr Lucia Colodro-Conde
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Mapping the Genetic Architecture of Subcortical Brain Anatomy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Nick Martin
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
The genetics of complex human behaviour: Cannabis use, personality, sexuality and mating
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Nick Martin
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