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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2011
Journal Article
Gene-environment interactions in panic disorder and CO2 sensitivity: effects of events occurring early in life
Spatola, Chiara A. M., Scaini, Simona, Pesenti-Gritti, Paola, Medland, Sarah E., Moruzzi, Sara, Ogliari, Anna, Tambs, Kristian and Battaglia, Marco (2011). Gene-environment interactions in panic disorder and CO2 sensitivity: effects of events occurring early in life. American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, 156 (1), 79-88. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.b.31144
2010
Journal Article
A genome-wide association study identifies new psoriasis susceptibility loci and an interaction between HLA-C and ERAP1
Strange, Amy, Capon, Francesca, Spencer, Chris C. A., Knight, Jo, Weale, Michael E., Allen, Michael H., Barton, Anne, Band, Gavin, Bellenguez, Céline, Bergboer, Judith G. M., Blackwell, Jenefer M., Bramon, Elvira, Bumpstead, Suzannah J., Casas, Juan P., Cork, Michael J., Corvin, Aiden, Deloukas, Panos, Dilthey, Alexander, Duncanson, Audrey, Edkins, Sarah, Estivill, Xavier, Fitzgerald, Oliver, Freeman, Colin, Giardina, Emiliano, Gray, Emma, Hofer, Angelika, Hüffmeier, Ulrike, Hunt, Sarah E., Irvine, Alan D. ... Trembath, Richard C. (2010). A genome-wide association study identifies new psoriasis susceptibility loci and an interaction between HLA-C and ERAP1. Nature Genetics, 42 (11), 985-990. doi: 10.1038/ng.694
2010
Journal Article
The perception of quinine taste intensity is associated with common genetic variants in a bitter receptor cluster on chromosome 12
Reed, Danielle R., Zhu, Gu, Breslin, Paul A. S., Duke, Fujiko F., Henders, Anjali K., Campbell, Megan J., Montgomery, Grant W., Medland, Sarah E., Martin, Nicholas G. and Wright, Margaret J. (2010). The perception of quinine taste intensity is associated with common genetic variants in a bitter receptor cluster on chromosome 12. Human Molecular Genetics, 19 (21) ddq324, 4278-4285. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddq324
2010
Journal Article
A genome-wide association study of Cloninger’s temperament scales: Implications for the evolutionary genetics of personality
Verweij, Kjh, Zietsch, BP, Medland, SE, Gordon, SD, Benyamin, B, Nyholt, DR, McEvoy, BP, Sullivan, PF, Heath, AC, Madden, PAF, Henders, AK, Montgomery, GW, Martin, NG and Wray, NR (2010). A genome-wide association study of Cloninger’s temperament scales: Implications for the evolutionary genetics of personality. Biological Psychology, 85 (2), 306-317. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2010.07.018
2010
Journal Article
Anxiety and depression in children and adults: influence of serotonergic and neurotrophic genes?
Middeldorp, C. M., Slof-Op 't Landt, M. C. T., Medland, S. E., van Beijsterveldt, C. E. M., Bartels, M., Willemsen, G., Hottenga, J. -J., de Geus, E. J. C., Suchiman, H. E. D., Dolan, C. V., Neale, M. C., Slagboom, P. E. and Boomsma, D. I. (2010). Anxiety and depression in children and adults: influence of serotonergic and neurotrophic genes?. Genes, Brain and Behavior, 9 (7), 808-816. doi: 10.1111/j.1601-183X.2010.00619.x
2010
Journal Article
Common variants near CAV1 and CAV2 are associated with primary open-angle glaucoma
Thorleifsson, Gudmar, Walters, G. Bragi, Hewitt, Alex W., Masson, Gisli, Helgason, Agnar, DeWan, Andrew, Sigurdsson, Asgeir, Jonasdottir, Adalbjorg, Gudjonsson, Sigurjon A., Magnusson, Kristinn P., Stefansson, Hreinn, Lam, Dennis S. C., Tam, Pancy O. S., Gudmundsdottir, Gudrun J., Southgate, Laura, Burdon, Kathryn P., Gottfredsdottir, Maria Soffia, Aldred, Micheala A., Mitchell, Paul, St Clair, David, Collier, David A., Tang, Nelson, Sveinsson, Orn, Macgregor, Stuart, Martin, Nicholas G., Cree, Angela J., Gibson, Jane, MacLeod, Alex, Jacob, Aby ... Stefansson, Kari (2010). Common variants near CAV1 and CAV2 are associated with primary open-angle glaucoma. Nature Genetics, 42 (10), 906-910. doi: 10.1038/ng.661
2010
Journal Article
Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies of attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder
Neale, Benjamin M., Medland, Sarah E., Ripke, Stephan, Asherson, Philip, Franke, Barbara, Lesch, Klaus-Peter, Faraone, Stephen V., Nguyen, Thuy Trang, Schäfer, Helmut, Holmans, Peter, Daly, Mark, Steinhausen, Hans-Christoph, Freitag, Christine, Reif, Andreas, Renner, Tobias J., Romanos, Marcel, Romanos, Jasmin, Walitza, Susanne, Warnke, Andreas, Meyer, Jobst, Palmason, Haukur, Buitelaar, Jan, Vasquez, Alejandro Arias, Lambregts-Rommelse, Nanda, Gill, Michael, Anney, Richard J.L., Langely, Kate, O'Donovan, Michael, Williams, Nigel ... Nelson, Stan (2010). Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies of attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 49 (9), 884-897. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2010.06.008
2010
Journal Article
Case-control genome-wide association study of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Neale, Benjamin M., Medland, Sarah, Ripke, Stephan, Anney, Richard J. L., Asherson, Philip, Buitelaar, Jan, Franke, Barbara, Gill, Michael, Kent, Lindsey, Holmans, Peter, Middleton, Frank, Thapar, Anita, Lesch, Klaus-Peter, Faraone, Stephen V., Daly, Mark, Nguyen, Thuy Trang, Schafer, Helmut, Steinhausen, Hans-Christoph, Reif, Andreas, Renner, Tobias J., Romanos, Marcel, Romanos, Jasmin, Warnke, Andreas, Walitza, Susanne, Freitag, Christine, Meyer, Jobst, Palmason, Haukur, Rothenberger, Aribert, Hawi, Ziarih ... Biederman, Joseph (2010). Case-control genome-wide association study of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 49 (9), 906-920. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2010.06.007
2010
Journal Article
A genome-wide association study of self-rated health
Mosing, Miriam A., Verweij, Karin J. H., Medland, Sarah E., Painter, Jodie, Gordon, Scott D., Heath, Andrew C., Madden, Pamela A., Montgomery, Grant W. and Martin, Nicholas G. (2010). A genome-wide association study of self-rated health. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 13 (4), 398-403. doi: 10.1375/twin.13.4.398
2010
Journal Article
<i>GLO1</i>-A Novel Amplified Gene in Human Cancer
Santarius, Thomas, Bignell, Graham R., Greenman, Chris D., Widaa, Sara, Chen, Lina, Mahoney, Claire L., Butler, Adam, Edkins, Sarah, Waris, Sahar, Thornalley, Paul J., Futreal, P. Andrew and Stratton, Michael R. (2010). GLO1-A Novel Amplified Gene in Human Cancer. Genes Chromosomes & Cancer, 49 (8), 711-725. doi: 10.1002/gcc.20784
2010
Journal Article
Not by twins alone: Using the extended family design to investigate genetic influence on political beliefs
Hatemi, Peter K., Hibbing, John R., Medland, Sarah E., Keller, Matthew C., Alford, John R., Smith, Kevin B., Martin, Nicholas G. and Eaves, Lindon J. (2010). Not by twins alone: Using the extended family design to investigate genetic influence on political beliefs. American Journal of Political Science, 54 (3), 798-814. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2010.00461.x
2010
Journal Article
Genome-wide association identifies ATOH7 as a major gene determining human optic disc size
Macgregor, Stuart, Hewitt, Alex W., Hysi, Pirro G., Ruddle, Jonathan B., Medland, Sarah E., Henders, Anjali K., Gordon, Scott D., Andrew, Toby, McEvoy, Brian, Sanfilippo, Paul G., Carbonaro, Francis, Tah, Vikas, Li, Yi Ju, Bennett, Sonya L., Craig, Jamie E., Montgomery, Grant W., Tran-Viet, Khanh-Nhat, Brown, Nadean L., Spector, Timothy D., Martin, Nicholas G., Young, Terri L., Hammond, Christopher J. and Mackey, David A. (2010). Genome-wide association identifies ATOH7 as a major gene determining human optic disc size. Human Molecular Genetics, 19 (13) ddq144, 2716-2724. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddq144
2010
Journal Article
Are extended twin family designs worth the trouble? A comparison of the bias, precision, and accuracy of parameters estimated in four twin family models
Keller, Matthew C., Medland, Sarah E. and Duncan, Laramie E. (2010). Are extended twin family designs worth the trouble? A comparison of the bias, precision, and accuracy of parameters estimated in four twin family models. Behavior Genetics, 40 (3), 377-393. doi: 10.1007/s10519-009-9320-x
2010
Journal Article
A variant in LIN28B is Associated with 2D:4D finger-length ratio, a putative retrospective biomarker of prenatal testosterone exposure
Medland, Sarah E., Zayats,Tetyana, Glaser, Beate, Nyholt, Dale R., Gordon,Scott D., Wright, Margaret J., Montgomery, Grant W., Campbell, Megan J., Henders, Anjali K., Timpson, Nicholas J., Peltonen, Leena, Wolke, Dieter, Ring, Susan M., Deloukas, Panos, Martin, Nicholas G., Smith, George Davey and Evans, David M. (2010). A variant in LIN28B is Associated with 2D:4D finger-length ratio, a putative retrospective biomarker of prenatal testosterone exposure. American Journal of Human Genetics, 86 (4), 519-525. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2010.02.017
2010
Journal Article
Genome-wide association study of height and body mass index in Australian twin families
Liu, Jimmy Z., Medland, Sarah E., Wright, Margaret J., Henders, Anjali K., Heath, Andrew C., Madden, Pamela A. F., Duncan, Alexis, Montgomery, Grant W., Martin, Nicholas G. and McRae, Allan F. (2010). Genome-wide association study of height and body mass index in Australian twin families. Twin Research And Human Genetics, 13 (2), 179-193. doi: 10.1375/twin.13.2.179
2010
Journal Article
A bivariate twin study of regional brain volumes and verbal and nonverbal intellectual skills during childhood and adolescence
Wallace, Gregory L., Lee, Nancy Raitano, Prom-Wormley, Elizabeth C., Medland, Sarah E., Lenroot, Rhoshel K., Clasen, Liv S., Schmitt, James E., Neale, Michael C. and Giedd, Jay N. (2010). A bivariate twin study of regional brain volumes and verbal and nonverbal intellectual skills during childhood and adolescence. Behavior Genetics, 40 (2), 125-134. doi: 10.1007/s10519-009-9329-1
2010
Journal Article
Genetic and environmental influences on cannabis use initiation and problematic use: A meta-analysis of twin studies
Verweij, Karin J. H., Zietsch, Brendan P., Lynskey, Michael T., Medland, Sarah E., Neale, Michael C., Martin, Nicholas G., Boomsma, Dorret I. and Vink, Jacqueline M. (2010). Genetic and environmental influences on cannabis use initiation and problematic use: A meta-analysis of twin studies. Addiction, 105 (3), 417-430. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02831.x
2010
Journal Article
Signatures of mutation and selection in the cancer genome
Bignell, Graham R., Greenman, Chris D., Davies, Helen, Butler, Adam P., Edkins, Sarah, Andrews, Jenny M., Buck, Gemma, Chen, Lina, Beare, David, Latimer, Calli, Widaa, Sara, Hinton, Jonathon, Fahey, Ciara, Fu, Beiyuan, Swamy, Sajani, Dalgliesh, Gillian L., Teh, Bin T., Deloukas, Panos, Yang, Fengtang, Campbell, Peter J., Futreal, P. Andrew and Stratton, Michael R. (2010). Signatures of mutation and selection in the cancer genome. Nature, 463 (7283), 893-U61. doi: 10.1038/nature08768
2010
Journal Article
An integrated phenomic approach to multivariate allelic association
Medland, Sarah Elizabeth and Neale, Michael Churton (2010). An integrated phenomic approach to multivariate allelic association. European Journal of Human Genetics, 18 (2), 233-239. doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2009.133
2010
Journal Article
Systematic sequencing of renal carcinoma reveals inactivation of histone modifying genes
Dalgliesh, Gillian L., Furge, Kyle, Greenman, Chris, Chen, Lina, Bignell, Graham, Butler, Adam, Davies, Helen, Edkins, Sarah, Hardy, Claire, Latimer, Calli, Teague, Jon, Andrews, Jenny, Barthorpe, Syd, Beare, Dave, Buck, Gemma, Campbell, Peter J., Forbes, Simon, Jia, Mingming, Jones, David, Knott, Henry, Kok, Chai Yin, Lau, King Wai, Leroy, Catherine, Lin, Meng-Lay, McBride, David J., Maddison, Mark, Maguire, Simon, McLay, Kirsten, Menzies, Andrew ... Futreal, P. Andrew (2010). Systematic sequencing of renal carcinoma reveals inactivation of histone modifying genes. Nature, 463 (7279), 360-363. doi: 10.1038/nature08672
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Master Philosophy
Novel efficient statistical methods for biobank-scale prediction from brain imaging
Principal Advisor
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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 determinants of treatment outcomes in mental health: harnessing the shared genetic etiology of mental disorders for precision psychiatry.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Dan Siskind
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Doctor Philosophy
Genetic architecture of differences in symptomatology and treatment response in major depressive disorder
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Nick Martin, Hon Assoc Professor Miguel Rentería
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: Honorary 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, Honorary 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: Honorary 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: Honorary Professor Nick Martin
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Genetic influences on quality of life throughout the life span: Genetic and environmental influences on the variation in and covariation among traits related to quality of life throughout life time and in the aged.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Nick Martin
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