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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547 works between 2001 and 2025
All (547) Journal Article (464) Other Outputs (1) Conference Publication (77) Book Chapter (5)

521 - 540 of 547 works

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

The Genetics of Voting: an Australian Twin Study

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

Erratum: A sex-limited genome scan for body mass index in an unselected sample (Twin Research and Human Genetics (2005) 8, 6 (616-632))

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

Assumption-free estimation of heritability from genome-wide identity-by-descent sharing between full siblings

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

Handedness in twins: Joint analysis of data from 35 samples

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

A possible smoking susceptibility locus on chromosome 11p12: Evidence from sex-limitation linkage analyses in a sample of Australian twin families

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

Linkage analyses of event-related potential slow wave phenotypes recorded in a working memory task

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

Population differences in finger-length ratios: Ethnicity or latitude?

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

ViewPoint and ViewDist: Utilities for rapid graphing of linkage distributions and identification of outliers

2005

Journal Article

Sex-limited genome-wide linkage scan for body mass index in an unselected sample of 933 Australian twin families

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. (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

Sex-limited genome-wide linkage scan for body mass index in an unselected sample of 933 Australian twin families

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

Parameterization of sex-limited autosomal linkage analysis for Mx

2005

Journal Article

Opposite effects of androgen receptor CAG repeat length on increased risk of left-handedness in males and females

Medland, Sarah E., Duffy, David L., Spurdle, Amanda B., Wright, Margaret J., Geffen, Gina M., Montgomery, Grant W. and Martin, Nicholas G. (2005). Opposite effects of androgen receptor CAG repeat length on increased risk of left-handedness in males and females. Behavior Genetics, 35 (6), 735-744. doi: 10.1007/s10519-005-6187-3

Opposite effects of androgen receptor CAG repeat length on increased risk of left-handedness in males and females

2005

Journal Article

Genomewide significant linkage to migrainous Hheadache on chromosome 5q21

Nyholt, Dale R., Morley, Katherine I., Ferreira, Manual A. R., Medland, Sarah E., Boomsma, Dorret I., Heath, Andrew C., Merikangas, Kathleen R., Montgomery, Grant W. and Martin, Nicholas G. (2005). Genomewide significant linkage to migrainous Hheadache on chromosome 5q21. American Journal Of Human Genetics, 77 (3), 500-512. doi: 10.1086/444510

Genomewide significant linkage to migrainous Hheadache on chromosome 5q21

2005

Journal Article

A survey of homozygous deletions in human cancer genomes

Cox, C, Bignell, G, Greenman, C, Stabenau, A, Warren, W, Stephens, P, Davies, H, Watt, S, Teague, J, Edkins, S, Birney, E, Easton, DF, Wooster, R, Futreal, PA and Stratton, MR (2005). A survey of homozygous deletions in human cancer genomes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 102 (12), 4542-4547. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0408593102

A survey of homozygous deletions in human cancer genomes

2005

Other Outputs

The genetic epidemiology of behavioural laterality

Medland, Sarah (2005). The genetic epidemiology of behavioural laterality. PhD Thesis, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/220151

The genetic epidemiology of behavioural laterality

2004

Journal Article

Intragenic ERBB2 kinase mutations in tumours

Stephens, P, Hunter, C, Bignell, G, Edkins, S, Davies, H, Teague, J, Stevens, C, O'Meara, S, Smith, R, Parker, A, Barthorpe, A, Blow, M, Brackenbury, L, Butler, A, Clarke, O, Cole, J, Dicks, E, Dike, A, Drozd, A, Edwards, K, Forbes, S, Foster, R, Gray, K, Greenman, C, Halliday, K, Hills, K, Kosmidou, , Lugg, R, Menzies, A ... Stratton, MR (2004). Intragenic ERBB2 kinase mutations in tumours. Nature, 431 (7008), 525-526. doi: 10.1038/431525b

Intragenic ERBB2 kinase mutations in tumours

2004

Journal Article

Alternate parameterization for scalar and non-scalar sex-limitation models in Mx

Medland, Sarah E. (2004). Alternate parameterization for scalar and non-scalar sex-limitation models in Mx. Twin Research, 7 (3), 299-305. doi: 10.1375/136905204774200587

Alternate parameterization for scalar and non-scalar sex-limitation models in Mx

2004

Journal Article

A study of reciprocal translocations and inversions detected by light microscopy with special reference to origin, segregation, and recurrent abnormalities

Youings, S, Ellis, K, Ennis, S, Barber, J and Jacobs, P (2004). A study of reciprocal translocations and inversions detected by light microscopy with special reference to origin, segregation, and recurrent abnormalities. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part a, 126A (1), 46-60. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.20553

A study of reciprocal translocations and inversions detected by light microscopy with special reference to origin, segregation, and recurrent abnormalities

2004

Journal Article

A genome scan for eye color in 502 twin families: Most variation is due to a QTL on chromosome 15q

Zhu, G., Evans, D. M., Duffy, D. L., Montgomery, G. W., Medland, S. E., Gillespie, N. A., Ewen, K. R., Jewell, M., Liew, Y. W., Hayward, N. K., Sturm, R. A., Trent, J. M. and Martin, N. G. (2004). A genome scan for eye color in 502 twin families: Most variation is due to a QTL on chromosome 15q. Twin Research, 7 (2), 197-210. doi: 10.1375/136905204323016186

A genome scan for eye color in 502 twin families: Most variation is due to a QTL on chromosome 15q

2004

Journal Article

Effects of culture, sex, and age on the distribution of handedness: An evaluation of the sensitivity of three measures of handedness

Medland, Sara E., Perelle, I., De Monte, V. and Ehrman, L. (2004). Effects of culture, sex, and age on the distribution of handedness: An evaluation of the sensitivity of three measures of handedness. Laterality, 9 (3), 287-297. doi: 10.1080/13576500342000040a

Effects of culture, sex, and age on the distribution of handedness: An evaluation of the sensitivity of three measures of handedness

2004

Journal Article

Mutations in the DLG3 gene cause nonsyndromic X-linked mental retardation

Tarpey, Patrick, Parnau, Josep, Blow, Matthew, Woffendin, Hayley, Bignell, Graham, Cox, Charles, Cox, James, Davies, Helen, Edkins, Sarah, Holden, Simon, Korny, Angelique, Mallya, Uma, Moon, Jenny, O’Meara, Sarah, Parker, Adrian, Stephens, Philip, Stevens, Claire, Teague, Jon, Donnelly, Andrew, Mangelsdorf, Marie, Mulley, John, Partington, Michael, Turner, Gillian, Stevenson, Roger, Schwartz, Charles, Young, Ian, Easton, Douglas, Bobrow, Martin, Futreal, P. Andrew ... Raymond, F. Lucy (2004). Mutations in the DLG3 gene cause nonsyndromic X-linked mental retardation. American Journal of Human Genetics, 75 (2), 318-324. doi: 10.1086/422703

Mutations in the DLG3 gene cause nonsyndromic X-linked mental retardation

Availability

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • 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 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

  • Master Philosophy

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

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

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

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Nick Martin, Associate Professor Miguel Rentería

Completed supervision

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