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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525 works between 2001 and 2025
All (525) Journal Article (443) Other Outputs (1) Conference Publication (76) Book Chapter (5)

61 - 80 of 525 works

2024

Journal Article

Genetic analyses point to alterations in immune-related pathways underpinning the association between psychiatric disorders and COVID-19

Monistrol-Mula, Anna, Diaz-Torres, Santiago, Felez-Nobrega, Mireia, Haro, Josep Maria, Medland, Sarah E. and Mitchell, Brittany L. (2024). Genetic analyses point to alterations in immune-related pathways underpinning the association between psychiatric disorders and COVID-19. Molecular Psychiatry, 30 (1) 3528, 29-36. doi: 10.1038/s41380-024-02643-0

Genetic analyses point to alterations in immune-related pathways underpinning the association between psychiatric disorders and COVID-19

2024

Journal Article

Understanding the genetic complexity of puberty timing across the allele frequency spectrum

Kentistou, Katherine A., Kaisinger, Lena R., Stankovic, Stasa, Vaudel, Marc, Mendes de Oliveira, Edson, Messina, Andrea, Walters, Robin G., Liu, Xiaoxi, Busch, Alexander S., Helgason, Hannes, Thompson, Deborah J., Santoni, Federico, Petricek, Konstantin M., Zouaghi, Yassine, Huang-Doran, Isabel, Gudbjartsson, Daniel F., Bratland, Eirik, Lin, Kuang, Gardner, Eugene J., Zhao, Yajie, Jia, Raina Y., Terao, Chikashi, Riggan, Marjorie J., Bolla, Manjeet K., Yazdanpanah, Mojgan, Yazdanpanah, Nahid, Bradfield, Jonathan P., Broer, Linda, Campbell, Archie ... The China Kadoorie Biobank Collaborative Group (2024). Understanding the genetic complexity of puberty timing across the allele frequency spectrum. Nature Genetics, 56 (7), 1-15. doi: 10.1038/s41588-024-01798-4

Understanding the genetic complexity of puberty timing across the allele frequency spectrum

2024

Journal Article

Heritability of cerebellar subregion volumes in adolescent and young adult twins

Strike, Lachlan T., Kerestes, Rebecca, McMahon, Katie L., de Zubicaray, Greig I., Harding, Ian H. and Medland, Sarah E. (2024). Heritability of cerebellar subregion volumes in adolescent and young adult twins. Human Brain Mapping, 45 (8) e26717, 1-14. doi: 10.1002/hbm.26717

Heritability of cerebellar subregion volumes in adolescent and young adult twins

2024

Journal Article

Genetic variants for head size share genes and pathways with cancer

Knol, Maria J., Poot, Raymond A., Evans, Tavia E., Satizabal, Claudia L., Mishra, Aniket, Sargurupremraj, Muralidharan, van der Auwera, Sandra, Duperron, Marie-Gabrielle, Jian, Xueqiu, Hostettler, Isabel C., van Dam-Nolen, Dianne H.K., Lamballais, Sander, Pawlak, Mikolaj A., Lewis, Cora E., Carrion-Castillo, Amaia, van Erp, Theo G.M., Reinbold, Céline S., Shin, Jean, Scholz, Markus, Håberg, Asta K., Kämpe, Anders, Li, Gloria H.Y., Avinun, Reut, Atkins, Joshua R., Hsu, Fang-Chi, Amod, Alyssa R., Lam, Max, Tsuchida, Ami, Teunissen, Mariël W.A. ... The Enhancing NeuroImaging Genetics through Meta-Analysis (ENIGMA) Consortium (2024). Genetic variants for head size share genes and pathways with cancer. Cell Reports Medicine, 5 (5) 101529, 101529. doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2024.101529

Genetic variants for head size share genes and pathways with cancer

2024

Journal Article

Genome-wide association analyses identify 95 risk loci and provide insights into the neurobiology of post-traumatic stress disorder

Nievergelt, Caroline M., Maihofer, Adam X., Atkinson, Elizabeth G., Chen, Chia-Yen, Choi, Karmel W., Coleman, Jonathan R. I., Daskalakis, Nikolaos P., Duncan, Laramie E., Polimanti, Renato, Aaronson, Cindy, Amstadter, Ananda B., Andersen, Soren B., Andreassen, Ole A., Arbisi, Paul A., Ashley-Koch, Allison E., Austin, S. Bryn, Avdibegoviç, Esmina, Babić, Dragan, Bacanu, Silviu-Alin, Baker, Dewleen G., Batzler, Anthony, Beckham, Jean C., Belangero, Sintia, Benjet, Corina, Bergner, Carisa, Bierer, Linda M., Biernacka, Joanna M., Bierut, Laura J., Bisson, Jonathan I. ... HUNT All-In Psychiatry (2024). Genome-wide association analyses identify 95 risk loci and provide insights into the neurobiology of post-traumatic stress disorder. Nature Genetics, 56 (5), 792-808. doi: 10.1038/s41588-024-01707-9

Genome-wide association analyses identify 95 risk loci and provide insights into the neurobiology of post-traumatic stress disorder

2024

Journal Article

Genetic architecture of the structural connectome

Wainberg, Michael, Forde, Natalie J., Mansour, Salim, Kerrebijn, Isabel, Medland, Sarah E., Hawco, Colin and Tripathy, Shreejoy J. (2024). Genetic architecture of the structural connectome. Nature Communications, 15 (1) 1962, 1-20. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-46023-2

Genetic architecture of the structural connectome

2024

Journal Article

Comprehensive sex-stratified genetic analysis of 28 blood biomarkers and depression reveals a significant association between depression and low levels of total protein in females

Kiewa, Jacqueline, Meltzer-Brody, Samantha, Milgrom, Jeannette, Guintivano, Jerry, Hickie, Ian B., Whiteman, David C., Olsen, Catherine M., Medland, Sarah E., Martin, Nicholas G., Wray, Naomi R. and Byrne, Enda M. (2024). Comprehensive sex-stratified genetic analysis of 28 blood biomarkers and depression reveals a significant association between depression and low levels of total protein in females. Complex Psychiatry, 10 (1-4), 19-34. doi: 10.1159/000538058

Comprehensive sex-stratified genetic analysis of 28 blood biomarkers and depression reveals a significant association between depression and low levels of total protein in females

2024

Journal Article

Scientific clickbait: Examining media coverage and readability in genome-wide association research

Morosoli, José J., Colodro-Conde, Lucía, Barlow, Fiona Kate and Medland, Sarah E. (2024). Scientific clickbait: Examining media coverage and readability in genome-wide association research. PLoS One, 19 (1) e0296323, 1-16. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0296323

Scientific clickbait: Examining media coverage and readability in genome-wide association research

2024

Journal Article

Changes in sleep patterns in people with a history of depression during the COVID-19 pandemic: a natural experiment

Shin, Mirim, Crouse, Jacob J., Byrne, Enda M., Mitchell, Brittany L., Lind, Penelope, Parker, Richard, Tonini, Emiliana, Carpenter, Joanne S., Wray, Naomi R., Colodro-Conde, Lucia, Medland, Sarah E. and Hickie, Ian B. (2024). Changes in sleep patterns in people with a history of depression during the COVID-19 pandemic: a natural experiment. BMJ Mental Health, 27 (1) e301067, e301067. doi: 10.1136/bmjment-2024-301067

Changes in sleep patterns in people with a history of depression during the COVID-19 pandemic: a natural experiment

2024

Journal Article

Evening chronotypes with depression report poorer outcomes of SSRIs: A survey-based study of self-ratings

Crouse, Jacob J., Park, Shin Ho, Byrne, Enda M., Mitchell, Brittany L., Chan, Karina, Scott, Jan, Medland, Sarah E., Martin, Nicholas G., Wray, Naomi R. and Hickie, Ian B. (2024). Evening chronotypes with depression report poorer outcomes of SSRIs: A survey-based study of self-ratings. Biological Psychiatry, 96 (1), 4-14. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2023.12.023

Evening chronotypes with depression report poorer outcomes of SSRIs: A survey-based study of self-ratings

2024

Journal Article

Genome-wide association study meta-analysis of dizygotic twinning illuminates genetic regulation of female fecundity

Mbarek, Hamdi, Gordon, Scott D., Duffy, David L., Hubers, Nikki, Mortlock, Sally, Beck, Jeffrey J., Hottenga, Jouke-Jan, Pool, René, Dolan, Conor V., Actkins, Ky’Era V., Gerring, Zachary F., Van Dongen, Jenny, Ehli, Erik A., Iacono, William G., Mcgue, Matt, Chasman, Daniel I., Gallagher, C. Scott, Schilit, Samantha L. P., Morton, Cynthia C., Paré, Guillaume, Willemsen, Gonneke, Whiteman, David C., Olsen, Catherine M., Derom, Catherine, Vlietinck, Robert, Gudbjartsson, Daniel, Cannon-Albright, Lisa, Krapohl, Eva, Plomin, Robert ... Martin, Nicholas G. (2024). Genome-wide association study meta-analysis of dizygotic twinning illuminates genetic regulation of female fecundity. Human Reproduction, 39 (1), 240-257. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dead247

Genome-wide association study meta-analysis of dizygotic twinning illuminates genetic regulation of female fecundity

2023

Journal Article

GWAS of dizygotic twinning in an enlarged Australian sample of mothers of DZ twins

Gordon, Scott D., Duffy, David L., Whiteman, David C., Olsen, Catherine M., McAloney, Kerrie, Adsett, Jessica M., Garden, Natalie A., Cross, Simone M., List-Armitage, Susan E., Brown, Joy, Beck, Jeffrey J., Mbarek, Hamdi, Medland, Sarah E., Montgomery, Grant W. and Martin, Nicholas G. (2023). GWAS of dizygotic twinning in an enlarged Australian sample of mothers of DZ twins. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 26 (6), 327-338. doi: 10.1017/thg.2023.45

GWAS of dizygotic twinning in an enlarged Australian sample of mothers of DZ twins

2023

Journal Article

Discontinuation of antidepressant treatment: a retrospective cohort study on more than 20,000 participants

Garcia-Marin, Luis M., Mulcahy, Aoibhe, Byrne, Enda M., Medland, Sarah E., Wray, Naomi R., Chafota, Freddy, Lind, Penelope A., Martin, Nicholas G., Hickie, Ian B., Rentería, Miguel E. and Campos, Adrian I. (2023). Discontinuation of antidepressant treatment: a retrospective cohort study on more than 20,000 participants. Annals of General Psychiatry, 22 (1) 49, 1-8. doi: 10.1186/s12991-023-00480-z

Discontinuation of antidepressant treatment: a retrospective cohort study on more than 20,000 participants

2023

Journal Article

Preliminary results from the Australian Genetics of Bipolar Disorder Study: A nation-wide cohort

Lind, Penelope A., Siskind, Dan J., Hickie, Ian B, Colodro-Conde, Lucía, Cross, Simone, Parker, Richard, Martin, Nicholas G. and Medland, Sarah E. (2023). Preliminary results from the Australian Genetics of Bipolar Disorder Study: A nation-wide cohort. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 57 (11), 1428-1442. doi: 10.1177/00048674231195571

Preliminary results from the Australian Genetics of Bipolar Disorder Study: A nation-wide cohort

2023

Journal Article

Uncovering the complex relationship between balding, testosterone and skin cancers in men

Ong, Jue-Sheng, Seviiri, Mathias, Dusingize, Jean Claude, Wu, Yeda, Han, Xikun, Shi, Jianxin, Olsen, Catherine M., Neale, Rachel E., Thompson, John F., Saw, Robyn P. M., Shannon, Kerwin F., Mann, Graham J., Martin, Nicholas G., Medland, Sarah E., Gordon, Scott D., Scolyer, Richard A., Long, Georgina V., Iles, Mark M., Landi, Maria Teresa, Whiteman, David C., MacGregor, Stuart and Law, Matthew H. (2023). Uncovering the complex relationship between balding, testosterone and skin cancers in men. Nature Communications, 14 (1) 5962, 1-12. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-41231-8

Uncovering the complex relationship between balding, testosterone and skin cancers in men

2023

Conference Publication

Progress and promise of neurogenetics methods to study PTSD

Morey, Rajendra, Logue, Mark, Maihofer, Adam X., Nievergelt, Caroline, Ashley-Koch, Allison, Garrett, Melanie, Haswell, Courtney, Mufford, Maryanne, Dalvie, Shareefa, Katrinli, Seyma, Medland, Sarah E. and Thompson, Paul (2023). Progress and promise of neurogenetics methods to study PTSD. World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics (WCPG), Montreal, Canada, 10-14 October 2023. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2023.08.082

Progress and promise of neurogenetics methods to study PTSD

2023

Conference Publication

Genetics of EEG Oscillations Reveal Novel Biological Insights Into The Links Between Brain Structure, Brain Function, and Behavior

Jawinski, Philippe, Meyers, Jacquelyn, Garcia, José Morosoli, Thompson, Paul, Medland, Sarah E. and Smit, Dirk J.A. (2023). Genetics of EEG Oscillations Reveal Novel Biological Insights Into The Links Between Brain Structure, Brain Function, and Behavior. World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics (WCPG), Montreal, QC Canada, 10-14 October 2023. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2023.08.141

Genetics of EEG Oscillations Reveal Novel Biological Insights Into The Links Between Brain Structure, Brain Function, and Behavior

2023

Conference Publication

Characterising antidepressant usage based on electronic prescription records in the Australian Genetics of Depression Study

Mitchell, Brittany, Morosoli, José, Martin, Nicholas G., Lind, Penelope A., Hickie, Ian B., Medland, Sarah E. and Wray, Naomi (2023). Characterising antidepressant usage based on electronic prescription records in the Australian Genetics of Depression Study. World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics (WCPG), Montreal, Canada, 10-14 October 2023. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2023.08.422

Characterising antidepressant usage based on electronic prescription records in the Australian Genetics of Depression Study

2023

Journal Article

Educational attainment, health outcomes and mortality: a within-sibship Mendelian randomization study

Howe, Laurence J., Rasheed, Humaira, Jones, Paul R., Boomsma, Dorret I., Evans, David M., Giannelis, Alexandros, Hayward, Caroline, Hopper, John L., Hughes, Amanda, Lahtinen, Hannu, Li, Shuai, Lind, Penelope A., Martin, Nicholas G., Martikainen, Pekka, Medland, Sarah E., Morris, Tim T., Nivard, Michel G., Pingault, Jean-Baptiste, Silventoinen, Karri, Smith, Jennifer A., Willoughby, Emily A., Wilson, James F., Ahlskog, Rafael, Andreassen, Ole A., Ask, Helga, Campbell, Archie, Cheesman, Rosa, Cho, Yoonsu, Christensen, Kaare ... Within Family Consortium (2023). Educational attainment, health outcomes and mortality: a within-sibship Mendelian randomization study. International Journal of Epidemiology, 52 (5), 1579-1591. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyad079

Educational attainment, health outcomes and mortality: a within-sibship Mendelian randomization study

2023

Journal Article

Beyond the Global Brain Differences: Intra-individual Variability Differences in 1q21.1 Distal and 15q11.2 BP1-BP2 Deletion Carriers

Boen, Rune, Kaufmann, Tobias, van der Meer, Dennis, Frei, Oleksandr, Agartz, Ingrid, Ames, David, Andersson, Micael, Armstrong, Nicola J., Artiges, Eric, Atkins, Joshua R., Bauer, Jochen, Benedetti, Francesco, Boomsma, Dorret I., Brodaty, Henry, Brosch, Katharina, Buckner, Randy L., Cairns, Murray J., Calhoun, Vince, Caspers, Svenja, Cichon, Sven, Corvin, Aiden P., Facorro, Benedicto Crespo, Dannlowski, Udo, David, Friederike S., de Geus, Eco J.C., de Zubicaray, Greig I., Desrivières, Sylvane, Doherty, Joanne L., Donohoe, Gary ... Sonderby, Ida E. (2023). Beyond the Global Brain Differences: Intra-individual Variability Differences in 1q21.1 Distal and 15q11.2 BP1-BP2 Deletion Carriers. Biological Psychiatry, 95 (2), 147-160. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2023.08.018

Beyond the Global Brain Differences: Intra-individual Variability Differences in 1q21.1 Distal and 15q11.2 BP1-BP2 Deletion Carriers

Availability

Honorary Professor Sarah Medland is:
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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • 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

  • 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

Completed supervision

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