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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412 works between 2001 and 2024
All (412) Journal Article (362) Book Chapter (5) Conference Publication (44) Other Outputs (1)

61 - 80 of 412 works

2021

Journal Article

Understanding genetic risk factors for common side effects of antidepressant medications

Campos, Adrian I., Mulcahy, Aoibhe, Thorp, Jackson G., Wray, Naomi R., Byrne, Enda M., Lind, Penelope A., Medland, Sarah E., Martin, Nicholas G., Hickie, Ian B. and Rentería, Miguel E. (2021). Understanding genetic risk factors for common side effects of antidepressant medications. Communications Medicine, 1 (1) 45, 1-10. doi: 10.1038/s43856-021-00046-8

Understanding genetic risk factors for common side effects of antidepressant medications

2021

Journal Article

Genome-wide analysis of thyroid function in Australian adolescents highlights SERPINA7 and NCOA3

Nolan, James, Campbell, Purdey J, Brown, Suzanne J, Zhu, Gu, Gordon, Scott, Lim, Ee Mun, Joseph, John, Cross, Simone M, Panicker, Vijay, Medland, Sarah E, Melton, Phillip E, Beilin, Lawrence J, Mori, Trevor A, Mullin, Benjamin H, Pennell, Craig E, Wang, Carol A, Dudbridge, Frank, Walsh, John P, Martin, Nicholas G and Wilson, Scott G (2021). Genome-wide analysis of thyroid function in Australian adolescents highlights SERPINA7 and NCOA3. European Journal of Endocrinology, 185 (5), 743-753. doi: 10.1530/EJE-21-0614

Genome-wide analysis of thyroid function in Australian adolescents highlights SERPINA7 and NCOA3

2021

Journal Article

The Australian Genetics of Depression Study: new risk loci and dissecting heterogeneity between subtypes

Mitchell, Brittany L., Campos, Adrian I., Whiteman, David C., Olsen, Catherine M., Gordon, Scott D., Walker, Adam J., Dean, Olivia M., Berk, Michael, Hickie, Ian B., Medland, Sarah E., Wray, Naomi R., Martin, Nicholas G. and Byrne, Enda M. (2021). The Australian Genetics of Depression Study: new risk loci and dissecting heterogeneity between subtypes. Biological Psychiatry, 92 (3), 227-235. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2021.10.021

The Australian Genetics of Depression Study: new risk loci and dissecting heterogeneity between subtypes

2021

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Investigating perceived heritability of mental health disorders and attitudes toward genetic testing in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia

Morosoli, José Juan, Colodro‐Conde, Lucía, Barlow, Fiona Kate and Medland, Sarah E. (2021). Investigating perceived heritability of mental health disorders and attitudes toward genetic testing in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, 186 (6), 341-352. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32875

Investigating perceived heritability of mental health disorders and attitudes toward genetic testing in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia

2021

Journal Article

Polygenic risk scores derived from varying definitions of depression and risk of depression

Mitchell, Brittany L., Thorp, Jackson G., Wu, Yeda, Campos, Adrian I., Nyholt, Dale R., Gordon, Scott D., Whiteman, David C., Olsen, Catherine M., Hickie, Ian B., Martin, Nicholas G., Medland, Sarah E., Wray, Naomi R. and Byrne, Enda M. (2021). Polygenic risk scores derived from varying definitions of depression and risk of depression. JAMA Psychiatry, 78 (10), 1152-1160. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2021.1988

Polygenic risk scores derived from varying definitions of depression and risk of depression

2021

Journal Article

Genetic insights into biological mechanisms governing human ovarian ageing

Ruth, Katherine S., Day, Felix R., Hussain, Jazib, Martínez-Marchal, Ana, Aiken, Catherine E., Azad, Ajuna, Thompson, Deborah J., Knoblochova, Lucie, Abe, Hironori, Tarry-Adkins, Jane L., Gonzalez, Javier Martin, Fontanillas, Pierre, Claringbould, Annique, Bakker, Olivier B., Sulem, Patrick, Walters, Robin G., Terao, Chikashi, Turon, Sandra, Horikoshi, Momoko, Lin, Kuang, Onland-Moret, N. Charlotte, Sankar, Aditya, Hertz, Emil Peter Thrane, Timshel, Pascal N., Shukla, Vallari, Borup, Rehannah, Olsen, Kristina W., Aguilera, Paula, Ferrer-Roda, Mònica ... Perry, John R. B. (2021). Genetic insights into biological mechanisms governing human ovarian ageing. Nature, 596 (7872), 393-397. doi: 10.1038/s41586-021-03779-7

Genetic insights into biological mechanisms governing human ovarian ageing

2021

Journal Article

Genetic association study of childhood aggression across raters, instruments, and age

Ip, Hill F., van der Laan, Camiel M., Krapohl, Eva M. L., Brikell, Isabell, Sánchez-Mora, Cristina, Nolte, Ilja M., St Pourcain, Beate, Bolhuis, Koen, Palviainen, Teemu, Zafarmand, Hadi, Colodro-Conde, Lucía, Gordon, Scott, Zayats, Tetyana, Aliev, Fazil, Jiang, Chang, Wang, Carol A., Saunders, Gretchen, Karhunen, Ville, Hammerschlag, Anke R., Adkins, Daniel E., Border, Richard, Peterson, Roseann E., Prinz, Joseph A., Thiering, Elisabeth, Seppälä, Ilkka, Vilor-Tejedor, Natàlia, Ahluwalia, Tarunveer S., Day, Felix R., Hottenga, Jouke-Jan ... Boomsma, Dorret I. (2021). Genetic association study of childhood aggression across raters, instruments, and age. Translational Psychiatry, 11 (1) 413, 413. doi: 10.1038/s41398-021-01480-x

Genetic association study of childhood aggression across raters, instruments, and age

2021

Journal Article

Genetic risk for chronic pain is associated with lower antidepressant effectiveness: converging evidence for a depression subtype

Campos, Adrián I., Ngo, Trung Thanh, Medland, Sarah E., Wray, Naomi R., Hickie, Ian B., Byrne, Enda M., Martin, Nicholas G. and Rentería, Miguel E. (2021). Genetic risk for chronic pain is associated with lower antidepressant effectiveness: converging evidence for a depression subtype. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 56 (9) ARTN 00048674211031491, 1-10. doi: 10.1177/00048674211031491

Genetic risk for chronic pain is associated with lower antidepressant effectiveness: converging evidence for a depression subtype

2021

Journal Article

Genome-wide association study of more than 40,000 bipolar disorder cases provides new insights into the underlying biology

Mullins, Niamh, Forstner, Andreas J., O'Connell, Kevin S., Coombes, Brandon, Coleman, Jonathan R I, Qiao, Zhen, Als, Thomas D., Bigdeli, Tim B., Børte, Sigrid, Bryois, Julien, Charney, Alexander W., Drange, Ole Kristian, Gandal, Michael J., Hagenaars, Saskia P., Ikeda, Masashi, Kamitaki, Nolan, Kim, Minsoo, Krebs, Kristi, Panagiotaropoulou, Georgia, Schilder, Brian M., Sloofman, Laura G., Steinberg, Stacy, Trubetskoy, Vassily, Winsvold, Bendik S., Won, Hong-Hee, Abramova, Liliya, Adorjan, Kristina, Agerbo, Esben, Al Eissa, Mariam ... Andreassen, Ole A. (2021). Genome-wide association study of more than 40,000 bipolar disorder cases provides new insights into the underlying biology. Nature genetics, 53 (6), 817-829. doi: 10.1038/s41588-021-00857-4

Genome-wide association study of more than 40,000 bipolar disorder cases provides new insights into the underlying biology

2021

Journal Article

Early expressions of psychopathology and risk associated with trans-diagnostic transition to mood and psychotic disorders in adolescents and young adults

Scott, Jan, Crouse, Jacob J., Ho, Nicholas, Iorfino, Frank, Martin, Nicholas, Parker, Richard, McGrath, John, Gillespie, Nathan A., Medland, Sarah and Hickie, Ian B. (2021). Early expressions of psychopathology and risk associated with trans-diagnostic transition to mood and psychotic disorders in adolescents and young adults. PLoS ONE, 16 (6 June) e0252550, 1-17. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0252550

Early expressions of psychopathology and risk associated with trans-diagnostic transition to mood and psychotic disorders in adolescents and young adults

2021

Journal Article

Correction to: The augmented Classical Twin Design: incorporating genome‐wide identity by descent sharing into twin studies in order to model violations of the equal environments assumption

Hwang, Liang-Dar, Mitchell, Brittany L., Medland, Sarah E., Martin, Nicholas G., Neale, Michael C. and Evans, David M. (2021). Correction to: The augmented Classical Twin Design: incorporating genome‐wide identity by descent sharing into twin studies in order to model violations of the equal environments assumption. Behavior Genetics, 51 (4), 441-442. doi: 10.1007/s10519-021-10065-9

Correction to: The augmented Classical Twin Design: incorporating genome‐wide identity by descent sharing into twin studies in order to model violations of the equal environments assumption

2021

Journal Article

Days out of role and somatic, anxious-depressive, hypo-manic, and psychotic-like symptom dimensions in a community sample of young adults

Crouse, Jacob J., Ho, Nicholas, Scott, Jan, Martin, Nicholas G., Couvy-Duchesne, Baptiste, Hermens, Daniel F., Parker, Richard, Gillespie, Nathan A., Medland, Sarah E. and Hickie, Ian B. (2021). Days out of role and somatic, anxious-depressive, hypo-manic, and psychotic-like symptom dimensions in a community sample of young adults. Translational Psychiatry, 11 (1) 285, 285. doi: 10.1038/s41398-021-01390-y

Days out of role and somatic, anxious-depressive, hypo-manic, and psychotic-like symptom dimensions in a community sample of young adults

2021

Journal Article

Introduction to the special issue on statistical genetic methods for human complex traits

Evans, David M., Medland, Sarah E. and Prom-Wormley, Elizabeth (2021). Introduction to the special issue on statistical genetic methods for human complex traits. Behavior Genetics, 51 (3), 165-169. doi: 10.1007/s10519-021-10057-9

Introduction to the special issue on statistical genetic methods for human complex traits

2021

Journal Article

Symptom-level modelling unravels the shared genetic architecture of anxiety and depression

Thorp, Jackson G., Campos, Adrian I., Grotzinger, Andrew D., Gerring, Zachary F., An, Jiyuan, Ong, Jue-Sheng, Wang, Wei, Shringarpure, Suyash, Byrne, Enda M., MacGregor, Stuart, Martin, Nicholas G., Medland, Sarah E., Middeldorp, Christel M. and Derks, Eske M. (2021). Symptom-level modelling unravels the shared genetic architecture of anxiety and depression. Nature Human Behaviour, 5 (10), 1432-1442. doi: 10.1038/s41562-021-01094-9

Symptom-level modelling unravels the shared genetic architecture of anxiety and depression

2021

Journal Article

Comorbid chronic pain and depression: shared risk factors and differential antidepressant effectiveness

Roughan, William H., Campos, Adrián I., García-Marín, Luis M., Cuéllar-Partida, Gabriel, Lupton, Michelle K., Hickie, Ian B., Medland, Sarah E., Wray, Naomi R., Byrne, Enda M., Ngo, Trung Thanh, Martin, Nicholas G. and Rentería, Miguel E. (2021). Comorbid chronic pain and depression: shared risk factors and differential antidepressant effectiveness. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12 643609, 1-13. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.643609

Comorbid chronic pain and depression: shared risk factors and differential antidepressant effectiveness

2021

Journal Article

1q21.1 distal copy number variants are associated with cerebral and cognitive alterations in humans

Sønderby, Ida E., van der Meer, Dennis, Moreau, Clara, Kaufmann, Tobias, Walters, G Bragi, Ellegaard, Maria, Abdellaoui, Abdel, Ames, David, Amunts, Katrin, Andersson, Micael, Armstrong, Nicola J., Bernard, Manon, Blackburn, Nicholas B., Blangero, John, Boomsma, Dorret I., Brodaty, Henry, Brouwer, Rachel M., Bülow, Robin, Bøen, Rune, Cahn, Wiepke, Calhoun, Vince D., Caspers, Svenja, Ching, Christopher R. K., Cichon, Sven, Ciufolini, Simone, Crespo-Facorro, Benedicto, Curran, Joanne E., Dale, Anders M., Dalvie, Shareefa ... ENIGMA-CNV working group (2021). 1q21.1 distal copy number variants are associated with cerebral and cognitive alterations in humans. Translational Psychiatry, 11 (1) 182, 1-16. doi: 10.1038/s41398-021-01213-0

1q21.1 distal copy number variants are associated with cerebral and cognitive alterations in humans

2021

Journal Article

Genome-wide association study in almost 195,000 individuals identifies 50 previously unidentified genetic loci for eye color

Simcoe, Mark, Valdes, Ana, Liu, Fan, Furlotte, Nicholas A., Evans, David M., Hemani, Gibran, Ring, Susan M., Smith, George Davey, Duffy, David L., Zhu, Gu, Gordon, Scott D., Medland, Sarah E., Vuckovic, Dragana, Girotto, Giorgia, Sala, Cinzia, Catamo, Eulalia, Concas, Maria Pina, Brumat, Marco, Gasparini, Paolo, Toniolo, Daniela, Cocca, Massimiliano, Robino, Antonietta, Yazar, Seyhan, Hewitt, Alex, Wu, Wenting, Kraft, Peter, Hammond, Christopher J., Shi, Yuan, Chen, Yan ... the International Visible Trait Genetics Consortium (2021). Genome-wide association study in almost 195,000 individuals identifies 50 previously unidentified genetic loci for eye color. Science Advances, 7 (11) abd1239, eabd1239. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abd1239

Genome-wide association study in almost 195,000 individuals identifies 50 previously unidentified genetic loci for eye color

2021

Journal Article

Brain correlates of suicide attempt in 18,925 participants across 18 international cohorts

Campos, Adrian I., Thompson, Paul M., Veltman, Dick J., Pozzi, Elena, van Veltzen, Laura S., Jahanshad, Neda, Adams, Mark J., Baune, Bernhard T., Berger, Klaus, Brosch, Katharina, Bülow, Robin, Connolly, Colm G., Dannlowski, Udo, Davey, Christopher G., de Zubicaray, Greig I., Dima, Danai, Erwin-Grabner, Tracy, Evans, Jennifer W., Fu, Cynthia H.Y., Gotlib, Ian H., Goya-Maldonado, Roberto, Grabe, Hans J., Grotegerd, Dominik, Harris, Matthew A., Harrison, Ben J., Hatton, Sean N., Hermesdorf, Marco, Hickie, Ian B., Ho, Tiffany C. ... Rentería, Miguel E. (2021). Brain correlates of suicide attempt in 18,925 participants across 18 international cohorts. Biological Psychiatry, 90 (4), 243-252. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2021.03.015

Brain correlates of suicide attempt in 18,925 participants across 18 international cohorts

2021

Journal Article

Can network analysis of self-reported psychopathology shed light on the core phenomenology of bipolar disorders in adolescents and young adults?

Scott, Jan, Crouse, Jacob J., Ho, Nicholas, Carpenter, Joanne, Martin, Nicholas, Medland, Sarah, Parker, Richard, Byrne, Enda, Couvy-Duchesne, Baptiste, Mitchell, Brittany, Merikangas, Kathleen, Gillespie, Nathan A. and Hickie, Ian (2021). Can network analysis of self-reported psychopathology shed light on the core phenomenology of bipolar disorders in adolescents and young adults?. Bipolar Disorders, 23 (6), 584-594. doi: 10.1111/bdi.13067

Can network analysis of self-reported psychopathology shed light on the core phenomenology of bipolar disorders in adolescents and young adults?

2021

Journal Article

Effects of copy number variations on brain structure and risk for psychiatric illness: Large-scale studies from the ENIGMA working groups on CNVs

Sønderby, Ida E, Ching, Christopher R. K., Thomopoulos, Sophia I., van der Meer, Dennis, Sun, Daqiang, Villalon-Reina, Julio E., Agartz, Ingrid, Amunts, Katrin, Arango, Celso, Armstrong, Nicola J., Ayesa-Arriola, Rosa, Bakker, Geor, Bassett, Anne S., Boomsma, Dorret I., Bülow, Robin, Butcher, Nancy J., Calhoun, Vince D., Caspers, Svenja, Chow, Eva W. C., Cichon, Sven, Ciufolini, Simone, Craig, Michael C., Crespo-Facorro, Benedicto, Cunningham, Adam C., Dale, Anders M., Dazzan, Paola, de Zubicaray, Greig I., Djurovic, Srdjan, Doherty, Joanne L. ... Wright, Margaret (2021). Effects of copy number variations on brain structure and risk for psychiatric illness: Large-scale studies from the ENIGMA working groups on CNVs. Human Brain Mapping, 43 (1) hbm.25354, 300-328. doi: 10.1002/hbm.25354

Effects of copy number variations on brain structure and risk for psychiatric illness: Large-scale studies from the ENIGMA working groups on CNVs

Availability

Honorary Professor Sarah Medland is:
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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

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Genetic and environmental risk factors influencing mood disorders

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Genetics of affective disorders, personality traits, and responses to treatment

    Associate Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Statistical Genetic Analyses of Major Depressive Disorder

    Associate Advisor

Completed supervision

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