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

Search Professor Sarah Medland’s works on UQ eSpace

498 works between 2001 and 2025
All (498) Journal Article (411) Book Chapter (5) Conference Publication (64) Other Outputs (18)

61 - 80 of 498 works

2023

Journal Article

Large- scale analysis of structural brain asymmetries in schizophrenia via the ENIGMA consortium

Schijven, Dick, Postema, Merel C., Fukunaga, Masaki, Matsumoto, Junya, Miura, Kenichiro, de Zwarte, Sonja M. C., van Haren, Neeltje E. M., Cahn, Wiepke, Pol, Hilleke E. Hulshoff, Kahn, Rene S., Ayesa-Arriola, Rosa, de la Foz, Victor Ortiz-Garcia, Tordesillas-Gutierrez, Diana, Vazquez-Bourgon, Javier, Crespo-Facorro, Benedicto, Alnaes, Dag, Dahl, Andreas, Westlye, Lars T., Agartz, Ingrid, Andreassen, Ole A., Jonsson, Erik G., Kochunov, Peter, Bruggemann, Jason M., Catts, Stanley V., Michie, Patricia T., Mowry, Bryan J., Quide, Yann, Rasser, Paul E., Schall, Ulrich ... ENIGMA consortium (2023). Large- scale analysis of structural brain asymmetries in schizophrenia via the ENIGMA consortium. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 120 (14) e2213880120, 1-12. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2213880120

Large- scale analysis of structural brain asymmetries in schizophrenia via the ENIGMA consortium

2023

Journal Article

The association between trauma exposure, polygenic risk and individual depression symptoms

Thorp, Jackson G., Gerring, Zachary F., Colodro-Conde, Lucía, Byrne, Enda M., Medland, Sarah E., Middeldorp, Christel M. and Derks, Eske M. (2023). The association between trauma exposure, polygenic risk and individual depression symptoms. Psychiatry Research, 321 115101, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115101

The association between trauma exposure, polygenic risk and individual depression symptoms

2023

Journal Article

Author Correction: Genome-wide analyses of ADHD identify 27 risk loci, refine the genetic architecture and implicate several cognitive domains

Demontis, Ditte, Walters, G. Bragi, Athanasiadis, Georgios, Walters, Raymond, Therrien, Karen, Nielsen, Trine Tollerup, Farajzadeh, Leila, Voloudakis, Georgios, Bendl, Jaroslav, Zeng, Biau, Zhang, Wen, Grove, Jakob, Als, Thomas D., Duan, Jinjie, Satterstrom, F. Kyle, Bybjerg-Grauholm, Jonas, Bækved-Hansen, Marie, Gudmundsson, Olafur O., Magnusson, Sigurdur H., Baldursson, Gisli, Davidsdottir, Katrin, Haraldsdottir, Gyda S., Agerbo, Esben, Hoffman, Gabriel E., Dalsgaard, Søren, Martin, Jonna, Ribasés, Marta, Boomsma, Dorret I., Soler Artigas, Maria ... iPSYCH-Broad Consortium (2023). Author Correction: Genome-wide analyses of ADHD identify 27 risk loci, refine the genetic architecture and implicate several cognitive domains. Nature Genetics, 55 (4), 730-730. doi: 10.1038/s41588-023-01350-w

Author Correction: Genome-wide analyses of ADHD identify 27 risk loci, refine the genetic architecture and implicate several cognitive domains

2023

Journal Article

Genome-wide analyses of ADHD identify 27 risk loci, refine the genetic architecture and implicate several cognitive domains

Demontis, Ditte, Walters, G. Bragi, Athanasiadis, Georgios, Walters, Raymond, Therrien, Karen, Nielsen, Trine Tollerup, Farajzadeh, Leila, Voloudakis, Georgios, Bendl, Jaroslav, Zeng, Biau, Zhang, Wen, Grove, Jakob, Als, Thomas D., Duan, Jinjie, Satterstrom, F. Kyle, Bybjerg-Grauholm, Jonas, Bækved-Hansen, Marie, Gudmundsson, Olafur O., Magnusson, Sigurdur H., Baldursson, Gisli, Davidsdottir, Katrin, Haraldsdottir, Gyda S., Agerbo, Esben, Hoffman, Gabriel E., Dalsgaard, Søren, Martin, Joanna, Ribasés, Marta, Boomsma, Dorret I., Soler Artigas, Maria ... iPSYCH-Broad Consortium (2023). Genome-wide analyses of ADHD identify 27 risk loci, refine the genetic architecture and implicate several cognitive domains. Nature Genetics, 55 (2), 198-208. doi: 10.1038/s41588-022-01285-8

Genome-wide analyses of ADHD identify 27 risk loci, refine the genetic architecture and implicate several cognitive domains

2023

Journal Article

Polygenic risk scores and the prediction of onset of mood and psychotic disorders in adolescents and young adults

Scott, Jan, Crouse, Jacob J., Medland, Sarah, Byrne, Enda, Iorfino, Frank, Mitchell, Brittany, Gillespie, Nathan A., Martin, Nicholas, Wray, Naomi and Hickie, Ian B. (2023). Polygenic risk scores and the prediction of onset of mood and psychotic disorders in adolescents and young adults. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 18 (6), 397-405. doi: 10.1111/eip.13472

Polygenic risk scores and the prediction of onset of mood and psychotic disorders in adolescents and young adults

2022

Journal Article

Genetic diversity fuels gene discovery for tobacco and alcohol use

Saunders, Gretchen R. B., Wang, Xingyan, Chen, Fang, Jang, Seon-Kyeong, Liu, Mengzhen, Wang, Chen, Gao, Shuang, Jiang, Yu, Khunsriraksakul, Chachrit, Otto, Jacqueline M., Addison, Clifton, Akiyama, Masato, Albert, Christine M., Aliev, Fazil, Alonso, Alvaro, Arnett, Donna K., Ashley-Koch, Allison E., Ashrani, Aneel A., Barnes, Kathleen C., Barr, R. Graham, Bartz, Traci M., Becker, Diane M., Bielak, Lawrence F., Benjamin, Emelia J., Bis, Joshua C., Bjornsdottir, Gyda, Blangero, John, Bleecker, Eugene R., Boardman, Jason D. ... Vrieze, Scott (2022). Genetic diversity fuels gene discovery for tobacco and alcohol use. Nature, 612 (7941), 720-724. doi: 10.1038/s41586-022-05477-4

Genetic diversity fuels gene discovery for tobacco and alcohol use

2022

Journal Article

Smoking remains associated with education after controlling for social background and genetic factors in a study of 18 twin cohorts

Silventoinen, Karri, Piirtola, Maarit, Jelenkovic, Aline, Sund, Reijo, Tarnoki, Adam D., Tarnoki, David L., Medda, Emanuela, Nisticò, Lorenza, Toccaceli, Virgilia, Honda, Chika, Inui, Fujio, Tomizawa, Rie, Watanabe, Mikio, Sakai, Norio, Gatz, Margaret, Butler, David A., Lee, Jooyeon, Lee, Soo Ji, Sung, Joohon, Franz, Carol E., Kremen, William S., Lyons, Michael J., Derom, Catherine A., Vlietinck, Robert F., Loos, Ruth J. F., Tynelius, Per, Rasmussen, Finn, Martin, Nicholas G., Medland, Sarah E. ... Kaprio, Jaakko (2022). Smoking remains associated with education after controlling for social background and genetic factors in a study of 18 twin cohorts. Scientific Reports, 12 (1) 13148, 1-9. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-17536-x

Smoking remains associated with education after controlling for social background and genetic factors in a study of 18 twin cohorts

2022

Journal Article

Phenotypic and genetic factors associated with donation of DNA and consent to record linkage for prescription history in the Australian Genetics of Depression Study

Gomez, Lina, Díaz-Torres, Santiago, Colodro-Conde, Lucía, Garcia-Marin, Luis M., Yap, Chloe X., Byrne, Enda M., Yengo, Loic, Lind, Penelope A., Wray, Naomi R., Medland, Sarah E., Hickie, Ian B., Lupton, Michelle K., Rentería, Miguel E., Martin, Nicholas G. and Campos, Adrian I. (2022). Phenotypic and genetic factors associated with donation of DNA and consent to record linkage for prescription history in the Australian Genetics of Depression Study. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, 273 (6), 1359-1368. doi: 10.1007/s00406-022-01527-0

Phenotypic and genetic factors associated with donation of DNA and consent to record linkage for prescription history in the Australian Genetics of Depression Study

2022

Conference Publication

Can polygenic Risk Scores Predict Who Will Receive or Respond Better to Electroconvulsive Therapy for Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder?

Hopkins, Kristen L., Lind, Penelope A., Mitchell, Brittany L., Whiteman, David C., Olsen, Catherine M., Siskind, Dan J., Hickie, Ian B., Martin, Nicholas G. and Medland, Sarah E. (2022). Can polygenic Risk Scores Predict Who Will Receive or Respond Better to Electroconvulsive Therapy for Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder?. 51st Annual Meeting of the Behavior-Genetics-Association (BGA), Los Angeles Ca, Jun 22-25, 2022. NEW YORK: SPRINGER.

Can polygenic Risk Scores Predict Who Will Receive or Respond Better to Electroconvulsive Therapy for Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder?

2022

Conference Publication

Challenges to Incorporating Polygenic Risk Scores in Clinical Mental Health Practice

Medland, Sarah E., Mitchell, Brittany, Campos, Adrian, Whiteman, David C., Olsen, Catherine M., Siskind, Dan J., Hickie, Ian, Lind, Penelope A. and Martin, Nicholas G. (2022). Challenges to Incorporating Polygenic Risk Scores in Clinical Mental Health Practice. 51st Annual Meeting of the Behavior-Genetics-Association (BGA), Los Angeles Ca, Jun 22-25, 2022. NEW YORK: SPRINGER.

Challenges to Incorporating Polygenic Risk Scores in Clinical Mental Health Practice

2022

Journal Article

Uncovering the genetic architecture of broad antisocial behavior through a genome-wide association study meta-analysis

Tielbeek, Jorim J., Uffelmann, Emil, Williams, Benjamin S., Colodro-Conde, Lucía, Gagnon, Éloi, Mallard, Travis T., Levitt, Brandt E., Jansen, Philip R., Johansson, Ada, Sallis, Hannah M., Pistis, Giorgio, Saunders, Gretchen R. B., Allegrini, Andrea G., Rimfeld, Kaili, Konte, Bettina, Klein, Marieke, Hartmann, Annette M., Salvatore, Jessica E., Nolte, Ilja M., Demontis, Ditte, Malmberg, Anni L. K., Burt, S. Alexandra, Savage, Jeanne E., Sugden, Karen, Poulton, Richie, Harris, Kathleen Mullan, Vrieze, Scott, McGue, Matt, Iacono, William G. ... Spit for Science Working Group (2022). Uncovering the genetic architecture of broad antisocial behavior through a genome-wide association study meta-analysis. Molecular Psychiatry, 27 (11), 4453-4463. doi: 10.1038/s41380-022-01793-3

Uncovering the genetic architecture of broad antisocial behavior through a genome-wide association study meta-analysis

2022

Journal Article

Genetic map of regional sulcal morphology in the human brain from UK biobank data

Sun, Benjamin B., Loomis, Stephanie J., Pizzagalli, Fabrizio, Shatokhina, Natalia, Painter, Jodie N., Foley, Christopher N., Sun, Benjamin, Tsai, Ellen, Bronson, Paola, Sexton, David, John, Sally, Marshall, Eric, Patel, Mehool, Duraisamy, Saranya, Swan, Timothy, Baird, Dennis, Chen, Chia-Yen, Eaton, Susan, Gagnon, Jake, Gao, Feng, Gubbels, Cynthia, Huang, Yunfeng, Kupelian, Varant, Li, Kejie, Liu, Dawei, Loomis, Stephanie, McLaughlin, Helen, Mitchell, Adele, Jensen, Megan E. ... Biogen Biobank Team (2022). Genetic map of regional sulcal morphology in the human brain from UK biobank data. Nature Communications, 13 (1) 6071, 1-13. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-33829-1

Genetic map of regional sulcal morphology in the human brain from UK biobank data

2022

Conference Publication

Exploring genetic heterogeneity of depression: scalar and non-scalar SNP effects in the genetics of mild versus severe depression

Martin, Nick, Mitchell, Brittany, Medland, Sarah, Byrne, Enda, Wray, Naomi, Whiteman, David, Olsen, Catherine and Hickie, Ian (2022). Exploring genetic heterogeneity of depression: scalar and non-scalar SNP effects in the genetics of mild versus severe depression. World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics (WCPG), Florence, Italy, 13-17 September 2022. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2022.07.099

Exploring genetic heterogeneity of depression: scalar and non-scalar SNP effects in the genetics of mild versus severe depression

2022

Conference Publication

Exploring the genome-wide genetic overlap between anxiety and fear disorders

ter Kuile, Abigail, Mitchell, Brittany, Peel, Alicia, Mundy, Jessica, Hubel, Christopher, Zvrskovec, Johan, Palmos, Alish, Coleman, Jonathan, Davies, Molly, Martin, Nick, Byrne, Enda M., Medland, Sarah E., Wray, Naomi R., Adey, Brett N., Lee, Sang Hyuck, Furtjes, Anna E., Morneau-Vaillancourt, Genevieve, Purves, Kirstin, Skelton, Megan, Hotopf, Matthew, Smith, Daniel J., Veale, David, Armour, Cherie, McIntosh, Andrew, Walters, James T. R., Jones, Ian R., Hirsch, Colette R., Kalsi, Gursharan, Breen, Gerome and Eley, Thalia (2022). Exploring the genome-wide genetic overlap between anxiety and fear disorders. World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics (WCPG), Florence, Italy, 13-17 September 2022. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2022.07.014

Exploring the genome-wide genetic overlap between anxiety and fear disorders

2022

Journal Article

Author correction: Genome-wide association and epidemiological analyses reveal common genetic origins between uterine leiomyomata and endometriosis

Gallagher, C. S., Mäkinen, N., Harris, H. R., Rahmioglu, N., Uimari, O., Cook, J. P., Shigesi, N., Ferreira, T., Velez-Edwards, D. R., Edwards, T. L., Mortlock, S., Ruhioglu, Z., Day, F., Becker, C. M., Karhunen, V., Martikainen, H., Järvelin, M.-R., Cantor, R. M., Ridker, P. M., Terry, K. L., Buring, J. E., Gordon, S. D., Medland, S. E., Montgomery, G. W., Nyholt, D. R., Hinds, D. A., Tung, J. Y., Agee, Michelle, Alipanahi, Babak ... the 23andMe Research Team (2022). Author correction: Genome-wide association and epidemiological analyses reveal common genetic origins between uterine leiomyomata and endometriosis. Nature Communications, 13 (1) 5543, 5543. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-33222-y

Author correction: Genome-wide association and epidemiological analyses reveal common genetic origins between uterine leiomyomata and endometriosis

2022

Journal Article

Genome-wide association analyses of physical activity and sedentary behavior provide insights into underlying mechanisms and roles in disease prevention

Wang, Zhe, Emmerich, Andrew, Pillon, Nicolas J., Moore, Tim, Hemerich, Daiane, Cornelis, Marilyn C., Mazzaferro, Eugenia, Broos, Siacia, Ahluwalia, Tarunveer S., Bartz, Traci M., Bentley, Amy R., Bielak, Lawrence F., Chong, Mike, Chu, Audrey Y., Berry, Diane, Dorajoo, Rajkumar, Dueker, Nicole D., Kasbohm, Elisa, Feenstra, Bjarke, Feitosa, Mary F., Gieger, Christian, Graff, Mariaelisa, Hall, Leanne M., Haller, Toomas, Hartwig, Fernando P., Hillis, David A., Huikari, Ville, Heard-Costa, Nancy, Holzapfel, Christina ... Lifelines Cohort Study (2022). Genome-wide association analyses of physical activity and sedentary behavior provide insights into underlying mechanisms and roles in disease prevention. Nature Genetics, 54 (9), 1332-1344. doi: 10.1038/s41588-022-01165-1

Genome-wide association analyses of physical activity and sedentary behavior provide insights into underlying mechanisms and roles in disease prevention

2022

Journal Article

Genome-wide meta-analyses reveal novel loci for verbal short-term memory and learning

Lahti, Jari, Tuominen, Samuli, Yang, Qiong, Pergola, Giulio, Ahmad, Shahzad, Amin, Najaf, Armstrong, Nicola J., Beiser, Alexa, Bey, Katharina, Bis, Joshua C., Boerwinkle, Eric, Bressler, Jan, Campbell, Archie, Campbell, Harry, Chen, Qiang, Corley, Janie, Cox, Simon R., Davies, Gail, De Jager, Philip L., Derks, Eske M., Faul, Jessica D., Fitzpatrick, Annette L., Fohner, Alison E., Ford, Ian, Fornage, Myriam, Gerring, Zachary, Grabe, Hans J., Grodstein, Francine, Gudnason, Vilmundur ... Räikkönen, Katri (2022). Genome-wide meta-analyses reveal novel loci for verbal short-term memory and learning. Molecular Psychiatry, 27 (11), 4419-4431. doi: 10.1038/s41380-022-01710-8

Genome-wide meta-analyses reveal novel loci for verbal short-term memory and learning

2022

Journal Article

De novo putative loss-of-function variants in TAF4 are associated with a neuro-developmental disorder

Janssen, Beau D. E., van den Boogaard, Marie-Jose H., Lichtenbelt, Klaske, Seaby, Eleanor G., Stals, Karen, Ellard, Sian, Newbury-Ecob, Ruth, Dixit, Abhijit, Roht, Laura, Pajusalu, Sander, Ounap, Katrin, Firth, Helen, Buckley, Michael, Wilson, Meredith, Roscioli, Tony, Tidwell, Timothy, Mao, Rong, Ennis, Sarah, Holwerda, Sjoerd J., van Gassen, Koen and van Jaarsveld, Richard H. (2022). De novo putative loss-of-function variants in TAF4 are associated with a neuro-developmental disorder. Human Mutation, 43 (12), 1844-1851. doi: 10.1002/humu.24444

De novo putative loss-of-function variants in TAF4 are associated with a neuro-developmental disorder

2022

Journal Article

Changing genetic architecture of body mass index from infancy to early adulthood: an individual based pooled analysis of 25 twin cohorts

Silventoinen, Karri, Li, Weilong, Jelenkovic, Aline, Sund, Reijo, Yokoyama, Yoshie, Aaltonen, Sari, Piirtola, Maarit, Sugawara, Masumi, Tanaka, Mami, Matsumoto, Satoko, Baker, Laura A., Tuvblad, Catherine, Tynelius, Per, Rasmussen, Finn, Craig, Jeffrey M., Saffery, Richard, Willemsen, Gonneke, Bartels, Meike, van Beijsterveldt, Catharina E. M., Martin, Nicholas G., Medland, Sarah E., Montgomery, Grant W., Lichtenstein, Paul, Krueger, Robert F., McGue, Matt, Pahlen, Shandell, Christensen, Kaare, Skytthe, Axel, Kyvik, Kirsten O. ... Kaprio, Jaakko (2022). Changing genetic architecture of body mass index from infancy to early adulthood: an individual based pooled analysis of 25 twin cohorts. International Journal of Obesity, 46 (10), 1901-1909. doi: 10.1038/s41366-022-01202-3

Changing genetic architecture of body mass index from infancy to early adulthood: an individual based pooled analysis of 25 twin cohorts

2022

Journal Article

A gene-to-patient approach uplifts novel disease gene discovery and identifies 18 putative novel disease genes

Seaby, Eleanor G., Smedley, Damian, Tavares, Ana Lisa Taylor, Brittain, Helen, van Jaarsveld, Richard H., Baralle, Diana, Rehm, Heidi L., O'Donnell-Luria, Anne and Ennis, Sarah (2022). A gene-to-patient approach uplifts novel disease gene discovery and identifies 18 putative novel disease genes. Genetics in Medicine, 24 (8), 1697-1707. doi: 10.1016/j.gim.2022.04.019

A gene-to-patient approach uplifts novel disease gene discovery and identifies 18 putative novel disease genes

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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, Associate Professor Miguel Rentería

  • 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 and environmental risk factors influencing mood disorders

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Statistical Genetic Analyses of Major Depressive Disorder

    Associate Advisor

Completed supervision

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