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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505 works between 2001 and 2025
All (505) Journal Article (432) Other Outputs (1) Conference Publication (67) Book Chapter (5)

101 - 120 of 505 works

2022

Journal Article

Genetic variants associated with longitudinal changes in brain structure across the lifespan

Brouwer, Rachel M., Klein, Marieke, Grasby, Katrina L., Schnack, Hugo G., Jahanshad, Neda, Teeuw, Jalmar, Thomopoulos, Sophia I., Sprooten, Emma, Franz, Carol E., Gogtay, Nitin, Kremen, William S., Panizzon, Matthew S., Olde Loohuis, Loes M., Whelan, Christopher D., Aghajani, Moji, Alloza, Clara, Alnæs, Dag, Artiges, Eric, Ayesa-Arriola, Rosa, Barker, Gareth J., Bastin, Mark E., Blok, Elisabet, Bøen, Erlend, Breukelaar, Isabella A., Bright, Joanna K., Buimer, Elizabeth E. L., Bülow, Robin, Cannon, Dara M., Ciufolini, Simone ... the IMAGEN Consortium (2022). Genetic variants associated with longitudinal changes in brain structure across the lifespan. Nature Neuroscience, 25 (4), 421-432. doi: 10.1038/s41593-022-01042-4

Genetic variants associated with longitudinal changes in brain structure across the lifespan

2022

Journal Article

DNA methylation in peripheral tissues and left-handedness

Odintsova, Veronika V., Suderman, Matthew, Hagenbeek, Fiona A., Caramaschi, Doretta, Hottenga, Jouke-Jan, Pool, René, Dolan, Conor V., Ligthart, Lannie, van Beijsterveldt, Catharina E M, Willemsen, Gonneke, de Geus, Eco J C, Beck, Jeffrey J., Ehli, Erik A., Cuellar-Partida, Gabriel, Evans, David M., Medland, Sarah E., Relton, Caroline L., Boomsma, Dorret I. and van Dongen, Jenny (2022). DNA methylation in peripheral tissues and left-handedness. Scientific Reports, 12 (1) 5606, 5606. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-08998-0

DNA methylation in peripheral tissues and left-handedness

2022

Journal Article

Genetic and environmental influences on biological essentialism, heuristic thinking, need for closure, and conservative values: insights from a survey and twin study

Morosoli, J. J., Barlow, F. K., Colodro-Conde, L. and Medland, S. E. (2022). Genetic and environmental influences on biological essentialism, heuristic thinking, need for closure, and conservative values: insights from a survey and twin study. Behavior Genetics, 52 (3), 170-183. doi: 10.1007/s10519-022-10101-2

Genetic and environmental influences on biological essentialism, heuristic thinking, need for closure, and conservative values: insights from a survey and twin study

2022

Journal Article

censusADHD Study: an Australian-wide medication-based recruitment study for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Lind, Penelope A. and Medland, Sarah E. (2022). censusADHD Study: an Australian-wide medication-based recruitment study for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 57 (2) 00048674221089234, 1-12. doi: 10.1177/00048674221089234

censusADHD Study: an Australian-wide medication-based recruitment study for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

2022

Journal Article

Perinatal depression is associated with a higher polygenic risk for major depressive disorder than non-perinatal depression

Kiewa, Jacqueline, Meltzer‐Brody, Samantha, Milgrom, Jeanette, Guintivano, Jerry, Hickie, Ian B., Whiteman, David C., Olsen, Catherine M., Colodro‐Conde, Lucía, Medland, Sarah E., Martin, Nicholas G., Wray, Naomi R. and Byrne, Enda M. (2022). Perinatal depression is associated with a higher polygenic risk for major depressive disorder than non-perinatal depression. Depression and Anxiety, 39 (3), 182-191. doi: 10.1002/da.23232

Perinatal depression is associated with a higher polygenic risk for major depressive disorder than non-perinatal depression

2022

Journal Article

Shared genetic etiology between cortical brain morphology and tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis use

Rabinowitz, Jill A., Campos, Adrian I., Ong, Jue-Sheng, García-Marín, Luis M., Alcauter, Sarael, Mitchell, Brittany L, Grasby, Katrina L, Cuéllar-Partida, Gabriel, Gillespie, Nathan A, Huhn, Andrew S, Martin, Nicholas G, Thompson, Paul M, Medland, Sarah E, Maher, Brion S and Rentería, Miguel E (2022). Shared genetic etiology between cortical brain morphology and tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis use. Cerebral Cortex, 32 (4), 796-807. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhab243

Shared genetic etiology between cortical brain morphology and tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis use

2022

Journal Article

Subtly altered topological asymmetry of brain structural covariance networks in autism spectrum disorder across 43 datasets from the ENIGMA consortium

Sha, Zhiqiang, van Rooij, Daan, Anagnostou, Evdokia, Arango, Celso, Auzias, Guillaume, Behrmann, Marlene, Bernhardt, Boris, Bolte, Sven, Busatto, Geraldo F., Calderoni, Sara, Calvo, Rosa, Daly, Eileen, Deruelle, Christine, Duan, Meiyu, Duran, Fabio Luis Souza, Durston, Sarah, Ecker, Christine, Ehrlich, Stefan, Fair, Damien, Fedor, Jennifer, Fitzgerald, Jacqueline, Floris, Dorothea L., Franke, Barbara, Freitag, Christine M., Gallagher, Louise, Glahn, David C., Haar, Shlomi, Hoekstra, Liesbeth, Jahanshad, Neda ... Francks, Clyde (2022). Subtly altered topological asymmetry of brain structural covariance networks in autism spectrum disorder across 43 datasets from the ENIGMA consortium. Molecular Psychiatry, 27 (4), 2114-2125. doi: 10.1038/s41380-022-01452-7

Subtly altered topological asymmetry of brain structural covariance networks in autism spectrum disorder across 43 datasets from the ENIGMA consortium

2022

Journal Article

Australian Parkinson’s Genetics Study (APGS): pilot (n=1532)

Bivol, Svetlana, Mellick, George D., Gratten, Jacob, Parker, Richard, Mulcahy, Aoibhe, Mosley, Philip E., Poortvliet, Peter C., Campos, Adrian I., Mitchell, Brittany L., Garcia-Marin, Luis M., Cross, Simone, Ferguson, Mary, Lind, Penelope A., Loesch, Danuta Z., Visscher, Peter M., Medland, Sarah E., Scherzer, Clemens R., Martin, Nicholas G. and Rentería, Miguel E. (2022). Australian Parkinson’s Genetics Study (APGS): pilot (n=1532). BMJ Open, 12 (2) e052032, e052032. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052032

Australian Parkinson’s Genetics Study (APGS): pilot (n=1532)

2022

Journal Article

Dissecting the shared genetic architecture of suicide attempt, psychiatric disorders, and known risk factors

Mullins, Niamh, Kang, JooEun, Campos, Adrian I., Coleman, Jonathan R I, Edwards, Alexis C., Galfalvy, Hanga, Levey, Daniel F., Lori, Adriana, Shabalin, Andrey, Starnawska, Anna, Su, Mei-Hsin, Watson, Hunna J., Adams, Mark, Awasthi, Swapnil, Gandal, Michael, Hafferty, Jonathan D., Hishimoto, Akitoyo, Kim, Minsoo, Okazaki, Satoshi, Otsuka, Ikuo, Ripke, Stephan, Ware, Erin B., Bergen, Andrew W., Berrettini, Wade H., Bohus, Martin, Brandt, Harry, Chang, Xiao, Chen, Wei J., Chen, Hsi-Chung ... Ruderfer, Douglas M. (2022). Dissecting the shared genetic architecture of suicide attempt, psychiatric disorders, and known risk factors. Biological Psychiatry, 91 (3), 313-327. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2021.05.029

Dissecting the shared genetic architecture of suicide attempt, psychiatric disorders, and known risk factors

2022

Journal Article

Impact of CYP2C19 metaboliser status on SSRI response: a retrospective study of 9500 participants of the Australian Genetics of Depression Study

Campos, Adrian I., Byrne, Enda M., Mitchell, Brittany L., Wray, Naomi R., Lind, Penelope A., Licinio, Julio, Medland, Sarah E., Martin, Nicholas G., Hickie, Ian B. and Rentería, Miguel E. (2022). Impact of CYP2C19 metaboliser status on SSRI response: a retrospective study of 9500 participants of the Australian Genetics of Depression Study. The Pharmacogenomics Journal, 22 (2), 130-135. doi: 10.1038/s41397-022-00267-7

Impact of CYP2C19 metaboliser status on SSRI response: a retrospective study of 9500 participants of the Australian Genetics of Depression Study

2022

Journal Article

Limb development genes underlie variation in human fingerprint patterns

Li, Jinxi, Glover, James D., Zhang, Haiguo, Peng, Meifang, Tan, Jingze, Mallick, Chandana Basu, Hou, Dan, Yang, Yajun, Wu, Sijie, Liu, Yu, Peng, Qianqian, Zheng, Shijie C., Crosse, Edie I., Medvinsky, Alexander, Anderson, Richard A., Brown, Helen, Yuan, Ziyu, Zhou, Shen, Xu, Yanqing, Kemp, John P., Ho, Yvonne Y.W., Loesch, Danuta Z., Wang, Lizhong, Li, Yingxiang, Tang, Senwei, Wu, Xiaoli, Walters, Robin G., Lin, Kuang, Meng, Ruogu ... Wang, Sijia (2022). Limb development genes underlie variation in human fingerprint patterns. Cell, 185 (1), 95-112.e18. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.12.008

Limb development genes underlie variation in human fingerprint patterns

2022

Journal Article

Deleterious Genetic Variation Across the NOD Signaling Pathway Is Associated With Reduced <i>NFKB Signaling</i> Transcription and Upregulation of Alternative Inflammatory Transcripts in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Ashton, James J., Boukas, Konstantinos, Stafford, Imogen S., Cheng, Guo, Haggarty, Rachel, Coelho, Tracy A. F., Batra, Akshay, Afzal, Nadeem A., Williams, Anthony P., Polak, Marta E., Beattie, R. Mark and Ennis, Sarah (2022). Deleterious Genetic Variation Across the NOD Signaling Pathway Is Associated With Reduced NFKB Signaling Transcription and Upregulation of Alternative Inflammatory Transcripts in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 28 (6), 912-922. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izab318

Deleterious Genetic Variation Across the NOD Signaling Pathway Is Associated With Reduced <i>NFKB Signaling</i> Transcription and Upregulation of Alternative Inflammatory Transcripts in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease

2022

Journal Article

Bridging the gap: Short structural variants in the genetics of anorexia nervosa

Berthold, Natasha, Pytte, Julia, Bulik, Cynthia M., Tschochner, Monika, Medland, Sarah E. and Akkari, Patrick Anthony (2022). Bridging the gap: Short structural variants in the genetics of anorexia nervosa. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 55 (6), 747-753. doi: 10.1002/eat.23716

Bridging the gap: Short structural variants in the genetics of anorexia nervosa

2022

Conference Publication

Effects of ApoE4 and ApoE2 genotypes on subcortical magnetic susceptibility and microstructure in 27,535 participants from the UK Biobank

Nir, Talia M., Zhu, Alyssa H., Gari, Iyad Ba, Dixon, Daniel, Islam, Tasfiya, Villalon-Reina, Julio E., Medland, Sarah E., Thompson, Paul M. and Jahanshad, Neda (2022). Effects of ApoE4 and ApoE2 genotypes on subcortical magnetic susceptibility and microstructure in 27,535 participants from the UK Biobank. Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing 2022, Kohala Coast, HI United States, 3 – 7 January 2022. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing. doi: 10.1142/9789811250477_0012

Effects of ApoE4 and ApoE2 genotypes on subcortical magnetic susceptibility and microstructure in 27,535 participants from the UK Biobank

2021

Journal Article

Comparing empirical kinship derived heritability for imaging genetics traits in the UK biobank and human connectome project

Gao, Si, Donohue, Brian, Hatch, Kathryn S., Chen, Shuo, Ma, Tianzhou, Ma, Yizhou, Kvarta, Mark D., Bruce, Heather, Adhikari, Bhim M., Jahanshad, Neda, Thompson, Paul M., Blangero, John, Hong, L. Elliot, Medland, Sarah E., Ganjgahi, Habib, Nichols, Thomas E. and Kochunov, Peter (2021). Comparing empirical kinship derived heritability for imaging genetics traits in the UK biobank and human connectome project. NeuroImage, 245 118700, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118700

Comparing empirical kinship derived heritability for imaging genetics traits in the UK biobank and human connectome project

2021

Journal Article

Trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder modulate polygenic predictors of hippocampal and amygdala volume

Zheng, Yuanchao, Garrett, Melanie E., Sun, Delin, Clarke-Rubright, Emily K., Haswell, Courtney C., Maihofer, Adam X., Elman, Jeremy A., Franz, Carol E., Lyons, Michael J., Kremen, William S., Peverill, Matthew, Sambrook, Kelly, McLaughlin, Katie A., Davenport, Nicholas D., Disner, Seth, Sponheim, Scott R., Andrew, Elpiniki, Korgaonkar, Mayuresh, Bryant, Richard, Varkevisser, Tim, Geuze, Elbert, Coleman, Jonathan, Beckham, Jean C., Kimbrel, Nathan A., Sullivan, Danielle, Miller, Mark, Hayes, Jasmeet, Verfaellie, Mieke, Wolf, Erika ... Morey, Rajendra A. (2021). Trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder modulate polygenic predictors of hippocampal and amygdala volume. Translational Psychiatry, 11 (1) 637, 637. doi: 10.1038/s41398-021-01707-x

Trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder modulate polygenic predictors of hippocampal and amygdala volume

2021

Journal Article

Exome sequencing identifies a disease variant of the mitochondrial ATP-Mg/Pi carrier SLC25A25 in two families with kidney stones

Jabalameli, M. Reza, Fitzpatrick, Fiona M., Colombo, Roberto, Howles, Sarah A., Leggatt, Gary, Walker, Valerie, Wiberg, Akira, Kunji, Edmund R. S. and Ennis, Sarah (2021). Exome sequencing identifies a disease variant of the mitochondrial ATP-Mg/Pi carrier SLC25A25 in two families with kidney stones. Molecular Genetics and Genomic Medicine, 9 (12) e1749, 1-14. doi: 10.1002/mgg3.1749

Exome sequencing identifies a disease variant of the mitochondrial ATP-Mg/Pi carrier SLC25A25 in two families with kidney stones

2021

Journal Article

Large-scale genetic investigation reveals genetic liability to multiple complex traits influencing a higher risk of ADHD

García-Marín, Luis M., Campos, Adrián I., Cuéllar-Partida, Gabriel, Medland, Sarah E., Kollins, Scott H. and Rentería, Miguel E. (2021). Large-scale genetic investigation reveals genetic liability to multiple complex traits influencing a higher risk of ADHD. Scientific Reports, 11 (1) 22628, 22628. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-01517-7

Large-scale genetic investigation reveals genetic liability to multiple complex traits influencing a higher risk of ADHD

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

Availability

Honorary Professor Sarah Medland is:
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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 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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