Overview
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
Works
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2023
Journal Article
Impaired expression of metallothioneins contributes to allergen-induced inflammation in patients with atopic dermatitis
Sirvent, Sofia, Vallejo, Andres F., Corden, Emma, Teo, Ying, Davies, James, Clayton, Kalum, Seaby, Eleanor G., Lai, Chester, Ennis, Sarah, Alyami, Rfeef, Douilhet, Gemma, Dean, Lareb S. N., Loxham, Matthew, Horswill, Sarah, Healy, Eugene, Roberts, Graham, Hall, Nigel J., Friedmann, Peter S., Singh, Harinder, Bennett, Clare L., Ardern-Jones, Michael R. and Polak, Marta E. (2023). Impaired expression of metallothioneins contributes to allergen-induced inflammation in patients with atopic dermatitis. Nature Communications, 14 (1) 2880. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-38588-1
2023
Conference Publication
Childhood Trauma Exposure and PTSD Diagnosis Interact With Polygenic Determinants of Hippocampal and Amygdala Volume
Logue, Mark, Zheng, Yuanchao, Garrett, Melanie, Maihofer, Adam, Clarke, Emily, Haswell, Courtney, Sun, Delin, Peverill, Matthew, McLaughlin, Katie, Sambrook, Kelly, Davenport, Nicholas, Disner, Seth, Korgaonkar, Mayuresh, Bryant, Richard, Varkevisser, Tim, Geuze, Elbert, Beckham, Jean, Kimbrel, Nathan, Coleman, Jonathan, Sullivan, Danielle, Wolf, Erika, Hayes, Jasmeet, Verfaellie, Mieke, Salat, David, Spielberg, Jeffrey M., McGlinchey, Regina, Milberg, William, Medland, Sarah E., Nievergelt, Caroline ... Morey, Rajendra (2023). Childhood Trauma Exposure and PTSD Diagnosis Interact With Polygenic Determinants of Hippocampal and Amygdala Volume. 78th Annual Meeting of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, San Diego, CA United States, 27-29 April 2023. Philadelphia, PA United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2023.02.056
2023
Journal Article
A palindrome-like structure on 16p13.3 is associated with the formation of complex structural variations and SRRM2 haploinsufficiency
Pagnamenta, Alistair T. T., Yu, Jing, Willis, Tracey A. A., Hashim, Mona, Seaby, Eleanor G. G., Walker, Susan, Xian, Jiaqi, Cheng, Emily W. Y., Tavares, Ana Lisa Taylor, Forzano, Francesca, Cox, Helen, Dabir, Tabib, Brady, Angela F. F., Ghali, Neeti, Atanur, Santosh S. S., Ennis, Sarah, Baralle, Diana and Taylor, Jenny C. C. (2023). A palindrome-like structure on 16p13.3 is associated with the formation of complex structural variations and SRRM2 haploinsufficiency. Human Mutation, 2023 6633248, 1-9. doi: 10.1155/2023/6633248
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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
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
2022
Journal Article
A systematic review of artificial intelligence and machine learning applications to inflammatory bowel disease, with practical guidelines for interpretation
Stafford, Imogen S., Gosink, Mark M., Mossotto, Enrico, Ennis, Sarah and Hauben, Manfred (2022). A systematic review of artificial intelligence and machine learning applications to inflammatory bowel disease, with practical guidelines for interpretation. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 28 (10), 1573-1583. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izac115
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
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
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
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
Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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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
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Doctor Philosophy
Genetic and environmental risk factors influencing mood disorders
Principal Advisor
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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
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Master Philosophy
Novel efficient statistical methods for biobank-scale prediction from brain imaging
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Genetic architecture of differences in symptomatology and treatment response in major depressive disorder
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Nick Martin, Associate Professor Miguel Rentería
Completed supervision
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Exploring the influence of genetics and heritability on the heterogeneity of ADHD presentations
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Naomi Wray
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Motivated cognition and genetics: A psychological perspective on public understanding of behaviour genetics
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Fiona Barlow, Dr Lucia Colodro-Conde
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Evaluation of the obesity paradox in diabetes: a longitudinal case control study
Principal Advisor
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Forensically Relevant Applications of Genome-Wide Association Studies
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Nick Martin
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Embracing Complexity in Psychiatric Genetics: Investigating Heterogeneity and Pleiotropy in Depression and Major Psychiatric Disorders
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Enda Byrne
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Genetic influences on substance use behaviour, substance use disorders and psychiatric disorders
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Naomi Wray, Honorary Professor Nick Martin, Dr Lucia Colodro-Conde
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Mapping the Genetic Architecture of Subcortical Brain Anatomy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Nick Martin
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
The genetics of complex human behaviour: Cannabis use, personality, sexuality and mating
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Nick Martin
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Genetic influences on quality of life throughout the life span: Genetic and environmental influences on the variation in and covariation among traits related to quality of life throughout life time and in the aged.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Nick Martin
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