Professor David Evans
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David Evans

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Background

David Evans is an NHMRC Leadership Fellow and Professor of Statistical Genetics at the University of Queensland Institute for Molecular Bioscience. He is a winner of the NHMRC Marshall and Warren Award.

He completed his PhD in Statistical Genetics at the University of Queensland in 2003, before undertaking a four-year post-doctoral fellowship at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford where he worked as part of the The International HapMap Consortium and co-led the analysis of four diseases within the first Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium. In 2007 he moved to take up a Senior Lecturer position at the University of Bristol where he led much of the genome-wide association studies work in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC). In 2013 he returned to take up a chair at the University of Queensland whilst continuing to lead an MRC Programme in statistical genetics at the University of Bristol.

His research interests include the genetic mapping of complex traits and diseases (including birthweight and other perinatal traits, osteoporosis, ankylosing spondylitis, sepsis, laterality) and the development of statistical methodologies in genetic epidemiology including approaches for gene mapping, individual risk prediction, causal modelling and dissecting the genetic architecture of complex traits. He has a particular interest in Mendelian randomization and has used it and other causal methods to investigate the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD)- the idea that adverse intrauterine exposures lead to increased risk of disease in later life.

He is Academic Codirector at the NIH funded International Workshop on Statistical Genetics Methods and is faculty on the European Programme in Educational Epidemiology.

He is Associate Editor at the International Journal of Epidemiology and Behavior Genetics journals.

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Fields of research

Biological Sciences Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Epidemiology Gene mapping Genetics Health Sciences

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours), The University of Queensland
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Research interests

  • Mendelian randomization

  • Genome-wide association studies

  • Causal Modeling

  • Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD)

  • Laterality

  • Sepsis

  • Osteoporosis

  • Ankylosing Spondylitis

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451 works between 1997 and 2025
All (451) Journal Article (369) Book Chapter (4) Conference Publication (68) Other Outputs (10)

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2015

Journal Article

The UK10K project identifies rare variants in health and disease

The UK10K Consortium, Evans, David M., Kemp, John P., Visscher, Peter M. and Yang, Jian (2015). The UK10K project identifies rare variants in health and disease. Nature, 526 (7571), 82-89. doi: 10.1038/nature14962

The UK10K project identifies rare variants in health and disease

2015

Journal Article

Whole-genome sequencing identifies EN1 as a determinant of bone density and fracture

Zheng, Hou-Feng, Forgetta, Vincenzo, Hsu, Yi-Hsiang, Estrada, Karol, Rosello-Diez, Alberto, Leo, Paul J., Dahia, Chitra L., Park-Min, Kyung Hyun, Tobias, Jonathan H., Kooperberg, Charles, Kleinman, Aaron, Styrkarsdottir, Unnur, Liu, Ching-Ti, Uggla, Charlotta, Evans, Daniel S., Nielson, Carrie M., Walter, Klaudia, Pettersson-Kymmer, Ulrika, McCarthy, Shane, Eriksson, Joel, Kwan, Tony, Jhamai, Mila, Trajanoska, Katerina, Memari, Yasin, Min, Josine, Huang, Jie, Danecek, Petr, Wilmot, Beth, Li, Rui ... UK10K Consortium (2015). Whole-genome sequencing identifies EN1 as a determinant of bone density and fracture. Nature, 526 (7571), 112-117. doi: 10.1038/nature14878

Whole-genome sequencing identifies EN1 as a determinant of bone density and fracture

2015

Journal Article

Incorporating known genetic variants does not improve the accuracy of psa testing to identify high risk prostate cancer on biopsy

Gilbert, Rebecca, Martin, Richard M., Evans, David M., Tilling, Kate, Smith, George Davey, Kemp, John P., Lane, J. Athene, Hamdy, Freddie C., Neal, David E., Donovan, Jenny L. and Metcalfe, Chris (2015). Incorporating known genetic variants does not improve the accuracy of psa testing to identify high risk prostate cancer on biopsy. PL o S One, 10 (10) e136735, 1-17. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136735

Incorporating known genetic variants does not improve the accuracy of psa testing to identify high risk prostate cancer on biopsy

2015

Journal Article

Improved imputation of low-frequency and rare variants using the UK10K haplotype reference panel

Huang, Jie, Howie, Bryan, McCarthy, Shane, Memari, Yasin, Walter, Klaudia, Min, Josine L., Danecek, Petr, Malerba, Giovanni, Trabetti, Elisabetta, Zheng, Hou-Feng, Gambaro, Giovanni, Richards, J. Brent, Durbin, Richard, Timpson, Nicholas J., Marchini, Jonathan, Soranzo, Nicole, UK10K Consortium, Evans, David M., Kemp, John P., Visscher, Peter M. and Yang, Jian (2015). Improved imputation of low-frequency and rare variants using the UK10K haplotype reference panel. Nature Communications, 6 (1) 8111, 8111.1-8111.9. doi: 10.1038/ncomms9111

Improved imputation of low-frequency and rare variants using the UK10K haplotype reference panel

2015

Journal Article

Meta-analysis of Genome-Wide Association Studies for Extraversion: Findings from the Genetics of Personality Consortium

van Den Berg, Stephanie M., de Moor, Marleen H.M., Verweij, Karin J.H., Krueger, Robert F., Luciano, Michelle, Arias Vasquez, Alejandro, Matteson, Lindsay K., Derringer, Jaime, Esko, Tonu, Amin, Najaf, Gordon, Scott D., Hansell, Narelle K., Hart, Amy B., Seppala, Ilkka, Huffman, Jennifer, Konte, Bettina, Lahti, Jari, Lee, Minyoung, Miller, Mike, Nutile, Teresa, Tanaka, Toshiko, Teumer, Alexander, Viktorin, Alexander, Wedenoja, Juho, Abdellaoui, Abdel, Abecasis, Goncalo R., Adkins, Daniel E., Agrawal, Arpana, Allik, Juri ... Boomsma, Dorret I. (2015). Meta-analysis of Genome-Wide Association Studies for Extraversion: Findings from the Genetics of Personality Consortium. Behavior Genetics, 46 (2), 170-182. doi: 10.1007/s10519-015-9735-5

Meta-analysis of Genome-Wide Association Studies for Extraversion: Findings from the Genetics of Personality Consortium

2015

Journal Article

ERAP2 is associated with ankylosing spondylitis in HLA-B27-positive and HLA-B27-negative patients

Robinson, Philip C., Costello, Mary-Ellen, Leo, Paul, Bradbury, Linda A., Hollis, Kelly, Cortes, Adrian, Lee, Seunghun, Joo, Kyung Bin, Shim, Seung-Cheol, Weisman, Michael, Ward, Michael, Zhou, Xiaodong, Garchon, Henri-Jean, Chiocchia, Gilles, Nossent, Johannes, Lie, Benedicte A., Forre, Oystein, Tuomilehto, Jaakko, Laiho, Kari, Jiang, Lei, Liu, Yu, Wu, Xin, Elewaut, Dirk, Burgos-Vargas, Ruben, Gensler, Lianne S., Stebbings, Simon, Haroon, Nigil, Mulero, Juan, Luis Fernandez-Sueiro, Jose ... Brown, Matthew A. (2015). ERAP2 is associated with ankylosing spondylitis in HLA-B27-positive and HLA-B27-negative patients. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 74 (8), 1627-1629. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-207416

ERAP2 is associated with ankylosing spondylitis in HLA-B27-positive and HLA-B27-negative patients

2015

Journal Article

Are obesity risk genes associated with binge eating in adolescence?

Micali, Nadia, Field, Alison E., Treasure, Janet L. and Evans, David M. (2015). Are obesity risk genes associated with binge eating in adolescence?. Obesity, 23 (8), 1729-1736. doi: 10.1002/oby.21147

Are obesity risk genes associated with binge eating in adolescence?

2015

Journal Article

Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for neuroticism, and the polygenic association with major depressive disorder

De Moor, Marleen H.M, Van Den Berg, Stephanie M, Verweij, Karin J.H, Krueger, Robert F, Luciano, Michelle, Arias Vasquez, Alejandro, Matteson, Lindsay K, Derringer, Jaime, Esko, Tonu, Amin, Najaf, Gordon, Scott D, Hansell, Narelle K, Hart, Amy B, Seppala, Ilkka, Huffman, Jennifer E, Konte, Bettina, Lahti, Jari, Lee, Minyoung, Miller, Mike, Nutile, Teresa, Tanaka, Toshiko, Teumer, Alexander, Viktorin, Alexander, Wedenoja, Juho, Abecasis, Goncalo R, Adkins, Daniel E, Agrawal, Arpana, Allik, Juri, Appel, Katja ... Boomsma, Dorret I (2015). Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for neuroticism, and the polygenic association with major depressive disorder. JAMA Psychiatry, 72 (7), 642-650. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2015.0554

Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for neuroticism, and the polygenic association with major depressive disorder

2015

Journal Article

A genome-wide approach to children's aggressive behavior: the EAGLE consortium

Pappa, Irene, St Pourcain, Beate, Benke, Kelly, Cavadino, Alana, Hakulinen, Christian, Nivard, Michel G., Nolte, Ilja M., Tiesler, Carla M. T., Bakermans-Kranenburg, Marian J., Davies, Gareth E., Evans, David M., Geoffroy, Marie-Claude, Grallert, Harald, Groen-Blokhuis, Maria M., Hudziak, James J., Kemp, John P., Keltikangas-Järvinen, Liisa, McMahon, George, Mileva-Seitz, Viara R., Motazedi, Ehsan, Power, Christine, Raitakari, Olli T., Ring, Susan M., Rivadeneira, Fernando, Rodriguez, Alina, Scheet, Paul A., Seppälä, Ilkka, Snieder, Harold, Standl, Marie ... Tiemeier, Henning (2015). A genome-wide approach to children's aggressive behavior: the EAGLE consortium. American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, 171 (5), 1-11. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32333

A genome-wide approach to children's aggressive behavior: the EAGLE consortium

2015

Journal Article

TCTEX1D2 mutations underlie Jeune asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy with impaired retrograde intraflagellar transport

Schmidts, Miriam, Hou, Yuqing, Cortes, Claudio R., Mans, Dorus A., Huber, Celine, Boldt, Karsten, Patel, Mitali, van Reeuwijk, Jeroen, Plaza, Jean-Marc, van Beersum, Sylvia E. C., Yap, Zhi Min, Letteboer, Stef J. F., Taylor, S. Paige, Herridge, Warren, Johnson, Colin A., Scambler, Peter J., Ueffing, Marius, Kayserili, Hulya, Krakow, Deborah, King, Stephen M., Beales, Philip L., Al-Gazali, Lihadh, Wicking, Carol, Cormier-Daire, Valerie, Roepman, Ronald, Mitchison, Hannah M., Witman, George B., Al-Turki, Saeed, Anderson, Carl ... Zheng, Hou-Feng (2015). TCTEX1D2 mutations underlie Jeune asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy with impaired retrograde intraflagellar transport. Nature Communications, 6 (7074) 7074, 1-13. doi: 10.1038/ncomms8074

TCTEX1D2 mutations underlie Jeune asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy with impaired retrograde intraflagellar transport

2015

Journal Article

Major histocompatibility complex associations of ankylosing spondylitis are complex and involve further epistasis with ERAP1

Cortes, Adrian, Pulit, Sara L., Leo, Paul J., Pointon, Jenny J., Robinson, Philip C., Weisman, Michael H., Ward, Michael, Gensler, Lianne S., Zhou, Xiaodong, Garchon, Henri-J., Chiocchia, Gilles, Nossent, Johannes, Lie, Benedicte A., Forre, Oystein, Tuomilehto, Jaakko, Laiho, Kari, Bradbury, Linda A., Elewaut, Dirk, Burgos-Vargas, Ruben, Stebbings, Simon, Appleton, Louise, Farrah, Claire, Lau, Jonathan, Haroon, Nigil, Mulero, Juan, Blanco, Francisco J., Gonzalez-Gay, Miguel A., Lopez-Larrea, C., Bowness, Paul ... Brown, Matthew A. (2015). Major histocompatibility complex associations of ankylosing spondylitis are complex and involve further epistasis with ERAP1. Nature Communications, 6 (7146) 7146, 1-8. doi: 10.1038/ncomms8146

Major histocompatibility complex associations of ankylosing spondylitis are complex and involve further epistasis with ERAP1

2015

Journal Article

Data Resource Profile: Accessible Resource for Integrated Epigenomic Studies (ARIES)

Relton, Caroline L., Gaunt, Tom, MCardle, Wendy, Ho, Haren, Shihab, Hashem, Woodward, Geoff, Lyttleton, Oliver, Evans, David M., Reik, Wolf, Paul, Yu-Lee, Ticz, Gabriella, Ozanne, Susan E., Wipat, Anil, Flanagan, Keith, Lister, Allyson, Heijmans, Bastiaan T., Ring, Susan M. and Smith, George Davey (2015). Data Resource Profile: Accessible Resource for Integrated Epigenomic Studies (ARIES). International Journal of Epidemiology, 44 (4), 1181-1190. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyv072

Data Resource Profile: Accessible Resource for Integrated Epigenomic Studies (ARIES)

2015

Journal Article

Genetic variants in adult bone mineral density and fracture risk genes are associated with the rate of bone mineral density acquisition in adolescence

Warrington, Nicole M., Kemp, John P., Tilling, Kate, Tobias, Jonathan H. and Evans, David M. (2015). Genetic variants in adult bone mineral density and fracture risk genes are associated with the rate of bone mineral density acquisition in adolescence. Human Molecular Genetics, 24 (14) ddv143, 4158-4166. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddv143

Genetic variants in adult bone mineral density and fracture risk genes are associated with the rate of bone mineral density acquisition in adolescence

2015

Journal Article

A genome-wide association study of body mass index across early life and childhood

Warrington, Nicole M., Howe, Laura D., Paternoster, Lavinia, Kaakinen, Marika, Herrala, Sauli, Huikari, Ville, Wu, Yan Yan, Kemp, John P., Timpson, Nicholas J., Pourcain, Beate St, Smith, George Davey, Tilling, Kate, Jarvelin, Marjo-Riitta, Pennell, Craig E., Evans, David M., Lawlor, Debbie A., Briollais, Laurent and Palmer, Lyle J. (2015). A genome-wide association study of body mass index across early life and childhood. International Journal of Epidemiology, 44 (2) dyv077, 700-712. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyv077

A genome-wide association study of body mass index across early life and childhood

2015

Journal Article

Shared genetic influences between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) traits in children and clinical ADHD

Stergiakouli, Evie, Martin, Joanna, Hamshere, Marian L., Langley, Kate, Evans, David M., St Pourcain, Beate, Timpson, Nicholas J., Owen, Michael J., O'Donovan, Michael, Thapar, Anita and Davey Smith, George (2015). Shared genetic influences between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) traits in children and clinical ADHD. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 54 (4), 322-327. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2015.01.010

Shared genetic influences between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) traits in children and clinical ADHD

2015

Journal Article

Cardiometabolic effects of genetic upregulation of the interleukin 1 receptor antagonist: A Mendelian randomisation analysis

Freitag, Daniel, Butterworth, Adam S, Willeit, Peter, Howson, Joanna M M, Burgess, Stephen, Kaptoge, Stephen, Young, Robin, Ho, Weang Kee, Wood, Angela M, Sweeting, Michael, Spackman, Sarah, Staley, James R, Ramond, Anna, Harshfield, Eric, Nielsen, Sune F, Grande, Peer, Lange, Leslie A, Bown, Matthew J, Jones, Gregory T, Scott, Robert A, Bevan, Steve, Porcu, Eleonora, Thorleifsson, Gudmar, Zeng, Lingyao, Kessler, Thorsten, Nikpay, Majid, Do, Ron, Zhang, Weihua, Hopewell, Jemma C ... Houlston, Richard S (2015). Cardiometabolic effects of genetic upregulation of the interleukin 1 receptor antagonist: A Mendelian randomisation analysis. The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology, 3 (4), 243-253. doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(15)00034-0

Cardiometabolic effects of genetic upregulation of the interleukin 1 receptor antagonist: A Mendelian randomisation analysis

2015

Journal Article

Genome-wide association study of blood lead shows multiple associations near ALAD

Warrington, Nicole M., Zhu, Gu, Dy, Veronica, Heath, Andrew C., Madden, Pamela A. F., Hemani, Gibran, Kemp, John P., Mcmahon, George, St Pourcain, Beate, Timpson, Nicholas J., Taylor, Caroline M., Golding, Jean, Lawlor, Debbie A., Steer, Colin, Montgomery, Grant W., Martin, Nicholas G., Smith, George Davey, Evans, David M. and Whitfield, John B. (2015). Genome-wide association study of blood lead shows multiple associations near ALAD. Human Molecular Genetics, 24 (13) ddv112, 3871-3879. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddv112

Genome-wide association study of blood lead shows multiple associations near ALAD

2015

Journal Article

Whole-genome sequence-based analysis of thyroid function

Taylor, Peter N., Porcu, Eleonora, Chew, Shelby, Campbell, Purdey J., Traglia, Michela, Brown, Suzanne J., Mullin, Benjamin H., Shihab, Hashem A., Min, Josine, Walter, Klaudia, Memari, Yasin, Huang, Jie, Barnes, Michael R., Beilby, John P., Charoen, Pimphen, Danecek, Petr, Dudbridge, Frank, Forgetta, Vincenzo, Greenwood, Celia, Grundberg, Elin, Johnson, Andrew D., Hui, Jennie, Lim, Ee M., McCarthy, Shane, Muddyman, Dawn, Panicker, Vijay, Perry, John R. B., Bell, Jordana T., Yuan, Wei ... Yang, Jian (2015). Whole-genome sequence-based analysis of thyroid function. Nature Communications, 6 (1) 5681, 5681.1-5681.10. doi: 10.1038/ncomms6681

Whole-genome sequence-based analysis of thyroid function

2015

Journal Article

Genomic influences on alcohol problems in a population-based sample of young adults

Edwards, Alexis C., Aliev, Fazil, Wolen, Aaron R., Salvatore, Jessica E., Gardner, Charles O., McMahon, George, Evans, David M., Macleod, John, Hickman, Matthew, Dick, Danielle M. and Kendler, Kenneth S. (2015). Genomic influences on alcohol problems in a population-based sample of young adults. Addiction, 110 (3), 461-470. doi: 10.1111/add.12822

Genomic influences on alcohol problems in a population-based sample of young adults

2015

Journal Article

A novel common variant in DCST2 is associated with length in early life and height in adulthood

van der Valk, Ralf J. P., Kreiner-Moller, Eskil, Kooijman, Marjolein N., Guxens, Monica, Stergiakouli, Evangelia, Saaf, Annika, Bradfield, Jonathan P., Geller, Frank, Hayes, M. Geoffrey, Cousminer, Diana L., Koerner, Antje, Thiering, Elisabeth, Curtin, John A., Myhre, Ronny, Huikari, Ville, Joro, Raimo, Kerkhof, Marjan, Warrington, Nicole M., Pitkanen, Niina, Ntalla, Ioanna, Horikoshi, Momoko, Veijola, Riitta, Freathy, Rachel M., Teo, Yik-Ying, Barton, Sheila J., Evans, David M., Kemp, John P., St Pourcain, Beate, Ring, Susan M. ... for the Early Growth Genetics (EGG) Consortium (2015). A novel common variant in DCST2 is associated with length in early life and height in adulthood. Human Molecular Genetics, 24 (4) ddu510, 1155-1168. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddu510

A novel common variant in DCST2 is associated with length in early life and height in adulthood

Current funding

  • 2023 - 2027
    Developing and Applying Mendelian Randomization Methods to Facilitate Drug Discovery and Solve Intractable Problems in Medical Research
    NHMRC Investigator Grants
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2020 - 2024
    Developing and Applying Statistical Genetics Methods to Elucidate the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
    NHMRC IDEAS Grants
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2022
    Identifying maternal and fetal genetic determinants of infant birthweight and their relationship to offspring cardiometabolic risk
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2024
    The role of size, shape and structure of bones and joints, in explaining common musculoskeletal diseases (Wellcome Trust Grant administered by University of Bristol)
    University of Bristol
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2022
    Developing and applying statistical genetics methods to identify genes, molecular biomarkers and environmental agents that causally affect risk of complex musculoskeletal diseases
    NHMRC Research Fellowship
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2020
    Enhancing host defence mechanisms in severe bacterial infections
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2021
    Development and application of a Mendelian randomization framework aimed at dissecting the biological basis of ankylosing spondylitis and other complex diseases
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2020
    Using Methods in Genetic Epidemiology to Elucidate the Relationship Between Viral Infection and Risk of Autoimmune Disease
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2016
    Establishing a gnotobiotic germ-free mouse facility
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    A biomarker for sepsis to thwart antibiotic overuse in the intensive care unit
    Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
    Open grant
  • 2015
    Bivariate genome-wide association study of birth weight and endophenotypes related to five diseases in later life
    UWA-UQ Bilateral Research Collaboration Award
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2017
    Finding novel genetic associations in Ankylosing Spondylitis
    University of Oxford
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2018
    Gene expression profiling in critically ill patients with septic shock: The ADRENAL-GEPS Study
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2018
    Novel ways of utilizing genome-wide DNA methylation data from peripheral blood samples in genetic epidemiology
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2014
    Calibration of single channel and liquid handling robots
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2016
    Dissecting the great ophthalmic masquerade: The Global Giant Cell Arteritis Genomics Consortium (NHMRC Project Grant administered by the Centre for Eye Research Australia)
    Centre for Eye Research Australia
    Open grant
  • 2014
    Multiplex High Throughput Bio-plex Protein Assay Platform
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2018
    Clinical Researcher Training
    Research Donation Generic
    Open grant

Availability

Professor David Evans is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • Sometimes Correlation does Equal Causation: Developing Statistical Methods to Determine Causality Using Genetic Data

    There is a well-known mantra that correlation does not necessarily equal causation. This is why randomized controlled trials in which participants are physically randomized into treatment and placebo groups are the gold standard for assessing causality in epidemiological investigations. However, what is less appreciated is that strong evidence for causality can sometimes be obtained using observational data only. In particular, genotypes are randomly transmitted from parents to their offspring independent of the environment and other confounding factors, meaning that genotypes associated with particular traits can be used like natural “randomized controlled trials” to examine whether these traits causally affect risk of disease.

    The aim of this PhD project is to develop statistical methods to assess causality using observational data alone. The successful candidate will gain experience across a wide range of advanced statistical genetics methodologies including Mendelian randomization (a way of using genetic variants to investigate putatively causal relationships), structural equation modelling, genome-wide association analysis (GWAS), genetic restricted maximum likelihood (G-REML) analysis of genome-wide data which can be used to partition variation in phenotypes into genetic and environmental sources of variation, and instrumental variables analysis (using natural “experiments” to obtain information on causality from observational data). The candidate will apply the new statistical methods that they develop to large genetically informative datasets like the UK Biobank (500,000 individuals with genome-wide SNP data).

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Multi-omic Approaches to Understanding Septic Shock

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Daniel Hwang

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Multi-omic Approaches to Understanding Septic Shock

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Daniel Hwang

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Developing and Applying Statistical Genetics Methods to Elucidate the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Nicole Warrington

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Investigating the association between maternal and fetal HLA-KIR genotypes and offspring birth weight

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Understanding the genetic epidemiology of women's reproductive health

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Gunn-Helen Moen

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Using genetics to predict drug efficacy and on-target side effects of pharmacological agents

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Glenn King, Associate Professor Sonia Shah

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Harnessing Genetically Informative Within-Family Research Designs for Deeper Insights into the Intrauterine Developmental Period and Downstream Effects on Offspring Neurodevelopmental Outcomes

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Daniel Hwang, Dr Gunn-Helen Moen

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Using multi-omics approaches to characterise determinants of early growth trajectories and their consequences on later life health

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Honorary Professor Jake Gratten, Dr Nicole Warrington

Completed supervision

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  • Mendelian randomization
  • Twin Studies

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