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Benjamin Williams

Duke University · US
Area of research
Molecular Biology · Genetics
Research interest
Research interests include Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Birth, Development, and Health, and Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments.
h-index
55
citations
12,670
works
112
NIH funding
primary concept
email

Recent publications

DunedinPACNI estimates the longitudinal Pace of Aging from a single brain image to track health and disease
Nature Aging 2025cited by 19position: middledoi
The behavioral, physiological, and biochemical responses of <i>Lumbriculus variegatus</i> exposed to cannabidiol and its metabolites
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 2025cited by 4position: firstdoi
A blood biomarker of the pace of aging is associated with brain structure: replication across three cohorts
Neurobiology of Aging 2024cited by 25position: middledoi
Uncovering the genetic architecture of broad antisocial behavior through a genome-wide association study meta-analysis
Molecular Psychiatry 2022cited by 62position: middledoi
Mother's and children's <scp>ADHD</scp> genetic risk, household chaos and children's <scp>ADHD</scp> symptoms: A gene–environment correlation study
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 2022cited by 47position: middledoi
Disparities in the pace of biological aging among midlife adults of the same chronological age have implications for future frailty risk and policy
Nature Aging 2021cited by 305position: middledoi
Investigating the genetic architecture of noncognitive skills using GWAS-by-subtraction
Nature Genetics 2021cited by 292position: middledoi
Resource profile and user guide of the Polygenic Index Repository
Nature Human Behaviour 2021cited by 178position: middledoi
Polygenic Risk and the Course of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder From Childhood to Young Adulthood: Findings From a Nationally Representative Cohort
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2021cited by 50position: middledoi
Uncovering the Genetic Architecture of Broad Antisocial Behavior through a Genome-Wide Association Study Meta-analysis
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2021cited by 8position: middledoi
Quantification of the pace of biological aging in humans through a blood test, the DunedinPoAm DNA methylation algorithm
eLife 2020cited by 643position: middledoi
Patterns of Reliability: Assessing the Reproducibility and Integrity of DNA Methylation Measurement
Patterns 2020cited by 162position: middledoi
Association Between Elevated suPAR, a New Biomarker of Inflammation, and Accelerated Aging
The Journals of Gerontology Series A 2020cited by 59position: middledoi
Investigating the Genetic Architecture of Non-Cognitive Skills Using GWAS-by-Subtraction
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2020cited by 55position: middledoi
DNA methylation signatures of adolescent victimization: analysis of a longitudinal monozygotic twin sample
Epigenetics 2020cited by 38position: middledoi
Association of Adverse Experiences and Exposure to Violence in Childhood and Adolescence With Inflammatory Burden in Young People
JAMA Pediatrics 2019cited by 139position: middledoi
Establishing a generalized polyepigenetic biomarker for tobacco smoking
Translational Psychiatry 2019cited by 97position: middledoi
Genetics and Crime: Integrating New Genomic Discoveries Into Psychological Research About Antisocial Behavior
Psychological Science 2018cited by 83position: middledoi
Cumulative childhood risk is associated with a new measure of chronic inflammation in adulthood
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 2018cited by 81position: middledoi
A Polygenic Score for Higher Educational Attainment is Associated with Larger Brains
Cerebral Cortex 2018cited by 57position: middledoi
Eleven Telomere, Epigenetic Clock, and Biomarker-Composite Quantifications of Biological Aging: Do They Measure the Same Thing?
American Journal of Epidemiology 2017cited by 417position: middledoi
Childhood victimization and inflammation in young adulthood: A genetically sensitive cohort study
Brain Behavior and Immunity 2017cited by 135position: middledoi
Validation of olfactory deficit as a biomarker of Alzheimer disease
Neurology Clinical Practice 2017cited by 120position: middledoi
Is Toxoplasma Gondii Infection Related to Brain and Behavior Impairments in Humans? Evidence from a Population-Representative Birth Cohort
PLoS ONE 2016cited by 125position: middledoi
Is Adult ADHD a Childhood-Onset Neurodevelopmental Disorder? Evidence From a Four-Decade Longitudinal Cohort Study
American Journal of Psychiatry 2015cited by 612position: middledoi
The global burden of rheumatoid arthritis: estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2010 study
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 2014cited by 1,145position: middledoi
Internalizing disorders and leukocyte telomere erosion: a prospective study of depression, generalized anxiety disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder
Molecular Psychiatry 2014cited by 158position: middledoi
Perinatal Complications and Aging Indicators by Midlife
PEDIATRICS 2014cited by 69position: middledoi
Is Chronic Asthma Associated with Shorter Leukocyte Telomere Length at Midlife?
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2014cited by 60position: middledoi
Leptin deficiency in maltreated children
Translational Psychiatry 2014cited by 36position: middledoi

Grants

Collaborative Research: Near Field Population Synthesis
NSF2511540$279,5332025–2028PIRePORTER
NSF-SNSF: THz Frequency combs with Vertical-External-Cavity Surface-Emitting-Lasers
NSF2440163$408,0502024–2027PIRePORTER
FuSe: Electronic-photonic heterogeneous integration for sensing above 1 THz
NSF2329124$1,957,1802023–2027PIRePORTER
Collaborative Research: SiGeSn-based heterostructures for intersubband photonic materials
NSF2320178$257,5002023–2026PIRePORTER
Mode-locked THz QC-VECSELs
NSF2041165$481,9502021–2024PIRePORTER
Travel Support of Infrared Terahertz Quantum Workshop 2019, To Be Held in Ojai California, September 15-20 2019
NSF1901772$12,0002019–2019PIRePORTER
GOALI: Mid-infrared quantum-cascade metasurfaces for external cavity lasers
NSF1809673$422,5182018–2022PIRePORTER
Engineered antiferromagnetic materials for terahertz magnon-polaritons
NSF1810163$400,0002018–2021PIRePORTER
Broadband terahertz metasurface lasers
NSF1711892$401,4262017–2021PIRePORTER
NSF INCLUDES DDLP: IM STEM
NSF1744472$299,9942017–2020PIRePORTER
Active THz polarization laser imaging
NSF1610892$337,9982016–2020PIRePORTER
Nanopillar quantum cascade lasers
NSF1509801$464,9242015–2019PIRePORTER
Terahertz quantum-cascade vertical external cavity surface emitting lasers
NSF1407711$421,8272014–2017PIRePORTER
International Quantum Cascade Laser School and Workshop 2014. To Be Held in Policoro (Matera)Italy from September 7-12 2014.
NSF1433082$15,0002014–2015PIRePORTER
PECASE: Widely tunable monolithic THz waveguides, lasers, and arrays
NSF1150071$404,8002012–2017PIRePORTER
Nanowire heterostructures for intersubband lasers
NSF1002387$374,6972010–2013PIRePORTER
GOALI: Terahertz Transmission-Line Metamaterials for Quantum Cascade Lasers
NSF0901827$545,5262009–2012PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

Karen Sugden · Duke University26 papers (2012–2025)Daniel W. Belsky · Columbia University Irving Medical Center18 papers (2013–2024)Joseph A. Prinz · Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München8 papers (2017–2021)Andrea Danese · King's College London8 papers (2014–2022) · 5 papers (2018–2020)Annchen R. Knodt · Duke University4 papers (2018–2025)Robert J. Hancox · University of Otago4 papers (2013–2021)Helen L. Fisher · King's College London4 papers (2017–2020)Eilís Hannon · Aarhus University4 papers (2019–2020)Chloe C. Y. Wong · King's College - North Carolina3 papers (2019–2020)Jesper Eugen‐Olsen · Amager Hospital3 papers (2018–2020)Guilherme V. Polanczyk · Institute for Research and Development3 papers (2015–2022)Idan Shalev · Hebrew University of Jerusalem3 papers (2014–2014)Tracy R. Melzer · University of Canterbury3 papers (2021–2025) · 2 papers (2020–2021)Jessica Agnew‐Blais · Queen Mary University of London2 papers (2021–2022)Benjamin W. Domingue · Stanford University2 papers (2020–2021)Kathleen Mullan Harris · Technical University of Denmark2 papers (2020–2021)Colter Mitchell · Allen Institute for Brain Science2 papers (2020–2021) · 2 papers (2020–2021)