Area of research
Molecular Biology · Genetics
Research interest
Research interests include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Adipose Tissue and Metabolism, Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases, and Protist diversity and phylogeny.
adiposetissue.org: A knowledge portal integrating clinical and experimental data from human adipose tissue
X-chromosome and kidney function: evidence from a multi-trait genetic analysis of 908,697 individuals reveals sex-specific and sex-differential findings in genes regulated by androgen response elements
FGF21 and its underlying adipose tissue-liver axis inform cardiometabolic burden and improvement in obesity after metabolic surgery
Genome-wide association study and functional characterization identifies candidate genes for insulin-stimulated glucose uptake
OTTERS: a powerful TWAS framework leveraging summary-level reference data
Genome-wide meta-analysis of phytosterols reveals five novel loci and a detrimental effect on coronary atherosclerosis
Large-scale cis- and trans-eQTL analyses identify thousands of genetic loci and polygenic scores that regulate blood gene expression
Sex-dimorphic genetic effects and novel loci for fasting glucose and insulin variability
Identification of 371 genetic variants for age at first sex and birth linked to externalising behaviour
Impaired Intestinal Barrier and Tissue Bacteria: Pathomechanisms for Metabolic Diseases
Multiomics reveal unique signatures of human epiploic adipose tissue related to systemic insulin resistance
Publisher Correction: Sex-dimorphic genetic effects and novel loci for fasting glucose and insulin variability
Genetic Studies of Leptin Concentrations Implicate Leptin in the Regulation of Early Adiposity
Mendelian randomization integrating GWAS and eQTL data reveals genetic determinants of complex and clinical traits
Genomics of 1 million parent lifespans implicates novel pathways and common diseases and distinguishes survival chances
Genome-wide association meta-analyses and fine-mapping elucidate pathways influencing albuminuria
Genome-wide association analyses identify 143 risk variants and putative regulatory mechanisms for type 2 diabetes
Unraveling the polygenic architecture of complex traits using blood eQTL metaanalysis
Refining the accuracy of validated target identification through coding variant fine-mapping in type 2 diabetes
Identifying gene targets for brain-related traits using transcriptomic and methylomic data from blood
Impact of common genetic determinants of Hemoglobin A1c on type 2 diabetes risk and diagnosis in ancestrally diverse populations: A transethnic genome-wide meta-analysis
Genome-wide association study identifies inversion in the <i>CTRB1-CTRB2</i> locus to modify risk for alcoholic and non-alcoholic chronic pancreatitis
Genomic insights into the origin of farming in the ancient Near East
Genome-wide associations for birth weight and correlations with adult disease
Genomewide meta‐analysis identifies loci associated with <scp>IGF</scp> ‐I and <scp>IGFBP</scp> ‐3 levels with impact on age‐related traits
Six Novel Loci Associated with Circulating VEGF Levels Identified by a Meta-analysis of Genome-Wide Association Studies
Genome-Wide Association Study of the Modified Stumvoll Insulin Sensitivity Index Identifies <i>BCL2</i> and <i>FAM19A2</i> as Novel Insulin Sensitivity Loci
Functional and clinical relevance of novel and known PCSK1 variants for childhood obesity and glucose metabolism
The genetic structure of the world’s first farmers
Genetic fine mapping and genomic annotation defines causal mechanisms at type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci