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  • 2000 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

David A. Hinds is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research spans several fields including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with a particular focus on Genetics, Molecular Biology, Neurology, Physiology, and Surgery as subfields of study.

Their scientific investigation covers numerous main topics including Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments, Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research, Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks, Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals, and Genomic Variations and Chromosomal Abnormalities.

David A. Hinds has contributed to multiple recent papers published in reputable venues. Some representative works include:

  • A genome-wide association study with 1,126,563 individuals identifies new risk loci for Alzheimer's disease, 2021, Nature Genetics
  • Polygenic prediction of educational attainment within and between families from genome-wide association analyses in 3 million individuals, 2022, Nature Genetics
  • Genetic determinants of daytime napping and effects on cardiometabolic health, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Genome-wide analysis of 53,400 people with irritable bowel syndrome highlights shared genetic pathways with mood and anxiety disorders, 2021, Nature Genetics
  • Genetic analyses identify widespread sex-differential participation bias, 2021, Nature Genetics

The scientist frequently collaborates with a set of co-authors, including Pierre Fontanillas, Suyash Shringarpure, Janie F. Shelton, Matthew H. McIntyre, and Yunxuan Jiang. These collaborations involve extensive joint publication efforts, often spanning dozens of co-authored works.

Publication venues where this scientist often disseminates research include:

  • Nature Genetics
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Communications Biology
  • Translational Psychiatry

Recognition of their contributions includes being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2000.

Best Publications

  • A haplotype map of the human genome

    John W. Belmont;Andrew Boudreau;Suzanne M. Leal;Paul Hardenbol

  • A second generation human haplotype map of over 3.1 million SNPs

    Kelly A. Frazer;Dennis G. Ballinger;David R. Cox;David A. Hinds

  • Genome-wide association analyses identify 44 risk variants and refine the genetic architecture of major depression

    Naomi R. Wray;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Manuel Mattheisen;MacIej Trzaskowski

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis of depression identifies 102 independent variants and highlights the importance of the prefrontal brain regions

    David M. Howard;Mark J. Adams;Toni Kim Clarke;Jonathan D. Hafferty

  • Genome-wide detection and characterization of positive selection in human populations

    Pardis C. Sabeti;Pardis C. Sabeti;Patrick Varilly;Patrick Varilly;Ben Fry;Jason Lohmueller

  • Identification of novel risk loci, causal insights, and heritable risk for Parkinson's disease: a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies

    Mike A Nalls;Cornelis Blauwendraat;Costanza L Vallerga;Karl Heilbron

  • Blocks of Limited Haplotype Diversity Revealed by High-Resolution Scanning of Human Chromosome 21

    Nila Patil;Anthony J. Berno;David A. Hinds;Wade A. Barrett

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment

    Aysu Okbay;Jonathan P. Beauchamp;Mark Alan Fontana;James J. Lee

  • Whole-Genome Patterns of Common DNA Variation in Three Human Populations

    David A. Hinds;David A. Hinds;Laura L. Stuve;Laura L. Stuve;Geoffrey B. Nilsen;Geoffrey B. Nilsen;Eran Halperin;Eran Halperin

  • A meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies 17 new Parkinson's disease risk loci.

    Diana Chang;Mike A Nalls;Ingileif B Hallgrímsdóttir;Julie Hunkapiller

  • Detection and interpretation of shared genetic influences on 42 human traits

    Joseph K Pickrell;Tomaz Berisa;Jimmy Z Liu;Laure Ségurel

  • Genetic variants associated with subjective well-being, depressive symptoms, and neuroticism identified through genome-wide analyses

    Aysu Okbay;Bart M L Baselmans;Jan-Emmanuel De Neve;Patrick Turley

  • Common sequence polymorphisms shaping genetic diversity in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Richard M. Clark;Gabriele Schweikert;Christopher Toomajian;Stephan Ossowski

  • A genomic screen of autism: evidence for a multilocus etiology.

    Neil Risch;Donna Spiker;Linda Lotspeich;Nassim Nouri

  • A full genome search in multiple sclerosis

    G C Ebers;K Kukay;D E Bulman;A D Sadovnick

  • A genome–wide search for human non–insulin–dependent (type 2) diabetes genes reveals a major susceptibility locus on chromosome 2

    Craig L Hanis;Eric Boerwinkle;R. Chakraborty;D. L. Ellsworth

  • A common allele on chromosome 9 associated with coronary heart disease

    Ruth McPherson;Alexander Pertsemlidis;Nihan Kavaslar;Alexandre Stewart

  • Detection and interpretation of shared genetic influences on 40 human traits

    Joseph K. Pickrell;Tomaz Berisa;Laure Segurel;Joyce Y. Tung

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment

    Aysu Okbay;Jonathan P. Beauchamp;Mark Alan Fontana;James J. Lee

  • Genetic variants associated with subjective well-being, depressive symptoms, and neuroticism identified through genome-wide analyses

    Aysu Okbay;Bart M. L. Baselmans;Jan-Emmanuel De Neve;Patrick Turley

Frequent Co-Authors

Tonu Esko
Tonu Esko University of Tartu
Kari Stefansson
Kari Stefansson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Nicholas G. Martin
Nicholas G. Martin QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Dorret I. Boomsma
Dorret I. Boomsma Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam
Sarah E. Medland
Sarah E. Medland QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Philipp D. Koellinger
Philipp D. Koellinger Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Jouke-Jan Hottenga
Jouke-Jan Hottenga Hamad bin Khalifa University
Grant W. Montgomery
Grant W. Montgomery University of Queensland
Tim D. Spector
Tim D. Spector King's College London

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