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Overview

David J. Balding is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to medicine. The majority of their published work focuses on genetics and molecular biology, including subfields such as dermatology, cell biology, and plant science.

The scientist has authored numerous papers covering a variety of topics related to genetics and molecular studies. Some main topics in their work include genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals, genetic associations and epidemiology, genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, genomics and phylogenetic studies, genetic diversity and population structure, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, and forensic and genetic research.

Recent notable publications include:

  • Evaluating and improving heritability models using summary statistics, 2020, Nature Genetics
  • A GWAS in Latin Americans identifies novel face shape loci, implicating VPS13B and a Denisovan introgressed region in facial variation, 2021, Science Advances
  • Including diverse and admixed populations in genetic epidemiology research, 2022, Genetic Epidemiology
  • Bayesian inference of ancestral recombination graphs, 2022, PLoS Computational Biology
  • Disentangling Signatures of Selection Before and After European Colonization in Latin Americans, 2022, Molecular Biology and Evolution

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with David J. Balding include Doug Speed, Javier Mendoza-Revilla, Macarena Fuentes-Guajardo, Juan Camilo Chacón-Duque, and Malena Hurtado.

Their research appears frequently in several publication venues that are prominent in the field, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS Genetics
  • The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Forensic Science International Genetics
  • NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics

Best Publications

  • A genome-wide association study identifies novel risk loci for type 2 diabetes

    Robert Sladek;Ghislain Rocheleau;Johan Rung;Christian Dina

  • Approximate Bayesian computation in population genetics.

    M. A. Beaumont;Wenyang Zhang;D. Balding

  • A tutorial on statistical methods for population association studies

    David J. Balding

  • Epigenome-wide association studies for common human diseases

    Vardhman K. Rakyan;Thomas A. Down;David J. Balding;Stephan Beck

  • Identifying adaptive genetic divergence among populations from genome scans

    Mark A. Beaumont;David J. Balding

  • Inferring Coalescence Times From DNA Sequence Data

    Simon Tavare;David J Balding;Robert C Griffiths;Peter Donnelly

  • Inferring population history with DIY ABC

    Jean-Marie Cornuet;Filipe Santos;Mark A. Beaumont;Christian P. Robert

  • Genome-wide association study for early-onset and morbid adult obesity identifies three new risk loci in European populations

    David Meyre;Jérôme Delplanque;Jean-Claude Chèvre;Cécile Lecoeur

  • Improved Heritability Estimation from Genome-wide SNPs

    Doug Speed;Gibran Hemani;Michael R. Johnson;David J. Balding

  • A method for quantifying differentiation between populations at multi-allelic loci and its implications for investigating identity and paternity

    David J. Balding;Richard A. Nichols

  • Handbook of statistical genetics

    D. J. Balding;M. J. Bishop;C. Cannings

  • Assessment of cumulative evidence on genetic associations: interim guidelines

    John P A Ioannidis;Paolo Boffetta;Julian Little;Thomas R O'Brien

  • Common genetic variation near MC4R is associated with waist circumference and insulin resistance

    John C Chambers;Paul Elliott;Delilah Zabaneh;Weihua Zhang

  • DNA profile match probability calculation: how to allow for population stratification, relatedness, database selection and single bands

    David J. Balding;Richard A. Nichols

  • Bayesian statistical methods for genetic association studies

    Matthew Stephens;David J. Balding;David J. Balding

  • Population Structure and Cryptic Relatedness in Genetic Association Studies

    William Astle;David J. Balding

  • Admixture in Latin America: Geographic Structure, Phenotypic Diversity and Self-Perception of Ancestry Based on 7,342 Individuals

    Andrés Ruiz-Linares;Kaustubh Adhikari;Victor Acuña-Alonzo;Mirsha Quinto-Sanchez

  • Reevaluation of SNP heritability in complex human traits

    Doug Speed;Na Cai;Michael R Johnson

  • Simultaneous analysis of all SNPs in genome-wide and re-sequencing association studies.

    Clive J. Hoggart;John C. Whittaker;Maria De Iorio;David J. Balding

  • Weight-of-Evidence for Forensic DNA Profiles

    David J. Balding

Frequent Co-Authors

John C. Whittaker
John C. Whittaker Grinnell College
Andrés Ruiz-Linares
Andrés Ruiz-Linares Fudan University
Philippe Froguel
Philippe Froguel Imperial College London
Andrew P. Morris
Andrew P. Morris University of Liverpool
Lachlan J. M. Coin
Lachlan J. M. Coin University of Melbourne
Mark G. Thomas
Mark G. Thomas University College London
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin Imperial College London
Peter Donnelly
Peter Donnelly University of Oxford
Mark A. Beaumont
Mark A. Beaumont University of Bristol

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