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Elise B. Robinson

Elise B. Robinson

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Psychology

D-Index
43
Citations
23319
World Ranking
7069
National Ranking
3813

Overview

Elise B. Robinson is affiliated with the Broad Institute in the United States and has a significant research footprint in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their body of work spans 88 publications in this main field, with a strong focus on genetics, cognitive neuroscience, and molecular biology among the subfields.

Their research encompasses key topics related to autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and neurological genetics. Major thematic areas include:

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
  • Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • Cognitive Abilities and Testing

Elise B. Robinson has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed publications, including work on in vivo analyses related to autism risk and the genetic architecture influencing neurodevelopmental phenotypes. Notable recent papers include:

  • "In vivo Perturb-Seq reveals neuronal and glial abnormalities associated with autism risk genes," 2020, Science
  • "A phenotypic spectrum of autism is attributable to the combined effects of rare variants, polygenic risk and sex," 2022, Nature Genetics
  • "Polygenic architecture of rare coding variation across 394,783 exomes," 2023, Nature
  • "Genetic correlates of phenotypic heterogeneity in autism," 2022, Nature Genetics
  • "The female protective effect against autism spectrum disorder," 2022, Cell Genomics

Their collaborative network includes frequent coauthors such as Caitlin E. Carey, Anders D. Børglum, Jakob Grove, Michael E. Talkowski, and Daniel J. Weiner, with whom they have published extensively. This reflects an interdisciplinary approach linking genetics, neuroscience, and psychiatric research.

Elise B. Robinson's work has been published in diverse scientific venues, some with multiple contributions, highlighting their active engagement in the field. These venues include:

  • European Neuropsychopharmacology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biological Psychiatry
  • Nature Genetics
  • UNC Libraries

This research contributes to a greater understanding of the complex genetic and neurobiological factors underlying autism and related developmental disorders. The focus on polygenic risk, rare variant effects, and sex differences aligns with contemporary approaches in genetics and neurodevelopmental research.

Best Publications

  • An atlas of genetic correlations across human diseases and traits.

    Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Hilary K Finucane;Verneri Anttila;Verneri Anttila;Alexander Gusev

  • Discovery of the first genome-wide significant risk loci for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

    Ditte Demontis;Ditte Demontis;Raymond K Walters;Raymond K Walters;Joanna Martin;Joanna Martin;Joanna Martin;Manuel Mattheisen

  • Large-Scale Exome Sequencing Study Implicates Both Developmental and Functional Changes in the Neurobiology of Autism

    F. Kyle Satterstrom;F. Kyle Satterstrom;Jack A. Kosmicki;Jiebiao Wang;Michael S. Breen

  • Analysis of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain

    Verneri Anttila;Verneri Anttila;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Hilary K. Finucane;Raymond K. Walters;Raymond K. Walters

  • Insights into Autism Spectrum Disorder Genomic Architecture and Biology from 71 Risk Loci.

    Stephan J. Sanders;Xin He;A. Jeremy Willsey;A. Gulhan Ercan-Sencicek

  • A framework for the interpretation of de novo mutation in human disease

    Kaitlin E Samocha;Elise B Robinson;Stephan J Sanders;Christine Stevens

  • Examining and interpreting the female protective effect against autistic behavior

    Elise B. Robinson;Paul Lichtenstein;Henrik Anckarsäter;Francesca Happé

  • Large-Scale Exome Sequencing Study Implicates Both Developmental and Functional Changes in the Neurobiology of Autism

    F. Kyle Satterstrom;Jack A. Kosmicki;Jiebiao Wang;Michael S Breen;Michael S Breen

  • Polygenic transmission disequilibrium confirms that common and rare variation act additively to create risk for autism spectrum disorders

    Daniel J Weiner;Daniel J Weiner;Emilie M Wigdor;Emilie M Wigdor;Stephan Ripke;Raymond K Walters;Raymond K Walters

  • Genetic risk for autism spectrum disorders and neuropsychiatric variation in the general population.

    Elise B Robinson;Elise B Robinson;Beate St Pourcain;Verneri Anttila;Verneri Anttila;Jack A Kosmicki

  • Evidence That Autistic Traits Show the Same Etiology in the General Population and at the Quantitative Extremes (5%, 2.5%, and 1%)

    Elise B. Robinson;Karestan C. Koenen;Marie C. McCormick;Kerim Munir

  • Refining the role of de novo protein-truncating variants in neurodevelopmental disorders by using population reference samples

    Jack A Kosmicki;Kaitlin E Samocha;Daniel P Howrigan;Daniel P Howrigan;Stephan J Sanders

  • In vivo Perturb-Seq reveals neuronal and glial abnormalities associated with autism risk genes.

    Xin Jin;Sean K. Simmons;Amy Guo;Ashwin S. Shetty;Ashwin S. Shetty

  • Predicting Polygenic Risk of Psychiatric Disorders.

    Alicia R. Martin;Alicia R. Martin;Mark J. Daly;Elise B. Robinson;Steven E. Hyman

  • Prenatal antidepressant exposure is associated with risk for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder but not autism spectrum disorder in a large health system

    Caitlin C. Clements;Victor M. Castro;Victor M. Castro;Sarah R. Blumenthal;Hannah R. Rosenfield

  • Autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder have a similar burden of rare protein-truncating variants.

    Satterstrom Fk;Walters Rk;Walters Rk;Singh T;Singh T;Wigdor Em;Wigdor Em

  • A genetic investigation of sex bias in the prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

    Joanna Martin;Raymond K. Walters;Ditte Demontis;Manuel Mattheisen

  • Stability of Autistic Traits in the General Population: Further Evidence for a Continuum of Impairment

    Elise B. Robinson;Elise B. Robinson;Kerim Munir;Marcus R. Munafò;Michael Hughes

  • Autism spectrum disorder severity reflects the average contribution of de novo and familial influences

    Elise B. Robinson;Kaitlin E. Samocha;Jack A. Kosmicki;Lauren McGrath

  • Ultra-rare disruptive and damaging mutations influence educational attainment in the general population

    Andrea Ganna;Giulio Genovese;Giulio Genovese;Daniel P Howrigan;Daniel P Howrigan;Andrea Byrnes;Andrea Byrnes

  • Genetic risk for autism spectrum disorders and neuropsychiatric variation in the general population

    Elise B. Robinson;Beate St Pourcain;Verneri Anttilal;Jack Kosmicki

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark J. Daly
Mark J. Daly Massachusetts General Hospital
Benjamin M. Neale
Benjamin M. Neale Harvard University
Anders D. Børglum
Anders D. Børglum Aarhus University
Merete Nordentoft
Merete Nordentoft University of Copenhagen
Stephan Ripke
Stephan Ripke Massachusetts General Hospital
Aarno Palotie
Aarno Palotie University of Helsinki
Angelica Ronald
Angelica Ronald Birkbeck, University of London
Bernie Devlin
Bernie Devlin University of Pittsburgh
Joseph D. Buxbaum
Joseph D. Buxbaum Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Somer L. Bishop
Somer L. Bishop University of California, San Francisco

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