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Eske M. Derks is affiliated with the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Australia. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Within these, their notable subfields of study include Genetics, Molecular Biology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Pharmacology, and Clinical Psychology.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, especially centered around Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks, Cognitive Abilities and Testing, Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals, Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development.

Eske M. Derks has contributed extensively to scientific literature, with several recent papers published in notable journals:

  • Genome-wide gene-environment analyses of major depressive disorder and reported lifetime traumatic experiences in UK Biobank, 2020, Molecular Psychiatry
  • The Genetic Architecture of Depression in Individuals of East Asian Ancestry, 2021, JAMA Psychiatry
  • A phenome-wide association and Mendelian Randomisation study of polygenic risk for depression in UK Biobank, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Identifying the Common Genetic Basis of Antidepressant Response, 2021, Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science
  • Symptom-level modelling unravels the shared genetic architecture of anxiety and depression, 2021, Nature Human Behaviour

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Eske M. Derks include Jackson G. Thorp, Zachary F. Gerring, Enda M. Byrne, Sarah E. Medland, and Mark J. Adams.

Key venues where this researcher has frequently published include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), European Neuropsychopharmacology, Molecular Psychiatry, Nature Genetics, and Psychiatry Research.

Best Publications

  • 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

  • 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

  • Genomic Relationships, Novel Loci, and Pleiotropic Mechanisms across Eight Psychiatric Disorders

    Phil H. Lee;Verneri Anttila;Hyejung Won;Yen-Chen A. Feng

  • A tutorial on conducting genome-wide association studies: Quality control and statistical analysis.

    Andries T. Marees;Hilde de Kluiver;Sven Stringer;Florence Vorspan

  • Revealing the complex genetic architecture of obsessive-compulsive disorder using meta-analysis

    Paul D. Arnold;Kathleen D. Askland;Cristina Barlassina;Laura Bellodi

  • GWAS of lifetime cannabis use reveals new risk loci, genetic overlap with psychiatric traits, and a causal influence of schizophrenia

    Joëlle A. Pasman;Karin J. H. Verweij;Karin J. H. Verweij;Zachary Gerring;Sven Stringer

  • Using an atlas of gene regulation across 44 human tissues to inform complex disease- and trait-associated variation

    Eric R. Gamazon;Eric R. Gamazon;Ayellet V. Segrè;Ayellet V. Segrè;Martijn van de Bunt;Xiaoquan Wen

  • The Relationship of DNA Methylation with Age, Gender and Genotype in Twins and Healthy Controls

    Marco P Boks;Eske M. Derks;Daniel J. Weisenberger;Erik Strengman

  • Netherlands Twin Register: A Focus on Longitudinal Research

    Dorret I. Boomsma;Jacqueline M. Vink;Toos C. E .M. van Beijsterveldt;Eco J. C. de Geus

  • Partitioning the heritability of tourette syndrome and obsessive compulsive disorder reveals differences in genetic architecture

    Lea K. Davis;Dongmei Yu;Clare L. Keenan;Eric R. Gamazon

  • Cohort profile: the Healthy Life in an Urban Setting (HELIUS) study in Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Marieke B Snijder;Henrike Galenkamp;Maria Prins;Eske M Derks

  • Netherlands Twin Register: A Focus on Longitudinal Research.

    Janine Stubbe;Dorret I. Boomsma;Jacqueline M. Vink;Toos C. E. M. van Beijsterveldt

  • The Treatment of Hallucinations in Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders

    Iris E. C. Sommer;Christina W. Slotema;Zafiris J. Daskalakis;Eske M. Derks

  • Multisite prediction of 4-week and 52-week treatment outcomes in patients with first-episode psychosis: a machine learning approach

    Nikolaos Koutsouleris;René S Kahn;Adam M Chekroud;Stefan Leucht

  • Maternal ratings of attention problems in ADHD: evidence for the existence of a continuum.

    Gitta H. Lubke;James J. Hudziak;Eske M. Derks;Toos C.E.M. van Bijsterveldt

  • Individual differences in aggression: genetic analyses by age, gender, and informant in 3-, 7-, and 10-year-old Dutch twins.

    J. J. Hudziak;C. E. M. van Beijsterveldt;M. Bartels;M. J. H. Rietveld

  • Across the continuum of attention skills: a twin study of the SWAN ADHD rating scale.

    Tinca J.C. Polderman;Eske M. Derks;Jim J. Hudziak;Frank C. Verhulst

  • Childhood trauma and auditory verbal hallucinations

    K. Daalman;K. M. J. Diederen;E. M. Derks;R. van Lutterveld

  • A Comparison of Ten Polygenic Score Methods for Psychiatric Disorders Applied Across Multiple Cohorts

    Guiyan Ni;Jian Zeng;Joana A. Revez;Ying Wang

  • The Genetics of the Mood Disorder Spectrum: Genome-wide Association Analyses of More Than 185,000 Cases and 439,000 Controls

    Jonathan R I Coleman;Héléna A Gaspar;Julien Bryois

  • Prevalence and genetic architecture of Child Behavior Checklist-juvenile bipolar disorder.

    James J. Hudziak;Robert R. Althoff;Eske M. Derks;Stephen V. Faraone

  • Genome wide meta-analysis identifies genomic relationships, novel loci, and pleiotropic mechanisms across eight psychiatric disorders

    Lee Ph;Anttila;Won H

Frequent Co-Authors

Dorret I. Boomsma
Dorret I. Boomsma Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Roel A. Ophoff
Roel A. Ophoff University of California, Los Angeles
Eric R. Gamazon
Eric R. Gamazon Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Danielle Posthuma
Danielle Posthuma Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Stephan Ripke
Stephan Ripke Massachusetts General Hospital
Nicholas G. Martin
Nicholas G. Martin QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Naomi R. Wray
Naomi R. Wray University of Queensland
Christel M. Middeldorp
Christel M. Middeldorp University of Queensland
James J. Hudziak
James J. Hudziak University of Vermont
Karin J. H. Verweij
Karin J. H. Verweij University of Amsterdam

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