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J. Scott Roberts is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily lies in the field of Medicine, with a focus on Genetics, General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Economics and Econometrics.

The scientist's work covers multiple main topics, including:

  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • BRCA gene mutations in cancer
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Ethics in Clinical Research
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Aging and Gerontology Research

J. Scott Roberts has frequently published in the following journals:

  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia Translational Research & Clinical Interventions
  • Journal of Genetic Counseling
  • Genetics in Medicine
  • JAMA

The scientist has collaborated notably with Wendy R. Uhlmann, Erica Solway, Matthias Kirch, Dianne Singer, and Jeffrey T. Kullgren.

Among recent publications are:

  • Genetic testing for neurodegenerative diseases: Ethical and health communication challenges, 2020, Neurobiology of Disease
  • A randomized controlled trial of amyloid positron emission tomography results disclosure in mild cognitive impairment, 2020, Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Volunteering, polygenic risk for Alzheimer's disease, and cognitive functioning among older adults, 2020, Social Science & Medicine
  • Disclosing genetic risk for Alzheimer's dementia to individuals with mild cognitive impairment, 2020, Alzheimer's & Dementia Translational Research & Clinical Interventions
  • Reflections on project ECHO: qualitative findings from five different ECHO programs, 2021, Medical Education Online

Best Publications

  • Activating ESR1 mutations in hormone-resistant metastatic breast cancer

    Dan R. Robinson;Yi Mi Wu;Pankaj Vats;Fengyun Su

  • Integrative clinical genomics of metastatic cancer

    Dan R. Robinson;Yi Mi Wu;Robert J. Lonigro;Pankaj Vats

  • Personalized Oncology Through Integrative High-Throughput Sequencing: A Pilot Study

    Sameek Roychowdhury;Matthew K. Iyer;Dan R. Robinson;Robert J. Lonigro

  • Disclosure of APOE Genotype for Risk of Alzheimer's Disease

    Robert C. Green;Robert C. Green;J. Scott Roberts;L. Adrienne Cupples;Norman R. Relkin

  • Successful Aging in the United States: Prevalence Estimates From a National Sample of Older Adults

    Sara J. McLaughlin;Cathleen M Connell;Steven G. Heeringa;Lydia W. Li

  • Genetic counseling and testing for Alzheimer disease: Joint practice guidelines of the American College of Medical Genetics and the National Society of Genetic Counselors

    Jill S. Goldman;Susan E. Hahn;Jennifer Williamson Catania;Susan Larusse-Eckert

  • Integrative Clinical Sequencing in the Management of Refractory or Relapsed Cancer in Youth

    Rajen J. Mody;Yi Mi Wu;Robert J. Lonigro;Xuhong Cao

  • Health behavior changes after genetic risk assessment for Alzheimer disease: The REVEAL Study.

    Serena Chao;J. Scott Roberts;Theresa M. Marteau;Rebecca Silliman

  • The Scientific Foundation for personal genomics: recommendations from a National Institutes of Health-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention multidisciplinary workshop.

    Muin J. Khoury;Muin J. Khoury;Colleen M. McBride;Sheri D. Schully;John P.A. Ioannidis;John P.A. Ioannidis

  • Genetic risk assessment for adult children of people with Alzheimer's disease: the Risk Evaluation and Education for Alzheimer's Disease (REVEAL) study.

    J. Scott Roberts;L. Adrienne Cupples;Norman R. Relkin;Peter J. Whitehouse

  • Differences between African Americans and whites in their perceptions of Alzheimer disease.

    J. Scott Roberts;Cathleen M. Connell;Dawn Cisewski;Yvonne G. Hipps

  • Genetic Testing For Alzheimer’s Disease And Its Impact On Insurance Purchasing Behavior

    Cathleen D. Zick;Charles J. Mathews;J. Scott Roberts;Robert Cook-Deegan

  • APOE-related risk of mild cognitive impairment and dementia for prevention trials: An analysis of four cohorts.

    Jing Qian;Frank J. Wolters;Alexa Beiser;Mary Haan

  • Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing and Personal Genomics Services: A Review of Recent Empirical Studies

    J. Scott Roberts;Jenny Ostergren

  • Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research Consortium: Accelerating Evidence-Based Practice of Genomic Medicine

    Robert C. Green;Robert C. Green;Katrina A.B. Goddard;Gail P. Jarvik;Laura M. Amendola

  • Public opinion about Alzheimer disease among blacks, hispanics, and whites: results from a national survey.

    Cathleen M Connell;J. Scott Roberts;Sara J. McLaughlin

  • Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing: User Motivations, Decision Making, and Perceived Utility of Results.

    J. Scott Roberts;Michele C. Gornick;Deanna Alexis Carere;Wendy R. Uhlmann

  • The MedSeq Project: A randomized trial of integrating whole genome sequencing into clinical medicine

    Jason L Vassy;Jason L Vassy;Denise M Lautenbach;Heather M McLaughlin;Heather M McLaughlin;Sek Won Kong;Sek Won Kong

  • Racial differences in knowledge and beliefs about Alzheimer disease.

    Cathleen M Connell;J. Scott Roberts;Sara J. McLaughlin;Dapo Akinleye

  • Who seeks genetic susceptibility testing for Alzheimer's disease? Findings from a multisite, randomized clinical trial.

    J. Scott Roberts;Melissa Barber;Tamsen M. Brown;L. Adrienne Cupples

Frequent Co-Authors

L. Adrienne Cupples
L. Adrienne Cupples Boston University
Lindsay A. Farrer
Lindsay A. Farrer Boston University
Christine E. Seidman
Christine E. Seidman Harvard University
Theresa M. Marteau
Theresa M. Marteau University of Cambridge
Jonathan S. Berg
Jonathan S. Berg University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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