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Overview

John Beilby is affiliated with the University of Western Australia in Australia. Their research spans across multiple fields related to medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a particular focus on genetics, molecular biology, physiology, epidemiology, and endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism.

The scientist's work covers a variety of key topics including metabolomics and mass spectrometry studies, genetic associations and epidemiology, liver disease diagnosis and treatment, frailty in older adults, health systems, economic evaluations, quality of life, lipoproteins and cardiovascular health, and adipokines, inflammation, and metabolic diseases.

Recent publications highlight a diverse research portfolio. Notable papers include:

  • Genome-wide association analyses of physical activity and sedentary behavior provide insights into underlying mechanisms and roles in disease prevention, 2022, Nature Genetics
  • High-coverage plasma lipidomics reveals novel sex-specific lipidomic fingerprints of age and BMI: Evidence from two large population cohort studies, 2020, PLoS Biology
  • Screening for and Managing the Person with Frailty in Primary Care: ICFSR Consensus Guidelines, 2020, The journal of nutrition health & aging
  • Comprehensive genetic analysis of the human lipidome identifies loci associated with lipid homeostasis with links to coronary artery disease, 2022, Nature Communications
  • The application of artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to identify frailty within a residential aged care administrative data set, 2020, International Journal of Medical Informatics

John Beilby frequently collaborates with a group of co-authors, which includes:

  • Jennie Hui
  • Joseph Hung
  • Gemma Cadby
  • Gerald F. Watts
  • Eric K. Moses

The scientist's contributions have been published repeatedly in several key venues, underscoring consistent engagement with prominent journals in their fields. These venues include:

  • PLoS Biology
  • Nature Communications
  • The journal of nutrition health & aging
  • Journal of Lipid Research
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia

Best Publications

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Cristen J. Willer;Sonja I. Berndt;Keri L. Monda

  • Genome-wide association study identifies novel breast cancer susceptibility loci

    Douglas F. Easton;Karen A. Pooley;Alison M. Dunning;Paul D. P. Pharoah

  • New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk

    Josée Dupuis;Josée Dupuis;Claudia Langenberg;Inga Prokopenko;Richa Saxena;Richa Saxena

  • Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

    Hana Lango Allen;Karol Estrada;Guillaume Lettre;Sonja I. Berndt

  • Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk

    Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Patricia B. Munroe;Kenneth M. Rice;Murielle Bochud

  • Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height

    Andrew R. Wood;Tonu Esko;Jian Yang;Sailaja Vedantam

  • New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk (vol 42, pg 105, 2010)

    J Dupuis;C Langenberg;I Prokopenko;R Saxena

  • Large-scale association analysis provides insights into the genetic architecture and pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes

    Andrew P Morris;Benjamin F Voight;Benjamin F Voight;Tanya M Teslovich;Teresa Ferreira

  • A genome-wide association search for type 2 diabetes genes in African Americans.

    N D Palmer;C W McDonough;P J Hicks;B H Roh

  • Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

    Adam E. Locke;Bratati Kahali;Sonja I. Berndt;Anne E. Justice

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    E. K. Speliotes;C. J. Willer;S. I. Berndt;K. L. Monda

  • Meta-analysis identifies 13 new loci associated with waist-hip ratio and reveals sexual dimorphism in the genetic basis of fat distribution

    Iris M. Heid;Anne U. Jackson;Joshua C. Randall;Tthomas W. Winkler

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility.

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

  • A genome-wide approach accounting for body mass index identifies genetic variants influencing fasting glycemic traits and insulin resistance.

    Alisa K. Manning;Alisa K. Manning;Alisa K. Manning;Robert A. Scott;Jonna L. Grimsby

  • Large-scale association analyses identify new loci influencing glycemic traits and provide insight into the underlying biological pathways

    Robert A Scott;Vasiliki Lagou;Ryan P Welch;Eleanor Wheeler

  • Sequence variants affecting eosinophil numbers associate with asthma and myocardial infarction.

    Daniel F Gudbjartsson;Unnur S Bjornsdottir;Unnur S Bjornsdottir;Eva Halapi;Anna Helgadottir

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture

    Sonja I Berndt;Stefan Gustafsson;Stefan Gustafsson;Reedik Mägi;Reedik Mägi;Andrea Ganna

  • Erratum: New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk (Nature Genetics (2010) 42 (105-116))

    Josée Dupuis;Claudia Langenberg;Inga Prokopenko;Richa Saxena

  • Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

    H. Lango Allen;K. Estrada;G. Lettre;S. I. Berndt

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

Frequent Co-Authors

Jennie Hui
Jennie Hui University of Western Australia
Lyle J. Palmer
Lyle J. Palmer University of Adelaide
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin Imperial College London
Nicholas J. Wareham
Nicholas J. Wareham University of Cambridge
Albert Hofman
Albert Hofman Harvard University
Igor Rudan
Igor Rudan University of Edinburgh
Philippe Froguel
Philippe Froguel Imperial College London
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam
Erik Ingelsson
Erik Ingelsson Stanford University
Tim D. Spector
Tim D. Spector King's College London

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