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Overview

Jonathan Marten is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, along with Medicine. Within these main fields, the focus includes subfields such as Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Physiology, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, RNA modifications and cancer, RNA Research and Splicing, Adipose Tissue and Metabolism, Inflammasome and immune disorders, Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks, and Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction.

Jonathan Marten's recent publications illustrate the thematic diversity and scope of their research. Recent papers include:

  • "Genetics of circulating inflammatory proteins identifies drivers of immune-mediated disease risk and therapeutic targets" (2023, Nature Immunology)
  • "Polygenic prediction of educational attainment within and between families from genome-wide association analyses in 3 million individuals" (2022, Nature Genetics)
  • "Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and related phenotypes: polygenic risk scores in population-based and case-control cohorts" (2020, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine)
  • "Multi-ancestry GWAS of the electrocardiographic PR interval identifies 202 loci underlying cardiac conduction" (2020, Nature Communications)
  • "The Carbon Footprint of Bioinformatics" (2022, Molecular Biology and Evolution)

Frequent co-authors in Jonathan Marten's research network include John Danesh, Lawrence F. Bielak, Caroline Hayward, Albert V. Smith, and Mary F. Feitosa. Collaboration with these co-authors is evident from multiple joint publications.

Their work has been published repeatedly in prominent venues such as UNC Libraries, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Genetics, Digital Commons@Becker (Washington University School of Medicine), and Nature Immunology.

Best Publications

  • Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a genome-wide association study of educational attainment in 1.1 million individuals

    James J. Lee;Robbee Wedow;Aysu Okbay;Edward Kong

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment

    Aysu Okbay;Jonathan P. Beauchamp;Mark Alan Fontana;James J. Lee

  • Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits.

    Evangelos Evangelou;Evangelos Evangelou;Helen R. Warren;Helen R. Warren;David Mosen-Ansorena;Borbala Mifsud

  • Novel genetic associations for blood pressure identified via gene-alcohol interaction in up to 570K individuals across multiple ancestries

    Mary F. Feitosa;Aldi T. Kraja;Daniel I. Chasman;Yun J. Sung

  • Genome-wide association analyses of risk tolerance and risky behaviors in over 1 million individuals identify hundreds of loci and shared genetic influences

    Richard Karlsson Linnér;Richard Karlsson Linnér;Pietro Biroli;Edward Kong;S. Fleur W. Meddens;S. Fleur W. Meddens

  • Genome-wide association analysis identifies novel blood pressure loci and offers biological insights into cardiovascular risk

    Helen R Warren;Evangelos Evangelou;Evangelos Evangelou;Claudia P Cabrera;He Gao

  • New genetic signals for lung function highlight pathways and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease associations across multiple ancestries

    Shrine N;Guyatt Al;Erzurumluoglu Am;Jackson Ve;Jackson Ve;Jackson Ve

  • Large-scale genomic analyses link reproductive aging to hypothalamic signaling, breast cancer susceptibility and BRCA1-mediated DNA repair

    Felix R. Day;Katherine S. Ruth;Deborah J Thompson;Kathryn L. Lunetta

  • Refining the accuracy of validated target identification through coding variant fine-mapping in type 2 diabetes

    Anubha Mahajan;Jennifer Wessel;Sara M. Willems;Wei Zhao

  • Meta-analysis of Genome-wide Association Studies for Neuroticism, and the Polygenic Association With Major Depressive Disorder

    Marleen H.M. De Moor;Stéphanie M. Van Den Berg;Karin J.H. Verweij;Karin J.H. Verweij;Robert F. Krueger

  • Genome-wide physical activity interactions in adiposity. A meta-analysis of 200,452 adults

    Mariaelisa Graff;Robert A. Scott;Anne E. Justice;Kristin L. Young

  • Target genes, variants, tissues and transcriptional pathways influencing human serum urate levels

    Adrienne Tin;Jonathan Marten;Victoria L. Halperin Kuhns;Yong Li

  • Trans-ancestry meta-analyses identify rare and common variants associated with blood pressure and hypertension

    Praveen Surendran;Fotios Drenos;Robin Young;Helen Warren

  • Genome-wide association analyses for lung function and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease identify new loci and potential druggable targets

    Louise V. Wain;Louise V. Wain;Nick Shrine;María Soler Artigas;A. Mesut Erzurumluoglu

  • Genetic insights into biological mechanisms governing human ovarian ageing.

    Katherine S. Ruth;Felix R. Day;Jazib Hussain;Ana Martínez-Marchal

  • Large-Scale Genomic Analyses Link Reproductive Aging to Hypothalamic Signaling, Breast Cancer Susceptibility, and BRCA1-Mediated DNA Repair EDITORIAL COMMENT

    Felix R. Day;Katherine S. Ruth;Deborah J. Thompson;Kathryn L. Lunetta;Kathryn L. Lunetta

  • Large-scale genomic analyses link reproductive ageing to hypothalamic signaling, breast cancer susceptibility and BRCA1-mediated DNA repair

    Felix R. Day;Katherine S. Ruth;Deborah J. Thompson;Kathryn L. Lunetta

  • Genetic landscape of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease identifies heterogeneous cell-type and phenotype associations

    Phuwanat Sakornsakolpat;Dmitry Prokopenko;Maxime Lamontagne;Nicola F. Reeve

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment

    Aysu Okbay;Jonathan P. Beauchamp;Mark Alan Fontana;James J. Lee

  • Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits

    Evangelos Evangelou;Helen R. Warren;David Mosen-Ansorena;Borbala Mifsu

Frequent Co-Authors

Caroline Hayward
Caroline Hayward University of Edinburgh
Ozren Polasek
Ozren Polasek University of Split
Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington
Olli T. Raitakari
Olli T. Raitakari Turku University Hospital
Tonu Esko
Tonu Esko University of Tartu
Igor Rudan
Igor Rudan University of Edinburgh
Andrew P. Morris
Andrew P. Morris University of Liverpool
Terho Lehtimäki
Terho Lehtimäki Tampere University
Nilesh J. Samani
Nilesh J. Samani University of Leicester
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam

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