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Lisa Jones is affiliated with the University of Worcester in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses predominantly on medicine, with substantial contributions in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Key subfields include genetics, psychiatry and mental health, public health, environmental and occupational health, molecular biology, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

Their work covers a range of topics related to mental health and genetics, including:

  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Pregnancy and Medication Impact
  • Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
  • Schizophrenia research and treatment

Recent scholarly publications highlight various aspects of genetic and psychiatric research. Notable papers include:

  • "Genome-wide gene-environment analyses of major depressive disorder and reported lifetime traumatic experiences in UK Biobank," 2020, published in Molecular Psychiatry
  • "Exome sequencing in bipolar disorder identifies AKAP11 as a risk gene shared with schizophrenia," 2022, published in Nature Genetics
  • "The Genetic Architecture of Depression in Individuals of East Asian Ancestry," 2021, published in JAMA Psychiatry
  • "A phenome-wide association and Mendelian Randomisation study of polygenic risk for depression in UK Biobank," 2020, published in Nature Communications
  • "Phenomenology, Epidemiology and Aetiology of Postpartum Psychosis: A Review," 2021, published in Brain Sciences

Lisa Jones frequently collaborates with other researchers in the field. The most common co-authors include:

  • Ian Jones
  • Katherine Gordon-Smith
  • Arianna Di Florio
  • Nick Craddock
  • Mark J. Adams

Their publications have appeared repeatedly in influential venues, such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • The Journal of Sexual Medicine
  • European Neuropsychopharmacology
  • UNC Libraries

Best Publications

  • Genome-wide association study of 14,000 cases of seven common diseases and 3,000 shared controls

    Paul R. Burton;David G. Clayton;Lon R. Cardon;Nick Craddock

  • Genetic relationship between five psychiatric disorders estimated from genome-wide SNPs

    S. Hong Lee;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Benjamin M. Neale;Benjamin M. Neale;Stephen V. Faraone

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 30 loci associated with bipolar disorder

    Eli A. Stahl;Eli A. Stahl;Gerome Breen;Andreas J. Forstner;Andrew McQuillin

  • Large-scale genome-wide association analysis of bipolar disorder identifies a new susceptibility locus near ODZ4

    Pamela Sklar;Pamela Sklar;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Laura J. Scott;Ole A. Andreassen

  • Genome-wide association study of more than 40,000 bipolar disorder cases provides new insights into the underlying biology

    Niamh Mullins;Andreas J. Forstner;Andreas J. Forstner;Andreas J. Forstner;Kevin S. O'Connell;Kevin S. O'Connell;Brandon Coombes

  • Genome-wide association study identifies eight loci associated with blood pressure

    Christopher Newton-Cheh;Christopher Newton-Cheh;Toby Johnson;Toby Johnson;Vesela Gateva;Martin D. Tobin

  • Collaborative genome-wide association analysis supports a role for ANK3 and CACNA1C in bipolar disorder

    Manuel A R Ferreira;Michael C O'Donovan;Yan A Meng;Ian R Jones

  • Association scan of 14,500 nonsynonymous SNPs in four diseases identifies autoimmunity variants

    Paul R Burton;David G Clayton;Lon R Cardon;Nick Craddock

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

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

  • A mega-analysis of genome-wide association studies for major depressive disorder

    Stephan Ripke;Naomi R Wray;Cathryn M Lewis;Steven P Hamilton

  • High Rates of Schizophrenia in Adults With Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome

    Kieran C. Murphy;Lisa A. Jones;Michael J. Owen

  • Heritability Estimates for Psychotic Disorders: The Maudsley Twin Psychosis Series

    Alastair G. Cardno;E. Jane Marshall;Bina Coid;Alison M. Macdonald

  • Genome-wide association study of CNVs in 16,000 cases of eight common diseases and 3,000 shared controls

    Nick Craddock;Matthew E. Hurles;Niall Cardin;Richard D. Pearson

  • Genomic Dissection of Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia, Including 28 Subphenotypes

    Douglas M. Ruderfer;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Andrew McQuillin;James Boocock

  • Psychiatric genome-wide association study analyses implicate neuronal, immune and histone pathways

    Colm O'Dushlaine;Lizzy Rossin;Phil H. Lee;Laramie Duncan;Laramie Duncan

  • Neuropsychological testing of cognitive impairment in euthymic bipolar disorder: an individual patient data meta-analysis

    C. Bourne;C. Bourne;Ö. Aydemir;V. Balanzá-Martínez;E. Bora

  • Localization of type 1 diabetes susceptibility to the MHC class I genes HLA-B and HLA-A

    Sergey Nejentsev;Joanna M. M. Howson;Neil M. Walker;Jeffrey Szeszko

  • The bipolar disorder risk allele at CACNA1C also confers risk of recurrent major depression and of schizophrenia

    EK Green;D Grozeva;I Jones;Lisa Jones

  • Determinants of burden in those who care for someone with dementia.

    P Campbell;J Wright;Janet Oyebode;D Job

  • A mega-analysis of genome-wide association studies for major depressive disorder

    S. Ripke;N. R. Wray;C. M. Lewis;S. P. Hamilton

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicholas John Craddock
Nicholas John Craddock Cardiff University
Ian Jones
Ian Jones Cardiff University
Katherine Gordon-Smith
Katherine Gordon-Smith University of Worcester
Michael John Owen
Michael John Owen Cardiff University
Peter McGuffin
Peter McGuffin King's College London
Liz Forty
Liz Forty Cardiff University
Anne Farmer
Anne Farmer King's College London
Michael Conlon O'Donovan
Michael Conlon O'Donovan Cardiff University
Gerome Breen
Gerome Breen King's College London
Marian L. Hamshere
Marian L. Hamshere Cardiff University

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