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Overview

Margit Burmeister is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on Medicine. Within these broad fields, they have specialized in Molecular Biology, Genetics, General Health Professions, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and Social Psychology.

Their scientific inquiry covers several major topics including Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Healthcare Professionals' Stress and Burnout, Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Physical Activity and Health, Mental Health Treatment and Access, RNA Regulation and Disease, and RNA Modifications and Cancer.

Margit Burmeister has contributed to a variety of publications across multiple venues. Their frequent publication venues include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, Scientific Reports, Molecular Psychiatry, and UNC Libraries.

Some recent papers illustrating the scope and focus of their research work are:

  • The Genetic Architecture of Depression in Individuals of East Asian Ancestry, 2021, JAMA Psychiatry
  • Review and Consensus on Pharmacogenomic Testing in Psychiatry, 2020, Pharmacopsychiatry
  • Multi-ancestry genome-wide association study of major depression aids locus discovery, fine mapping, gene prioritization and causal inference, 2024, Nature Genetics
  • Mental Health of Young Physicians in China During the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak, 2020, JAMA Network Open
  • A second cohort of CHD3 patients expands the molecular mechanisms known to cause Snijders Blok-Campeau syndrome, 2020, European Journal of Human Genetics

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Burmeister's work, with frequent co-authors including Srijan Sen, Yu Fang, Jingmin Wang, Zhenke Wu, and Cathryn M. Lewis. These collaborations have contributed to the interdisciplinary nature of their research approach.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • The serotonin transporter promoter variant (5-HTTLPR), stress, and depression meta-analysis revisited: evidence of genetic moderation.

    Katja Karg;Margit Burmeister;Kerby Shedden;Srijan Sen

  • 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

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

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

  • The Collaborative Cross, a community resource for the genetic analysis of complex traits

    Gary A. Churchill;David C. Airey;Hooman Allayee;Joe M. Angel

  • Meta-analysis of the association between a serotonin transporter promoter polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) and anxiety-related personality traits

    Srijan Sen;Margit L. Burmeister;Debashis Ghosh

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Radiation hybrid mapping: a somatic cell genetic method for constructing high-resolution maps of mammalian chromosomes

    David R. Cox;Margit Burmeister;E. Roydon Price;Suwon Kim

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

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

  • Ocular retardation mouse caused by Chx10 homeobox null allele: impaired retinal progenitor proliferation and bipolar cell differentiation.

    Margit Burmeister;Jakub Novak;Mei Ying Liang;Sharmila Basu

  • Psychiatric genetics: progress amid controversy

    Margit Burmeister;Melvin G. McInnis;Sebastian Zöllner

  • Genomewide association studies: history, rationale, and prospects for psychiatric disorders.

    Sven Cichon;Nick Craddock;Mark Daly;Mark Daly;Stephen V. Faraone

  • Mutation in AP-3 δ in the mocha Mouse Links Endosomal Transport to Storage Deficiency in Platelets, Melanosomes, and Synaptic Vesicles

    Prameela Kantheti;Xiaoxi Qiao;Maria E Diaz;Andrew A Peden

  • A BDNF coding variant is associated with the NEO personality inventory domain neuroticism, a risk factor for depression.

    Srijan Sen;Randolph M. Nesse;Scott F. Stoltenberg;Sheng Li

  • Collaborative meta-analysis finds no evidence of a strong interaction between stress and 5-HTTLPR genotype contributing to the development of depression

    R. C. Culverhouse;N. L. Saccone;A. C. Horton;Y. Ma

  • Genome-wide association and meta-analysis of bipolar disorder in individuals of European ancestry

    Laura J. Scott;Pierandrea Muglia;Pierandrea Muglia;Xiangyang Q. Kong;Weihua Guan

  • Mutations in the Wolfram syndrome 1 gene (WFS1) are a common cause of low frequency sensorineural hearing loss

    Irina N. Bespalova;Irina N. Bespalova;Guy Van Camp;Steven J.H. Bom;David J. Brown

  • Genome-wide association scan for five major dimensions of personality.

    A. Terracciano;S. Sanna;M. Uda;B. Deiana

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

    Lee Ph;Anttila;Won H

Frequent Co-Authors

Jun Li
Jun Li University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Robert A. Zucker
Robert A. Zucker University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Huda Akil
Huda Akil University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Shaun Purcell
Shaun Purcell Harvard Medical School
Jordan W. Smoller
Jordan W. Smoller Harvard University
Mikael Landén
Mikael Landén University of Gothenburg
Laura J. Scott
Laura J. Scott University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Stephan Ripke
Stephan Ripke Massachusetts General Hospital
Derek W. Morris
Derek W. Morris University of Galway
Thomas G. Schulze
Thomas G. Schulze Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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