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Marilyn C. Cornelis is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States and has a significant body of research primarily within the field of Medicine. Their work spans various subfields including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pharmacology, Genetics, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Physiology.

The research topics covered by Cornelis include nutritional studies and diet, coffee research and impacts, diet and metabolism studies, genetic associations and epidemiology, tea polyphenols and effects, folate and B vitamins research, as well as obesity, physical activity, and diet.

Recent publications by Cornelis demonstrate a focus on the genetic and nutritional influences on health. These include:

  • Genetic diversity fuels gene discovery for tobacco and alcohol use, 2022, Nature
  • Habitual coffee intake and risk for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study, 2020, European Journal of Nutrition
  • Tea Consumption and All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality in the UK Biobank, 2022, Annals of Internal Medicine
  • Habitual Coffee and Tea Consumption and Cardiometabolic Biomarkers in the UK Biobank: The Role of Beverage Types and Genetic Variation, 2020, Journal of Nutrition
  • MIND Dietary Pattern and Its Association with Cognition and Incident Dementia in the UK Biobank, 2022, Nutrients

The scientist frequently collaborates with a group of co-authors, including Rob M. van Dam, Daniel I. Chasman, Myriam Fornage, Thanh-Huyen T. Vu, and Martha Clare Morris. These recurring collaborations indicate an ongoing engagement with a network of researchers involved in related fields of study.

Cornelis publishes in several well-known academic venues. The outlets with multiple publications include:

  • Nutrients
  • UNC Libraries
  • Journal of Nutrition
  • Scientific Reports
  • Nature

Best Publications

  • 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

  • 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

  • Twelve type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci identified through large-scale association analysis

    Benjamin F. Voight;Benjamin F. Voight;Laura J. Scott;Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir;Andrew P. Morris

  • 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

  • Genome-partitioning of genetic variation for complex traits using common SNPs

    Jian Yang;Teri A. Manolio;Louis R. Pasquale;Eric Boerwinkle

  • 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

  • New loci associated with kidney function and chronic kidney disease

    Anna Köttgen;Anna Köttgen;Cristian Pattaro;Carsten A. Böger;Christian Fuchsberger

  • An Expanded Genome-Wide Association Study of Type 2 Diabetes in Europeans

    Robert A. Scott;Laura J. Scott;Reedik Mägi;Letizia Marullo

  • Genetic variation in GIPR influences the glucose and insulin responses to an oral glucose challenge

    Richa Saxena;Richa Saxena;Claudia Langenberg;Toshiko Tanaka;Toshiko Tanaka

  • Methodological challenges in Mendelian randomization

    Tyler J. VanderWeele;Eric J. Tchetgen Tchetgen;Marilyn Cornelis;Peter Kraft

  • Thirty new loci for age at menarche identified by a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies

    Cathy E. Elks;John R B Perry;Patrick Sulem;Daniel I. Chasman

  • Coffee, CYP1A2 genotype, and risk of myocardial infarction.

    Marilyn C. Cornelis;Ahmed El-Sohemy;Edmond K. Kabagambe;Hannia Campos;Hannia Campos

  • Novel Loci for Adiponectin Levels and Their Influence on Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolic Traits: A Multi-Ethnic Meta-Analysis of 45,891 Individuals

    Z Dastani;Hivert M-F.;Hivert M-F.;N Timpson;Perry Jrb.;Perry Jrb.

  • Genetic associations at 53 loci highlight cell types and biological pathways relevant for kidney function

    Cristian Pattaro;Alexander Teumer;Mathias Gorski;Audrey Y. Chu

  • Quality control and quality assurance in genotypic data for genome-wide association studies.

    Cathy C. Laurie;Kimberly F. Doheny;Daniel B. Mirel;Elizabeth W. Pugh

  • Coffee, caffeine, and coronary heart disease.

    Marilyn C Cornelis;Ahmed El-Sohemy

  • Genetic fine mapping and genomic annotation defines causal mechanisms at type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci

    Kyle J Gaulton;Kyle J Gaulton;Teresa Ferreira;Yeji Lee;Anne Raimondo

  • 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

  • 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

Frank B. Hu
Frank B. Hu Harvard University
Peter Kraft
Peter Kraft Harvard University
Eric Boerwinkle
Eric Boerwinkle The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Caroline S. Fox
Caroline S. Fox MSD (United States)
Tonu Esko
Tonu Esko University of Tartu
Lu Qi
Lu Qi Harvard University
Daniel I. Chasman
Daniel I. Chasman Brigham and Women's Hospital
David J. Hunter
David J. Hunter Harvard University
Rob M. van Dam
Rob M. van Dam George Washington University
Igor Rudan
Igor Rudan University of Edinburgh

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