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Overview

Michelle Luciano is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with particular focus on Genetics, Molecular Biology, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

Their work covers a range of topics including Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Reading and Literacy Development, Frailty in Older Adults, Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks, Nutrition and Health in Aging, and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, and Quality of Life.

Some recent notable papers include:

  • The genetic architecture of the human cerebral cortex, 2020, Science
  • Genome-wide association study identifies 48 common genetic variants associated with handedness, 2020, Nature Human Behaviour
  • Genome-wide analyses of individual differences in quantitatively assessed reading- and language-related skills in up to 34,000 people, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Common Genetic Variation Indicates Separate Causes for Periventricular and Deep White Matter Hyperintensities, 2020, Stroke
  • A Systematic Review of Frailty Trajectories: Their Shape and Influencing Factors, 2020, The Gerontologist

Luciano's frequent co-authors include:

  • Ian J. Deary
  • Tom C. Russ
  • Simon R. Cox
  • Simon E. Fisher
  • Nicholas G. Martin

Their research has been published repeatedly in specific venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • European Neuropsychopharmacology
  • UNC Libraries
  • Twin Research and Human Genetics

Best Publications

  • Common genetic variants influence human subcortical brain structures.

    Derrek P. Hibar;Jason L. Stein;Jason L. Stein;Miguel E. Renteria;Alejandro Arias-Vasquez

  • The genetic architecture of the human cerebral cortex

    Katrina L. Grasby;Neda Jahanshad;Jodie N. Painter;Lucía Colodro-Conde

  • Genome-wide association studies establish that human intelligence is highly heritable and polygenic

    G. Davies;A. Tenesa;A. Tenesa;A. Payton;J. Yang

  • The ENIGMA Consortium: large-scale collaborative analyses of neuroimaging and genetic data

    Paul M. Thompson;Jason L. Stein;Sarah E. Medland;Derrek P. Hibar

  • Heritability of Adult Body Height: A Comparative Study of Twin Cohorts in Eight Countries

    Karri Silventoinen;Sampo Sammalisto;Markus Perola;Dorret I. Boomsma

  • Study of 300,486 individuals identifies 148 independent genetic loci influencing general cognitive function

    Gail Davies;Max Lam;Sarah E. Harris;Joey W. Trampush

  • The heritability of general cognitive ability increases linearly from childhood to young adulthood

    Claire M. A. Haworth;M. J. Wright;M. Luciano;N. G. Martin

  • Happiness Is a Personal(ity) Thing The Genetics of Personality and Well-Being in a Representative Sample

    Alexander Weiss;Timothy C. Bates;Michelle Luciano

  • Genetic contributions to variation in general cognitive function: a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies in the CHARGE consortium (N=53 949)

    G. Davies;N. Armstrong;J. C. Bis;J. Bressler

  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for personality

    M H M de Moor;P T Costa;A Terracciano;R F Krueger

  • Genome-wide association study of cognitive functions and educational attainment in UK Biobank ( N =112 151)

    G. Davies;R. E. Marioni;R. E. Marioni;D. C. Liewald;W. D. Hill

  • Sex-differences in heritability of BMI: A comparative study of results from Twin Studies in Eight Countries

    Karoline Schousboe;Gonneke Willemsen;Kirsten O. Kyvik;Jakob Mortensen

  • Association analysis in over 329,000 individuals identifies 116 independent variants influencing neuroticism

    Michelle Luciano;Saskia P. Hagenaars;Saskia P. Hagenaars;Gail Davies;W. David Hill

  • 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

  • Novel genetic loci associated with hippocampal volume

    Derrek Hibar;Hieab H.H. Adams;Neda Jahanshad;Ganesh Chauhan

  • Genetic contributions to stability and change in intelligence from childhood to old age

    Ian J. Deary;Jian Yang;Gail Davies;Sarah E. Harris;Sarah E. Harris

  • Genetic architecture of subcortical brain structures in 38,851 individuals

    Claudia L. Satizabal;Claudia L. Satizabal;Claudia L. Satizabal;Hieab H.H. Adams;Derrek Hibar;Charles C. White;Charles C. White

  • Genome-wide analysis of over 106 000 individuals identifies 9 neuroticism-associated loci

    Daniel J. Smith;Valentina Escott-Price;Gail Davies;Mark E. S. Bailey

  • Genetic covariance among measures of information processing speed, working memory, and IQ

    M. Luciano;M. Luciano;M. J. Wright;G. A. Smith;G. M. Geffen

  • Novel genetic loci underlying human intracranial volume identified through genome-wide association

    Hieab H H Adams;Derrek P. Hibar;Vincent Chouraki;Vincent Chouraki;Vincent Chouraki;Jason L. Stein;Jason L. Stein

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian J. Deary
Ian J. Deary University of Edinburgh
Nicholas G. Martin
Nicholas G. Martin QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Margaret J. Wright
Margaret J. Wright University of Queensland
John M. Starr
John M. Starr University of Edinburgh
Sudha Seshadri
Sudha Seshadri The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
David J. Porteous
David J. Porteous University of Edinburgh
Grant W. Montgomery
Grant W. Montgomery University of Queensland
Narelle K. Hansell
Narelle K. Hansell University of Queensland
Dorret I. Boomsma
Dorret I. Boomsma Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Peter R. Schofield
Peter R. Schofield Neuroscience Research Australia

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