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Murielle Bochud is affiliated with the University Hospital of Lausanne in Switzerland and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on public health, genetics, molecular biology, infectious diseases, and environmental health.

Their research spans several main topics, including:

  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies

Bochud has published research in prominent venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Revue Médicale Suisse
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • UNC Libraries
  • International Journal of Public Health
  • Journal of Hypertension

Some of the most cited papers include:

  • "Genetic insights into biological mechanisms governing human ovarian ageing," 2021, Nature
  • "Changes in SARS-CoV-2 Spike versus Nucleoprotein Antibody Responses Impact the Estimates of Infections in Population-Based Seroprevalence Studies," 2020, Journal of Virology
  • "Corona Immunitas: study protocol of a nationwide program of SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and seroepidemiologic studies in Switzerland," 2020, International Journal of Public Health
  • "Meta-analyses identify DNA methylation associated with kidney function and damage," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Towards a consensus definition of allostatic load: a multi-cohort, multi-system, multi-biomarker individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis," 2023, Psychoneuroendocrinology

The scientist works collaboratively with frequent co-authors including:

  • Belén Ponte
  • Semira Gonseth
  • Menno Pruijm
  • Silvia Stringhini
  • Daniel Ackermann

Best Publications

  • Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels

    Cristen J. Willer;Ellen M. Schmidt;Sebanti Sengupta;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso

  • 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

  • Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk

    Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Patricia B. Munroe;Kenneth M. Rice;Murielle Bochud

  • Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height

    Andrew R. Wood;Tonu Esko;Jian Yang;Sailaja Vedantam

  • 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

  • Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

    Adam E. Locke;Bratati Kahali;Sonja I. Berndt;Anne E. Justice

  • Genetic Variation in IL28B Is Associated With Chronic Hepatitis C and Treatment Failure: A Genome-Wide Association Study

    Andri Rauch;Zoltán Kutalik;Zoltán Kutalik;Patrick Descombes;Tao Cai

  • 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

  • Socioeconomic status and the 25 × 25 risk factors as determinants of premature mortality: a multicohort study and meta-analysis of 1·7 million men and women

    Silvia Stringhini;Cristian Carmeli;Markus Jokela;Mauricio Avendaño;Mauricio Avendaño

  • 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

  • Modulation of genetic associations with serum urate levels by body-mass-index in humans

    Jennifer E. Huffman;Eva Albrecht;Alexander Teumer;Massimo Mangino

  • Common variants associated with plasma triglycerides and risk for coronary artery disease

    Ron Do;Cristen J. Willer;Ellen M. Schmidt;Sebanti Sengupta

  • Genome-wide association analyses identify 18 new loci associated with serum urate concentrations

    Anna Köttgen;Anna Köttgen;Eva Albrecht;Alexander Teumer;Veronique Vitart

  • Variants in MTNR1B influence fasting glucose levels

    Inga Prokopenko;Claudia Langenberg;Jose C. Florez;Jose C. Florez;Richa Saxena;Richa Saxena

  • Meta-analysis of 28,141 individuals identifies common variants within five new loci that influence uric acid concentrations.

    Melanie Kolz;Toby Johnson;Toby Johnson;Toby Johnson;Serena Sanna;Alexander Teumer

  • The CoLaus study: a population-based study to investigate the epidemiology and genetic determinants of cardiovascular risk factors and metabolic syndrome.

    Mathieu Firmann;Vladimir Mayor;Pedro Marques Vidal;Murielle Bochud

  • 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

  • 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

  • Meta-analysis of 28,141 individuals identifies common variants within five new loci that influence uric acid concentrations

    M. Kolz;T. Johnson;S. Sanna;A. Teumer

  • 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

Michel Burnier
Michel Burnier University of Lausanne
Georg B. Ehret
Georg B. Ehret University of Geneva
Peter Vollenweider
Peter Vollenweider University of Lausanne
Zoltán Kutalik
Zoltán Kutalik University of Lausanne
Markus Perola
Markus Perola Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Jaspal S. Kooner
Jaspal S. Kooner Imperial College London
Fred Paccaud
Fred Paccaud University of Lausanne
Toby Johnson
Toby Johnson Queen Mary University of London
Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington
John C. Chambers
John C. Chambers Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

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