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Penelope A. Lind is affiliated with the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on areas within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a substantial portion also involving medicine.

The scientist's work extends to several specialized subfields including genetics, psychiatry and mental health, molecular biology, pharmacology, and clinical psychology. This diverse expertise is reflected in the range of topics they cover, such as genetic associations and epidemiology, bipolar disorder and treatment, epigenetics and DNA methylation, birth, development, and health, genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, tryptophan and brain disorders, and genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals.

Lind has contributed to numerous recent papers published in high-impact journals. Notable publications include:

  • The genetic architecture of the human cerebral cortex, 2020, Science
  • Polygenic prediction of educational attainment within and between families from genome-wide association analyses in 3 million individuals, 2022, Nature Genetics
  • Within-sibship genome-wide association analyses decrease bias in estimates of direct genetic effects, 2022, Nature Genetics
  • A large-scale genome-wide association study meta-analysis of cannabis use disorder, 2020, The Lancet Psychiatry
  • Genome-wide association analyses of physical activity and sedentary behavior provide insights into underlying mechanisms and roles in disease prevention, 2022, Nature Genetics

The scientist frequently collaborates with a number of researchers, including Sarah E. Medland, Nicholas G. Martin, Ian B. Hickie, Scott D. Gordon, and Enda M. Byrne.

Penelope A. Lind's work is regularly published in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), UNC Libraries, European Neuropsychopharmacology, Nature Communications, and Nature Genetics. These venues indicate an active engagement with both preprint and peer-reviewed outlets across genetics, neuropsychopharmacology, and broader biomedical research.

Best Publications

  • Genome-wide association analyses identify 44 risk variants and refine the genetic architecture of major depression

    Naomi R. Wray;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Manuel Mattheisen;MacIej Trzaskowski

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment

    Aysu Okbay;Jonathan P. Beauchamp;Mark Alan Fontana;James J. Lee

  • Genetic variants associated with subjective well-being, depressive symptoms, and neuroticism identified through genome-wide analyses

    Aysu Okbay;Bart M L Baselmans;Jan-Emmanuel De Neve;Patrick Turley

  • GWAS of 126,559 Individuals Identifies Genetic Variants Associated with Educational Attainment

    Cornelius A. Rietveld;Sarah E. Medland;Jaime Lane Derringer;Jian Yang

  • The genetic architecture of the human cerebral cortex

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

  • Transancestral GWAS of alcohol dependence reveals common genetic underpinnings with psychiatric disorders

    Raymond K. Walters;Raymond K. Walters;Renato Polimanti;Emma C. Johnson;Jeanette N. McClintick

  • Genomic analyses identify hundreds of variants associated with age at menarche and support a role for puberty timing in cancer risk

    Felix R. Day;Deborah J. Thompson;Hannes Helgason;Hannes Helgason;Daniel I. Chasman

  • Maternal and fetal genetic effects on birth weight and their relevance to cardio-metabolic risk factors

    Nicole M Warrington;Robin N Beaumont;Momoko Horikoshi;Felix R Day

  • LRRTM1 on chromosome 2p12 is a maternally suppressed gene that is associated paternally with handedness and schizophrenia

    Clyde Francks;S. Maegawa;J. Laurén;B. S. Abrahams

  • A large-scale genome-wide association study meta-analysis of cannabis use disorder

    Emma C Johnson;Ditte Demontis;Thorgeir E Thorgeirsson;Raymond K Walters

  • Identification of heart rate–associated loci and their effects on cardiac conduction and rhythm disorders

    Marcel Den Hoed;Mark Eijgelsheim;Tõnu Esko;Bianca J J M Brundel

  • Genome-wide analysis identifies 12 loci influencing human reproductive behavior

    Nicola Barban;Rick Jansen;Ronald De Vlaming;Ahmad Vaez;Ahmad Vaez

  • Genetic evidence for causal relationships between maternal obesity-related traits and birth weight

    Jessica Tyrrell;Jessica Tyrrell;Rebecca C. Richmond;Rebecca C. Richmond;Tom M. Palmer;Tom M. Palmer;Bjarke Feenstra

  • Associations of ADH and ALDH2 gene variation with self report alcohol reactions, consumption and dependence: an integrated analysis

    Stuart Macgregor;Penelope A. Lind;Kathleen K. Bucholz;Narelle K. Hansell

  • A quantitative-trait genome-wide association study of alcoholism risk in the community: findings and implications.

    Andrew C. Heath;John B. Whitfield;Nicholas G. Martin;Michele L. Pergadia

  • Directional dominance on stature and cognition in diverse human populations

    Peter K. Joshi;Tonu Esko;Hannele Mattsson;Niina Eklund

  • Genome-wide association study of offspring birth weight in 86 577 women identifies five novel loci and highlights maternal genetic effects that are independent of fetal genetics

    Robin N Beaumont;Nicole M Warrington;Alana Cavadino;Jessica Tyrrell;Jessica Tyrrell

  • A meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies novel variants associated with osteoarthritis of the hip

    Evangelos Evangelou;Evangelos Evangelou;Hanneke J Kerkhof;Unnur Styrkarsdottir;Evangelia E Ntzani

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment

    Aysu Okbay;Jonathan P. Beauchamp;Mark Alan Fontana;James J. Lee

  • Genetic variants associated with subjective well-being, depressive symptoms, and neuroticism identified through genome-wide analyses

    Aysu Okbay;Bart M. L. Baselmans;Jan-Emmanuel De Neve;Patrick Turley

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicholas G. Martin
Nicholas G. Martin QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Grant W. Montgomery
Grant W. Montgomery University of Queensland
Sarah E. Medland
Sarah E. Medland QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Jouke-Jan Hottenga
Jouke-Jan Hottenga Hamad bin Khalifa University
Dorret I. Boomsma
Dorret I. Boomsma Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Gonneke Willemsen
Gonneke Willemsen Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Johan G. Eriksson
Johan G. Eriksson National University of Singapore
Caroline Hayward
Caroline Hayward University of Edinburgh
Tonu Esko
Tonu Esko University of Tartu
Patrik K. E. Magnusson
Patrik K. E. Magnusson Karolinska Institute

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