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Overview

Richa Saxena is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily lies within the field of Medicine, focusing on several subfields including Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Physiology, Genetics, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The main topics of Saxena's work cover a range of areas related to sleep and metabolic health. These include Sleep and related disorders, Circadian rhythm and melatonin, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Sleep and Wakefulness Research, Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research, and Dietary Effects on Health.

Saxena's recent publications reflect their focus on genetic and physiological aspects of sleep and metabolism. Some notable papers include:

  • "Genetic determinants of daytime napping and effects on cardiometabolic health" (2021, Nature Communications)
  • "Multi-ancestry genome-wide association analyses identify novel genetic mechanisms in rheumatoid arthritis" (2022, Nature Genetics)
  • "Genetics of circadian rhythms and sleep in human health and disease" (2022, Nature Reviews Genetics)
  • "Melatonin Effects on Glucose Metabolism: Time To Unlock the Controversy" (2020, Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism)
  • "Sleep regularity is a stronger predictor of mortality risk than sleep duration: A prospective cohort study" (2023, SLEEP)

The venues in which Saxena most frequently publishes include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), SLEEP, UNC Libraries, Current Developments in Nutrition, and Nature Communications. The quantity of their publications in these venues emphasizes a significant engagement with journals focusing on sleep science and biomedical research.

Saxena collaborates regularly with other researchers in related fields. Frequent co-authors include Jacqueline M. Lane, Hassan S. Dashti, Martin K. Rutter, Frank A. J. L. Scheer, and Susan Redline, indicating a strong network in genetic epidemiology and sleep research.

Best Publications

  • A haplotype map of the human genome

    John W. Belmont;Andrew Boudreau;Suzanne M. Leal;Paul Hardenbol

  • A second generation human haplotype map of over 3.1 million SNPs

    Kelly A. Frazer;Dennis G. Ballinger;David R. Cox;David A. Hinds

  • 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

  • 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 Analysis Identifies Loci for Type 2 Diabetes and Triglyceride Levels

    Richa Saxena;Benjamin F. Voight;Valeriya Lyssenko;Noël P. Burtt

  • 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

  • Genome-wide detection and characterization of positive selection in human populations

    Pardis C. Sabeti;Pardis C. Sabeti;Patrick Varilly;Patrick Varilly;Ben Fry;Jason Lohmueller

  • A comprehensive 1000 Genomes–based genome-wide association meta-analysis of coronary artery disease

    M Nikpay;A Goel;Won H-H.;L M Hall

  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide association data and large-scale replication identifies additional susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes

    E Zeggini;L J Scott;R Saxena;B F Voight

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

  • A genome-wide approach accounting for body mass index identifies genetic variants influencing fasting glycemic traits and insulin resistance.

    Alisa K. Manning;Alisa K. Manning;Alisa K. Manning;Robert A. Scott;Jonna L. Grimsby

  • Variants in MTNR1B influence fasting glucose levels

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

  • Common variant in MTNR1B associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes and impaired early insulin secretion.

    Valeriya Lyssenko;Cecilia L F Nagorny;Michael R Erdos;Nils Wierup

  • 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

  • A comprehensive 1000 Genomes-based genome-wide association meta-analysis of coronary artery disease

    Majid Nikpay;Anuj Goel;Hong-Hee Won;Leanne M. Hall

  • The Metabochip, a Custom Genotyping Array for Genetic Studies of Metabolic, Cardiovascular, and Anthropometric Traits

    B F Voight;H M Kang;J Ding;C D Palmer;C D Palmer

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan Redline
Susan Redline Brigham and Women's Hospital
Frank A.J.L. Scheer
Frank A.J.L. Scheer Brigham and Women's Hospital
David Altshuler
David Altshuler Harvard University
Jose C. Florez
Jose C. Florez Harvard University
Timothy M. Frayling
Timothy M. Frayling University of Geneva
Leif Groop
Leif Groop Lund University
Debbie A. Lawlor
Debbie A. Lawlor University of Bristol
Shaun Purcell
Shaun Purcell Harvard Medical School
Kari Stefansson
Kari Stefansson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)

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