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Robert Power is affiliated with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Australia. Their research prominently focuses on Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with particular contributions in subfields such as Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health.

The researcher has contributed to a range of topics including Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Gut Microbiota and Health, Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks, and Birth, Development, and Health. These topics reflect a multidisciplinary approach to understanding complex biological and health-related phenomena through genetic and computational methods.

Notable recent publications by Robert Power include:

  • Current Affairs of Microbial Genome-Wide Association Studies: Approaches, Bottlenecks and Analytical Pitfalls, 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • A recessive genetic model and runs of homozygosity in major depressive disorder, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Genome-wide Association for Major Depression Through Age at Onset Stratification: Major Depressive Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, 2020, UNC Libraries

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Stephan Ripke
  • Naomi R. Wray
  • Gerome Breen
  • James Emmanuel San
  • Shakuntala Baichoo

Robert Power's work has appeared mainly in UNC Libraries and Frontiers in Microbiology, indicating a presence in both open academic repositories and peer-reviewed scientific journals. Their publication record and collaborations suggest active engagement with research communities focused on psychiatric genomics and microbial genomics.

Best Publications

  • Using Social Media to Enhance Emergency Situation Awareness

    Jie Yin;A. Lampert;M. Cameron;B. Robinson

  • Using social media to enhance emergency situation awareness

    Jie Yin;Sarvnaz Karimi;Andrew Lampert;Mark Cameron

  • Using Social Media to Enhance Emergency Situation Awareness: Extended Abstract

    Jie Yin;Sarvnaz Karimi;Andrew Lampert;Mark A. Cameron

  • Polygenic risk scores for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder predict creativity

    Robert A Power;Stacy Steinberg;Gyda Bjornsdottir;Cornelius A Rietveld

  • Fecundity of Patients With Schizophrenia, Autism, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Anorexia Nervosa, or Substance Abuse vs Their Unaffected Siblings

    Robert A. Power;Simon Kyaga;Rudolf Uher;James H. MacCabe

  • Emergency situation awareness from twitter for crisis management

    Mark A. Cameron;Robert Power;Bella Robinson;Jie Yin

  • Microbial genome-wide association studies: lessons from human GWAS

    Robert A. Power;Julian Parkhill;Tulio de Oliveira;Tulio de Oliveira;Tulio de Oliveira

  • Heritability estimates of the Big Five personality traits based on common genetic variants

    R A Power;M Pluess

  • GWAS of Suicide Attempt in Psychiatric Disorders and Association With Major Depression Polygenic Risk Scores

    Niamh Mullins;Tim B. Bigdeli;Anders D. Børglum;Jonathan R.I. Coleman

  • Genetic predisposition to schizophrenia associated with increased use of cannabis

    Robert A. Power;Karin J.H. Verweij;Mohamed Zuhair;Grant W. Montgomery

  • Polygenic interactions with environmental adversity in the aetiology of major depressive disorder.

    Niamh Mullins;Robert A Power;Helen L Fisher;Ken B Hanscombe

  • Genome-wide association for major depression through age at onset stratification: Major depressive disorder working group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium

    Robert A. Power;Katherine E. Tansey;Henriette Nørmølle Buttenschøn;Sarah Cohen-Woods

  • The Regai Dzive Shiri project: results of a randomized trial of an HIV prevention intervention for youth.

    Frances M. Cowan;Frances M. Cowan;Sophie J. S. Pascoe;Lisa F. Langhaug;Webster Mavhu

  • A very low response rate in an on-line survey of medical practitioners.

    Campbell Aitken;Robert Power;Robyn Dwyer

  • Genetic relationships between suicide attempts, suicidal ideation and major psychiatric disorders: A genome-wide association and polygenic scoring study

    Niamh Mullins;Nader Perroud;Rudolf Uher;Rudolf Uher;Amy W. Butler;Amy W. Butler

  • Barriers to accessing drug treatment in Russia: a qualitative study among injecting drug users in two cities.

    Natalia Bobrova;Tim Rhodes;Robert Power;Ron Alcorn

  • The Regai Dzive Shiri Project: a cluster randomised controlled trial to determine the effectiveness of a multi-component community-based HIV prevention intervention for rural youth in Zimbabwe – study design and baseline results

    Frances M. Cowan;Sophie J. S. Pascoe;Lisa F. Langhaug;Jeffrey Dirawo

  • HIV/AIDS harm reduction in Iran.

    Emran Razzaghi;Bijan Nassirimanesh;Parviz Afshar;Kelechi Ohiri

  • Prevalences and correlates of non-viral injecting-related injuries and diseases in a convenience sample of Australian injecting drug users ☆

    Robyn Dwyer;L Topp;L Maher;R Power

  • Drug injecting, AIDS, and risk behaviour: potential for change and intervention strategies.

    Robert Power;Richard Hartnoll;Emmanuelle Daviaud

Frequent Co-Authors

Rudolf Uher
Rudolf Uher Dalhousie University
Cathryn M. Lewis
Cathryn M. Lewis King's College London
Stephan Ripke
Stephan Ripke Massachusetts General Hospital
Michael John Owen
Michael John Owen Cardiff University
Bertram Müller-Myhsok
Bertram Müller-Myhsok Max Planck Society
Ian W. Craig
Ian W. Craig King's College London
Nicholas John Craddock
Nicholas John Craddock Cardiff University
Marcella Rietschel
Marcella Rietschel Heidelberg University
Elisabeth B. Binder
Elisabeth B. Binder Max Planck Society
Tulio de Oliveira
Tulio de Oliveira University of KwaZulu-Natal

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