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Robert Williamson is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and psychology, with an emphasis on evolutionary biology and genetic diversity.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Psychology
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Within these fields, their work focuses on several subfields, such as:

  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Social Psychology
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

The primary research topics covered in their publications are:

  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior

Robert Williamson has contributed to several notable publications, including:

  • Primate phylogenomics uncovers multiple rapid radiations and ancient interspecific introgression, 2020, PLoS Biology
  • K-mer-based Approaches to Bridging Pangenomics and Population Genetics, 2025, Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • Males optimally balance selfish and kin-selected strategies of sexual competition in the guppy, 2020, Nature Ecology & Evolution

The scientist has collaborated with a number of frequent co-authors, such as:

  • Dan Vanderpool
  • Bùi Quang Minh
  • Robert Lanfear
  • Daniel Hughes
  • Shwetha C. Murali

Robert Williamson's research appears across several publication venues, with contributions in:

  • PLoS Biology
  • Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution

Best Publications

  • Segregation of a missense mutation in the amyloid precursor protein gene with familial Alzheimer's disease.

    Alison Goate;Marie-Christine Chartier-Harlin;Mike Mullan;Jeremy Brown

  • Liposome-mediated CFTR gene transfer to the nasal epithelium of patients with cystic fibrosis.

    Natasha J. Caplen;Eric W.F.W. Alton;Peter G. Mddleton;Julia R. Dorin

  • Detection of an unstable fragment of DNA specific to individuals with myotonic dystrophy.

    J Buxton;P Shelbourne;J Davies;C Jones

  • Chromosome 4q DNA rearrangements associated with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy.

    Cisca Wijmenga;Jane E. Hewitt;Lodewijk A. Sandkuijl;Lorraine N. Clark

  • Polycystic ovaries and premature male pattern baldness are associated with one allele of the steroid metabolism gene CYP17

    Adam H. Carey;Dawn Waterworth;Kirty Patel;Davinia White

  • Localization of cystic fibrosis locus to human chromosome 7cen–q22

    Brandon J. Wainwright;Peter J. Scambler;Jorg Schmidtke;Eila A. Watson

  • Non–invasive liposome–mediated gene delivery can correct the ion transport defect in cystic fibrosis mutant mice

    E W Alton;P G Middleton;N J Caplen;S N Smith

  • Genetic linkage studies suggest that Alzheimer's disease is not a single homogeneous disorder

    P. H. St George-Hyslop;J. L. Haines;L. A. Farrer;R. Polinsky

  • Velo-cardio-facial syndrome associated with chromosome 22 deletions encompassing the DiGeorge locus

    P.J Scambler;D Kelly;E Lindsay;R Williamson

  • Linkage analysis of two cloned DNA sequences flanking the Duchenne muscular dystrophy locus on the short arm of the human X chromosome

    K.E. Davies;P.L. Pearson;P.S. Harper;J.M. Murray;J.M. Murray

  • Linkage and association of insulin gene VNTR regulatory polymorphism with polycystic ovary syndrome

    Dawn M Waterworth;Simon T Bennett;Neda Gharani;Mark I McCarthy

  • Mapping of mutation causing Friedreich's ataxia to human chromosome 9.

    Susan Chamberlain;Jacqui Shaw;Alison Rowland;Julie Wallis

  • Linkage relationship of a cloned DNA sequence on the short arm of the X chromosome to Duchenne muscular dystrophy

    J. M. Murray;J. M. Murray;K. E. Davies;P. S. Harper;L. Meredith

  • A candidate for the cystic fibrosis locus isolated by selection for methylation-free islands

    Xavier Estivill;Martin Farrall;Peter J. Scambler;Gillian M. Bell

  • THE GENETIC BASIS OF POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME

    Stephen Franks;Neda Gharani;Dawn Waterworth;Sari Batty

  • Evidence for a Single Gene Effect Causing Polycystic Ovaries and Male Pattern Baldness

    A. H. Carey;K. L. Chan;F. Short;D. White

  • SEGREGATION OF A MISSENSE MUTATION IN THE AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN GENE WITH FAMILIAL ALZHEIMERS-DISEASE

    A Goate;Mc Chartierharlin;M Mullan;J Brown

  • Simple non-invasive method to obtain DNA for gene analysis.

    Nicholas Lench;Philip Stanier;Robert Williamson

  • Association of the Steroid Synthesis Gene Cyp11a with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Hyperandrogenism

    Neda Gharani;Dawn M. Waterworth;Sari Batty;Davinia White

  • Analysis of the tandem repeat locus D4Z4 associated with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy.

    Jane E. Hewitt;Jane E. Hewitt;Robert Lyle;Lorraine N. Clark;Elizabeth M. Valleley

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Farrall
Martin Farrall University of Oxford
Kay E. Davies
Kay E. Davies University of Oxford
Brandon J. Wainwright
Brandon J. Wainwright University of Queensland
Charles Coutelle
Charles Coutelle Imperial College London
Peter J. Scambler
Peter J. Scambler University College London
Gillian P. Bates
Gillian P. Bates University College London
Peter S. Harper
Peter S. Harper Cardiff University
Nicholas J. Lench
Nicholas J. Lench University College London
Michael John Owen
Michael John Owen Cardiff University

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