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Overview

Sven Bergmann is affiliated with the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics in Switzerland. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions also in Medicine. Subfields of focus include Molecular Biology, Genetics, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Ophthalmology, and Immunology.

Their work covers a range of topics such as Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Retinal Imaging and Analysis, Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks, RNA Research and Splicing, Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies, Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease, and Retinal Diseases and Treatments.

Bergmann has published extensively in various venues, showing a pattern of repeated contributions to some key journals and platforms. Frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • UNC Libraries
  • Nature Communications
  • Nature Human Behaviour
  • Bioinformatics

Their recent notable papers encompass:

  • Large-scale cis- and trans-eQTL analyses identify thousands of genetic loci and polygenic scores that regulate blood gene expression, 2021, Nature Genetics
  • Genetic insights into biological mechanisms governing human ovarian ageing, 2021, Nature
  • Mechanical forces drive ordered patterning of hair cells in the mammalian inner ear, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Genome-wide analysis identifies genetic effects on reproductive success and ongoing natural selection at the FADS locus, 2023, Nature Human Behaviour
  • Genetic insights into the biological mechanisms governing human ovarian ageing, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Within their collaborative efforts, Bergmann frequently coauthors with researchers such as Zoltán Kutalik, Tõnu Esko, Eric Boerwinkle, Tanguy Corre, and Michael J. Beyeler.

Best Publications

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Cristen J. Willer;Sonja I. Berndt;Keri L. Monda

  • 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

  • Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

    Hana Lango Allen;Karol Estrada;Guillaume Lettre;Sonja I. Berndt

  • 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

  • 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

  • Large-scale cis- and trans-eQTL analyses identify thousands of genetic loci and polygenic scores that regulate blood gene expression

    Urmo Võsa;Annique Claringbould;Annique Claringbould;Harm-Jan Westra;Marc Jan Bonder

  • Genes mirror geography within Europe.

    John Novembre;Toby Johnson;Toby Johnson;Katarzyna Bryc;Zoltán Kutalik

  • 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 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

  • 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

  • The evolution of gene expression levels in mammalian organs

    David Brawand;Magali Soumillon;Magali Soumillon;Anamaria Necsulea;Anamaria Necsulea;Philippe Julien;Philippe Julien

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    E. K. Speliotes;C. J. Willer;S. I. Berndt;K. L. Monda

  • 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

  • Meta-analysis identifies 13 new loci associated with waist-hip ratio and reveals sexual dimorphism in the genetic basis of fat distribution

    Iris M. Heid;Anne U. Jackson;Joshua C. Randall;Tthomas W. Winkler

  • Genome-wide association analysis identifies 20 loci that influence adult height

    M N Weedon;H Lango;C M Lindgren;C M Lindgren;C Wallace

  • Revealing modular organization in the yeast transcriptional network

    Jan Ihmels;Gilgi Friedlander;Sven Bergmann;Ofer Sarig

  • 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

  • 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

  • Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

    H. Lango Allen;K. Estrada;G. Lettre;S. I. Berndt

Frequent Co-Authors

Zoltán Kutalik
Zoltán Kutalik University of Lausanne
Peter Vollenweider
Peter Vollenweider University of Lausanne
Igor Rudan
Igor Rudan University of Edinburgh
Tonu Esko
Tonu Esko University of Tartu
Daniel I. Chasman
Daniel I. Chasman Brigham and Women's Hospital
Paul M. Ridker
Paul M. Ridker Brigham and Women's Hospital
Ozren Polasek
Ozren Polasek University of Split
Caroline Hayward
Caroline Hayward University of Edinburgh
Jacques S. Beckmann
Jacques S. Beckmann University of Lausanne
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam

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