Twin Research & Genetic Epidemiology

Projects

Projects per year 2005 2009 2010 2012 2014 2015 2016 2017 2029

• 26 Active
• 273 Finished

Projects per year

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  KLF14, adipose dysfunction, insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes: from genetic discovery to biological mechanisms and translation

  Small, K. (Primary Investigator)

  MRC Medical Research Council

  1/10/2012 → 31/08/2015

  Project: Research

• Population genetics of Iranian Nomadic Tribes

  Rasekh Ahmadi, K. (Primary Investigator)

  1/10/2012 → 30/09/2014

  Project: Research

• Identifying the mechanistic links between particulate matter air pollution and cardiovascular disease

  Kelly, F. (Primary Investigator), Chowienczyk, P. (Co-Investigator) & Spector, T. (Co-Investigator)

  1/10/2012 → 31/03/2017

  Project: Research

• NIHR Research Professorship

  Williams, F. (Primary Investigator)

  1/10/2012 → 30/09/2017

  Project: Research

• TwinsUK (2012-2015) - an epidemiological and genomic resource

  Hart, D. (Primary Investigator), Spector, T. (Primary Investigator), Hammond, C. (Co-Investigator), Phil Prainsack, B. (Co-Investigator) & Smith, G. D. (Co-Investigator)

  Wellcome Trust

  1/09/2012 → 31/12/2014

  Project: Research

• The role of early life epigenetic marks on the development of multiple age-related comorbidities

  Valdes, A. (Primary Investigator) & Bell, J. (Co-Investigator)

  1/08/2012 → 31/01/2015

  Project: Research

• Evolution of arterial stiffness, pressure wave reflection and the stiff hypertension phenotype in women: a longitudinal study in Twins UK

  Chowienczyk, P. (Primary Investigator), Spector, T. (Co-Investigator) & academic, A. (Co-Investigator)

  BHF British Heart Foundation

  1/08/2012 → 24/11/2018

  Project: Research

• The TRuST - (TRanslating our Understanding of Stem cell genomics) Consortium

  Spector, T. (Primary Investigator), Glass, D. (Co-Investigator) & Nestle, F. (Co-Investigator)

  1/06/2012 → 31/05/2014

  Project: Research

• Evolution of arterial stiffness, pressure wave reflection and the stiff hypertension phenotype in women: a longitudinal study in Twins UK

  Chowienczyk, P. (Primary Investigator), Spector, T. (Primary Investigator) & academic, A. (Co-Investigator)

  1/04/2012 → 31/03/2016

  Project: Research

• Genetic variants associated with pain: from twins to patients

  Spector, T. (Primary Investigator), Williams, F. (Primary Investigator) & McMahon, S. (Co-Investigator)

  1/04/2012 → 31/03/2015

  Project: Research

• Genetic Epidemiology of Immediate Allergy to Beta-Lactam Antibiotics

  Rasekh Ahmadi, K. (Primary Investigator), Andrew, T. (Co-Investigator), Lee, T. (Co-Investigator) & academic, A. (Co-Investigator)

  5/03/2012 → 4/03/2015

  Project: Research

• Identification of transcriptional architecture of ageing variations in humans

  Viñuela, A. (Primary Investigator) & Spector, T. (Co-Investigator)

  4/03/2012 → 28/02/2013

  Project: Research

• KLF14, adipose dysfunction, insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes: from genetic discovery to biological mechanisms and translation

  Small, K. (Primary Investigator) & McCarthy, M. (Co-Investigator)

  1/03/2012 → 31/08/2014

  Project: Research

• MicroRNA-126 as Novel Marker for Cardiovascular Risk

  Mayr, M. (Primary Investigator) & Spector, T. (Co-Investigator)

  1/02/2012 → 31/01/2015

  Project: Research

• The heritability and genetic regulation of skeletal morphology and the associated risk of musculoskeletal disease.

  Williams, F. (Primary Investigator)

  1/02/2012 → 31/01/2017

  Project: Research

• Epidemiological and genetic determinants of sarcopenia as a marker of musculoskeletal frailty

  Spector, T. (Primary Investigator)

  1/01/2012 → 31/12/2016

  Project: Research

• Identification of genetic and epigenetic variants for food allergy by next-generation sequencing

  Spector, T. (Primary Investigator), Bell, J. (Co-Investigator), Hammond, C. (Co-Investigator), Lack, G. (Co-Investigator) & Turcanu, V. (Co-Investigator)

  1/01/2012 → 31/12/2013

  Project: Research

• EurHEALTHAgeing: European ResearcH on DevElopmentAL, BirtH and GeneticDeterminants of Ageing

  Spector, T. (Primary Investigator) & Valdes, A. (Co-Investigator)

  EC European Commission

  1/11/2011 → 31/01/2015

  Project: Research

• EureecaGen

  Spector, T. (Primary Investigator)

  1/11/2011 → 31/10/2015

  Project: Research

• Finding pain genes: a clinical and translational study

  Williams, F. (Primary Investigator)

  1/10/2011 → 30/09/2016

  Project: Research

• Genetic Transmission of Components of the Human Gut Microbiome

  Spector, T. (Primary Investigator) & Bell, J. (Co-Investigator)

  NIH National Institutes of Health

  19/09/2011 → 31/08/2020

  Project: Research

• Understanding common genetic factors involved in geneder identity disorders and autism

  Spector, T. (Primary Investigator)

  1/08/2011 → 31/10/2012

  Project: Research

• The genetic and molecular determinants of pain in large joint osteosarthritis

  Valdes, A. (Primary Investigator), Chapman, V. (Co-Investigator) & Doherty, M. (Co-Investigator)

  1/07/2011 → 30/06/2016

  Project: Research

• Visualising Shakespeare's London Online

  Bradley, J. (Primary Investigator), Davies, M. (Co-Investigator), MacLean, S.-B. (Co-Investigator) & Moldofsky, B. (Co-Investigator)

  1/06/2011 → 31/05/2013

  Project: Research

• Characterising the genetic and environmental basis of baseline and induced CYP3A4 activity

  Rasekh Ahmadi, K. (Primary Investigator)

  1/06/2011 → 31/05/2014

  Project: Research

• Genetic epidemiology of immediate allergy to beta-lactam antibiotics

  Rasekh Ahmadi, K. (Primary Investigator)

  Royal Society

  1/05/2011 → 30/04/2012

  Project: Research

• Gene set and pathway analyses for genome-wide association studies

  Schalkwyk, L. (Primary Investigator) & Davies, M. (Co-Investigator)

  1/05/2011 → 30/04/2014

  Project: Research

• Identification of genetic variants for food allergy by next-generation sequencing

  Spector, T. (Primary Investigator), Zhai, G. (Primary Investigator), Lack, G. (Co-Investigator) & Turcanu, V. (Co-Investigator)

  1/04/2011 → 31/03/2013

  Project: Research

• Study of rare genomic variants in common eye diseases

  Hammond, C. (Primary Investigator), Hysi, P. (Co-Investigator) & Spector, T. (Co-Investigator)

  1/04/2011 → 31/03/2014

  Project: Research

• Genetic epidemiology of drug response using TwinsUK cohort

  Rasekh Ahmadi, K. (Primary Investigator)

  1/01/2011 → 31/12/2012

  Project: Research

• PGx Twin EU

  Rasekh Ahmadi, K. (Primary Investigator)

  1/01/2011 → 31/12/2015

  Project: Research

• 10,000 UK genome sequences: accessing the role of rare genetic variants in health and disease

  Spector, T. (Primary Investigator)

  Wellcome Trust

  8/11/2010 → 7/11/2012

  Project: Research

• Identification and validation of novel metabolic biomarkers for osteoarthritis

  Spector, T. (Primary Investigator), Zhai, G. (Primary Investigator), Arden, N. (Co-Investigator), Illig, T. (Co-Investigator) & Wang-Sattler, R. (Co-Investigator)

  1/11/2010 → 30/04/2012

  Project: Research

• Imaging equipment for human physiology

  Newham, D. (Primary Investigator), Keevil, S. (Co-Investigator), Maffulli, N. (Co-Investigator), Narici, M. V. (Co-Investigator) & Williams, F. (Co-Investigator)

  1/11/2010 → 31/10/2015

  Project: Research

• In depth characterization of cardiometabolic risk factors using metabolomics profiling.

  academic, A. (Primary Investigator) & Spector, T. (Co-Investigator)

  1/10/2010 → 30/09/2013

  Project: Research

• In-depth characterisation of cardiometabolic risk factors using metabolomics profiling.

  academic, A. (Primary Investigator) & Spector, T. (Co-Investigator)

  1/10/2010 → 30/09/2013

  Project: Research

• Gene set and pathway analyses for geonome-wide association studies

  Schalkwyk, L. (Primary Investigator), Davies, M. (Co-Investigator), Plomin, R. (Co-Investigator) & Price, T. (Co-Investigator)

  1/10/2010 → 30/09/2013

  Project: Research

• The genetic epidemiology of age-related hearing impairment

  Williams, F. (Primary Investigator)

  Royal National Institute for the Deaf - RNID

  1/10/2010 → 30/09/2013

  Project: Research

• Comparing the utility of commonly used endogenous and exogenous probes to assess normal and induced CYP3A4 activity in an unselected identical & non-identical twin cohort

  Rasekh Ahmadi, K. (Primary Investigator) & Tomalik-Scharte, D. (Co-Investigator)

  1/10/2010 → 30/09/2011

  Project: Research

• Genetic and epigenetic determinants in pain in large joint osteoarthritis

  Valdes, A. (Primary Investigator), Doherty, M. (Co-Investigator) & Spector, T. (Co-Investigator)

  1/10/2010 → 30/09/2015

  Project: Research

• ELMOLAH

  Cherkas, L. (Primary Investigator) & Spector, T. (Co-Investigator)

  1/09/2010 → 31/08/2014

  Project: Research

• Identifying biomarkers of ageing using whole transcriptomic sequencing (EuroBATS)

  Spector, T. (Primary Investigator)

  EC European Commission

  1/09/2010 → 30/06/2014

  Project: Research

• Epidemiology and pharmacogenomics of drug response using the TwinsUK cohort

  Rasekh Ahmadi, K. (Primary Investigator), Kyvik, K. O. (Co-Investigator) & Pirmohamed, M. (Co-Investigator)

  1/09/2010 → 31/08/2012

  Project: Research

• DTC genomics testing: impacts on individuals, regulation and health care delivery

  Prainsack, B. (Primary Investigator), Cherkas, L. (Co-Investigator), Hogarth, S. (Co-Investigator), Newson, A. (Co-Investigator) & Patch, C. (Co-Investigator)

  1/09/2010 → 31/08/2013

  Project: Research

• Impact of visceral body fat on cardiac and large vessel fundtion in twins from the TwinsUK cohort

  Greil, G. (Primary Investigator), Spector, T. (Primary Investigator), Botnar, R. (Co-Investigator) & Schaeffter, T. (Co-Investigator)

  1/09/2010 → 31/08/2013

  Project: Research

• TwinsUK resource: data and sample harmonisation towards open access and cohort maintenance

  Hart, D. (Primary Investigator), Spector, T. (Primary Investigator), Cherkas, L. (Co-Investigator), Hammond, C. (Co-Investigator) & Rasekh Ahmadi, K. (Co-Investigator)

  Wellcome Trust

  1/07/2010 → 28/02/2013

  Project: Research

• AMBITION

  Valdes, A. (Primary Investigator)

  1/07/2010 → 30/06/2013

  Project: Research

• Pooled GWAS analysis, replication, fine-mapping and characterisation of novel melanoma risk loci

  Spector, T. (Primary Investigator) & academic, A. (Primary Investigator)

  1/04/2010 → 31/03/2014

  Project: Research

• An epigenetic study of susceptibility to melanoma using discordant identical twins.

  Spector, T. (Primary Investigator), Glass, D. (Co-Investigator) & Nestle, F. (Co-Investigator)

  1/04/2010 → 30/09/2012

  Project: Research

• Identification of novel metabolic biomarkers for osteoarthritis by a metabolomics approach

  Spector, T. (Primary Investigator), Zhai, G. (Primary Investigator) & Illig, T. (Co-Investigator)

  1/03/2010 → 31/08/2011

  Project: Research