We have recently published a new study in Human Molecular Genetics which assesses variation in DNA methylation associated with schizophrenia and schizophrenia polygenic risk score in 262 post-mortem brain samples. We used tissue from four brain regions (prefrontal cortex, striatum, hippocampus and cerebellum) and identified multiple differentially methylated loci associated with schizophrenia and genetic risk.
In July, two members of the Epigenetics Group, Jon Mill and Eilis Hannon, along with 4 other dementia researchers from the University of Exeter are taking part in the Alzheimer’s Society London to Paris Charity cycle ride.
I graduated with a BSc in Biosciences from the University of Exeter in 2016, with my final year project being a comparative study on conservation of critical MMR proteins between human immune cells and eukaryotic parasites. This initial experience awoke my appreciation of the capabilities of bioinformatic analysis/research tool in uncovering the genetic/epigenetic factors behind […]
Last week the 2017 cohort of Software Sustainability Institute Fellows was announced and included Epigenetics group member Dr Eilis Hannon. 18 Fellowships were awarded, each of whom will receive £3000 to fund activities over the next 15 months in line with the goals of the organisation.
Bioinformatic PhD Studentship Now Open For Applications We are currently seeking applications for our new 3 year PhD Studentship, ‘Applying novel bioinformatic and computational approaches to explore the regulatory genomic consequences of genetic risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease’ under the academic supervision of Professor Jonathan Mill and Dr Eilis Hannon at the University of Exeter Medical School. […]
Janou is a PhD student at the University of Exeter, under the supervision of Dr Katie Lunnon (University of Exeter), Dr Daniel van den Hove (Maastricht University, the Netherlands), and Dr Liz Coulthard (University of Bristol). Prior to starting a PhD at Exeter, she obtained a BSc in Psychology and completed a two-year MSc in […]
Sam was a PhD Student in the group between September 2016 and March 2020. His research, under the supervision of Dr Emma Dempster, Dr Aaron Jeffries, and Prof Jonathan Mill was to design and develop cellular based assays for modelling genetic and epigenetic risks of schizophrenia.During his PhD he developed several CRISPR based assays for […]
Research Fellow Ehsan Pishva is a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Exeter Medical School. He obtained his Medical Degree in 2007 in Iran. He practiced for 2 years as a physician in a neonatal intensive care unit. In 2011, he moved to the Netherlands and started his PhD under the supervision of Professor […]
Research Fellow Stefania joined the group in 2016 to undertake her PhD under the supervision of Dr Therese Murphy, Dr Emma Dempster and Professor Jonathan Mill. During her PhD she investigated the epigenetic changes (DNA methylation and miRNA expression) associated with suicidal behaviour in post-mortem human brain and she developed a flow cytometry based protocol […]
Dr Asami Oguro-Ando Lecturer Email: a.oguro-ando@exeter.ac.uk Phone: 01392 40 8258 (Office) Asami Oguro-Ando has been a Lecturer in the Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health at the University of Exeter Medical School since 2016. She received a PhD from University of Tokyo, Japan in 2008. As she was finishing her PhD thesis, Neuropsychiatric disorders were fascinating to her […]