David Evans
NationalityAustralian
EducationUniversity of Queensland
Known forMendelian randomization
Complex trait genetics
Scientific career
FieldsStatistical genetics
InstitutionsUniversity of Bristol
University of Queensland

David M. Evans is Professor of Statistical Genetics and Head of Genomic Medicine at the Diamantina Institute at the University of Queensland. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Queensland in 2003, after which he completed a four-year postdoc at the University of Oxford's Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics. During his postdoc, he conducted research for the International HapMap Project and the Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium. In 2007, he became a senior lecturer at the University of Bristol, where he conducted research on genome-wide association studies based on the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. He became a professor at the University of Queensland in 2013.[1] He is known for researching the genetics of complex traits in humans, such as osteoporosis,[2][3] asthma,[4][5] and binge eating.[6] He was an ISI Highly Cited Researcher in 2015 and 2016.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "David Evans". Mendelian Randomization Conference. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  2. ↑ Ross, John (5 September 2017). "Genetic research ushers drugs, screening for osteoporosis". The Australian.
  3. ↑ "New genetic clue in osteoporosis found". SBS News. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  4. ↑ Corderoy, Amy (2 July 2014). "Obesity causing asthma - study". Sydney Morning-Herald. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  5. ↑ Hall, Ashley (2 July 2014). "Scientists discover link between rates of obesity and asthma". ABC News. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  6. ↑ "Have they just found the key to obesity?". NewsComAu. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  7. ↑ "Profile: Professor David Evans" (PDF). UQ Medicine. University of Queensland. Winter 2017. p. 5. Retrieved 6 November 2018.


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