Sarah Harris

Lothian Birth Cohorts geneticist

  • Lothian Birth Cohorts
  • Psychology
  • School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences

Contact details

Address

Street

Room F1, Psychology Building

City
7 George Square, Edinburgh
Post code
EH8 9JZ

Biography

Background

I am a molecular and statistical biologist with a background in both laboratory based experimental and statistical analyses. I am currently a member (Researcher-Co-Investigator) of the core team leading a UK Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council grant supporting the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936 (LBC1936) waves 6 and 7 data collection and scientific analyses. I have nearly 20 years of experience working with the Lothian Birth Cohorts, Generation Scotland, UK Biobank and several international consortia, including the Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology (CHARGE) consortium, to identify molecular contributions to adult cognitive function, cognitive decline and other aging-related traits. My current research is focused on multi-omics investigations into cognitive aging and dementia.

Qualifications

PhD (Expression and functional analysis of DMAHP/SIX5) University of Glasgow 1999

BSC (Hons) Biological Sciences (Genetics) IIi University of Leicester 1994

Open to PhD supervision enquiries?

Yes

Past PhD students supervised

Saskia Hagenaars

Research summary

My current research is focused on multi-omics investigations into cognitive ageing and dementia. I have nearly 20 years of experience working with the Lothian Birth Cohorts, Generation Scotland, UK Biobank and several international consortia, including the Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology (CHARGE) consortium.

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