Dr Carmen Amador
Research Scientist
- MRC Human Genetics Unit
- MRC Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine
Contact details
- Tel: +44 (0)1316518545
- Email: carmen.amador@igmm.ed.ac.uk
Address
- Street
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MRC Human Genetics Unit
MRC Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine
The University of Edinburgh
Western General Hospital
Crewe Road - City
- Edinburgh
- Post code
- EH4 2XU
Background
Dr Carmen Amador is a postdoctoral researcher at the MRC Human Genetics Unit. Carmen studied Biology in Universidad Complutense of Madrid and undertook her PhD working in conservation genetics in Dr. Jesús Fernández’s group at INIA (Madrid). In 2013 she moved to Edinburgh to work in Chris Haley’s group. Her current research interest focuses in complex traits, particularly in the interaction between genetic and environmental causes of variation.
Qualifications
BSc. in Biology. Universidad Complutense de Madrid 2006
PhD in Biology. Universidad Complutense de Madrid 2012 (Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award) Dissertation: Management strategies to remove exogenous introgression
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Regional variation in health is predominantly driven by lifestyle rather than genetics
(7 pages)
In:
Nature Communications, vol. 8
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00497-5
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Shared genetics and couple-associated environment are major contributors to the risk of both clinical and self-declared depression
In:
EBioMedicine, vol. 14, pp. 161-167
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2016.11.003
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Genetic variants linked to education predict longevity
(6 pages)
In:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 113, pp. 13366-13371
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1605334113
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Pedigree- and SNP-Associated Genetics and Recent Environment are the Major Contributors to Anthropometric and Cardiometabolic Trait Variation
In:
PLoS Genetics, vol. 12
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1005804
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)