Mairead Bermingham
Research Fellow in Epidemiology
- MRC Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine
- Diabetes Medical Informatics and Epidemiology Group
Contact details
- Tel: +44 (0)131 651 8557
- Email: mairead.bermingham@igmm.ed.ac.uk
Address
- Street
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Crewe Road South
- City
- Edinburgh
- Post code
- EH4 2UX
Background
Mairead Bermingham works on the genetic epidemiology of type 1 diabetes within the Scottish Diabetic Research Network Type 1 Diabetes Bioresource (SDRNT1BIO).
Her research expertise and interests include: dental and oral health, type 1 diabetes, obesity, mental health, epidemiology, quantitative genetics, human health across the life course, and translational and personal medicine.
Qualifications
PhD. The multifactorial aetiology of amoebic gill disease in Ireland, National University of Ireland, Cork.
MSc. Quantitative Genetics and Genome Analysis, University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
P.G.Cert. Academic Practice, University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Research activities
- Use of computational tools in genetic studies of human disease Academic talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
- IGMM XD Challenge – Bridging Disciplines through Biology, IGMM XD Challenge – Bridging Disciplines through Biology Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Public lecture/debate/seminar
- How to Create a 2D White Board Animation to Illustrate Your Research Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
- ‘Connecting codes to cures’ activity, ‘Connecting codes to cures’ activity Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Public lecture/debate/seminar
- ‘Mighty Mitochondria – Powerhouses of the Cell’ activity, ‘Mighty Mitochondria – Powerhouses of the Cell’ activity Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Public lecture/debate/seminar
- IGMM 'Science Insights' Work Experience Programme, IGMM 'Science Insights' Work Experience Programme Participating in or organising an event types
- Catalyst Editorial workshop: Research integrity Participating in or organising an event types › Professional Development and Training
- Next generation seminar: Analytics Participating in or organising an event types › Professional Development and Training
- Celebrating your contribution to Scottish Cohort Studies Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Public lecture/debate/seminar
- Launch of short film: Diabetes and stem cells Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Public lecture/debate/seminar
Project activity
A pilot study on the genetic epidemiology of oral health disorders with in the Generation Scotland cohort
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Identification of novel differentially methylated sites with potential as clinical predictors of impaired respiratory function and COPD
In:
EBioMedicine, vol. 43, pp. 576-586
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2019.03.072
Contribution to journal › Article (Published) -
DNA methylation signatures of impaired respiratory function aids prediction of major depressive disorder in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Contribution to conference › Poster (Published) -
Leveraging DNA methylation signatures in peripheral blood as predictors of impaired respiratory function and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Contribution to conference › Paper (Published) -
Epigenetic prediction of complex traits and death
In:
Genome Biology, vol. 19
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-018-1514-1
Contribution to journal › Article (Published) -
Epigenetic signatures of starting and stopping smoking
In:
EBioMedicine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2018.10.051
Contribution to journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
N-glycan Profile and Kidney Disease in Type 1 Diabetes
In:
Diabetes Care
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2337/dc17-1042
Contribution to journal › Article (Published) -
Fine-mapping host genetic variation underlying outcomes to Mycobacterium bovis infection in dairy cows
In:
BMC Genomics, vol. 18, no. 1
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-017-3836-x
Contribution to journal › Article (Published) -
Effect of missing data and sample size on the performance of genotype-environment association methods
Contribution to conference › Paper (Published) -
Canine Brachycephaly is Associated with a Retrotransposon-Mediated Missplicing of SMOC2
In:
Current Biology, vol. 27, no. 11, pp. 1573-1584.e6
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2017.04.057
Contribution to journal › Article (Published) -
Genetic parameters for periodontal disease: an analysis of electronic dental treatment records linked to pedigree, genomic, sociodemographic and clinical data. Informatics for Health Congress, Manchester Central, UK
Contribution to conference › Paper (Published)