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
- IGMM XD Challenge – Bridging Disciplines through Biology
- How to Create a 2D White Board Animation to Illustrate Your Research
- ‘Connecting codes to cures’ activity
- ‘Mighty Mitochondria – Powerhouses of the Cell’ activity
- IGMM 'Science Insights' Work Experience Programme
- Catalyst Editorial workshop: Research integrity
- Next generation seminar: Analytics
- Celebrating your contribution to Scottish Cohort Studies
- Launch of short film: Diabetes and stem cells
Project activity
A pilot study on the genetic epidemiology of oral health disorders with in the Generation Scotland cohort
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Epigenome-wide analyses identify DNA methylation signatures of dementia risk
In:
Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Characterisation of an inflammation-related epigenetic score and its association with cognitive ability
In:
Clinical epigenetics
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Accepted/In press) -
DNA methylation in APOE: The relationship with Alzheimer’s and with cardiovascular health
In:
Alzheimer's and Dementia: Translational Research and Clinical Interventions, vol. 6
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/trc2.12026
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Glycosylation of immunoglobulin G is regulated by a large network of genes pleiotropic with inflammatory diseases
In:
Science Advances, vol. 6
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aax0301
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
An epigenome-wide association study of sex-specific chronological ageing
In:
Genome Biology, vol. 12
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13073-019-0693-z
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
A meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies of epigenetic age acceleration
(53 pages)
In:
PLoS Genetics, vol. 15
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008104
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
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
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
DNA methylation signatures of impaired respiratory function aids prediction of major depressive disorder in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Research output: Contribution to Conference › Poster (Published) -
Leveraging DNA methylation signatures in peripheral blood as predictors of impaired respiratory function and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Research output: Contribution to Conference › Paper (Published) -
Epigenetic signatures of starting and stopping smoking
In:
EBioMedicine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2018.10.051
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)