Dr Najaf Amin
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Najaf Amin
MSc, DSc, PhD
Associate Professor
Molecular Epidemiology
Dr Amin has a background in mathematics and statistics. She received her PhD degree in genetic epidemiology from the Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands in 2011.
Her main area of research is identifying biomarkers for neuro-psychiatric traits using plasma/CSF/brain-based and single cell-based integrative multi-omics research. She works with molecular data including genomics, epigenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics as well as gut microbiome. She is also interested in identifying causal relationships using Mendelian Randomisation, and translation of her findings using cell-based research.
Recent publications
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Machine learning in Alzheimer's disease genetics.
Journal article
Bracher-Smith M. et al, (2025), Nat Commun, 16
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Neuroticism, omega-3 fatty acids, and risk of incident dementia.
Journal article
Gao Y. et al, (2025), J Affect Disord
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APOE stratified genome-wide association studies provide novel insights into the genetic etiology of Alzheimers's disease.
Preprint
Thomassen JQ. et al, (2025)
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A rare variant in <i>GPR156</i> associated with depression in a Mennonite pedigree causes habenula hyperactivity and stress sensitivity in mice.
Journal article
Miller BR. et al, (2025), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 122
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Integrating the environmental and genetic architectures of aging and mortality.
Journal article
Argentieri MA. et al, (2025), Nat Med