Dr Robin Walters
Robin Walters
MA, PhD, PgDip
Senior Scientist
Dr Robin Walters completed degrees in Natural Sciences (Cambridge) and in Genetics (Liverpool) before working for 17 years on the biophysics, biochemistry and genetics of plant photosynthesis, first in Sheffield and then in Oxford. He then held a post as a Research Fellow at Imperial College London, before moving to CTSU in June 2012.
Dr Walters’s recent research has focussed on investigating the contribution of structural variation in the human genome to disease risk and phenotypic variation, with a particular focus on diabetes and obesity. He played a leading role in work identifying the highly penetrant obesity phenotype associated with a deletion on chromosome 16p, and the reciprocal effects of a duplication at the same locus.
He continues to have an interest in the development of novel methodologies for the identification and analysis of genomic structural variants. His current role is to plan and lead the genetic analysis of stroke risk in the China Kadoorie Biobank.
Recent publications
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Genetic Risk and Prognosis of the First Incident Stroke Survivors: Findings from China Kadoorie Biobank and UK Biobank.
Journal article
Han Y. et al, (2025), Neurology, 105
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Lung development genes, adult lung function and cardiovascular comorbidities.
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Portas L. et al, (2025), Thorax
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Proteome-Wide Genetic Study in East Asians and Europeans Identified Multiple Therapeutic Targets for Ischemic Stroke.
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Yao P. et al, (2025), Stroke
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Causal Relevance of Lp(a) for Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke Types in East Asian and European Ancestry Populations: A Mendelian Randomization Study.
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Clarke R. et al, (2025), Circulation
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The Contribution of Gametic Phase Disequilibrium to the Heritability of Complex Traits
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CHEN Z. et al, (2025), Stroke