Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research Interests
My interests focus on uncovering the genetic architecture of complex psychological traits. Included in this is the use of post GWAS analysis methods such as pathway analysis and prioritizing variants for further analysis. I am particularly interested in using these methods to elucidate the basis of intelligence, schizophrenia, cognitive ageing, depression and ADHD in humans.
Qualifications
2013
Summer School “Bioinformatics for Geneticists” at the Social, Genetic, and Developmental Psychiatry Research Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, UK.
Advisors included Prof. Dr. Francesca Happe, Prof. Dr. Robert Plomin, Prof. Dr. Steve Horvath, Dr. Ben Neale, Dr. Gerome Breen.
2012
European Summer Institute in Statistical Genetics 2012.
“Population Genetic Data Analysis” at the University of Edinburgh
Advisors included Prof. Dr. Bruce Weir.
2010
Summer School “Quantitative Behavioral Genetics” at the Social, Genetic, and Developmental Psychiatry Research Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, UK.
Advisors included Prof. Dr. Francesca Happe, Prof. Dr. Robert Plomin, Prof. Dr. Ian Craig, Prof. Dr. Terrie Moffitt.
Websites
Education/Academic qualification
Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Set size effects in visual search, Bangor University
Neuroimaging, Master of Science (with Distinction), Molecular genetic and early electro-cortical correlates of inspection time task performance , Bangor University
Psychology, Doctor in Philosophy, University of Edinburgh
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Associations between common genetic variants and income provide insights about the socio-economic health gradient
Kweon, H., Burik, C. A. P., Ning, Y., Ahlskog, R., Xia, C., Abner, E., Bao, Y., Bhatta, L., Faquih, T. O., de Feijter, M., Fisher, P., Gelemanović, A., Giannelis, A., Hottenga, J.-J., Khalili, B., Lee, Y., Li-Gao, R., Masso, J., Myhre, R. & Palviainen, T. & 48 others, , 28 Jan 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Nature Human Behaviour. 22 p., 12681.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Investigating the impact of poverty on mental illness in the UK Biobank using Mendelian randomization
Marchi, M., Alkema, A., Xia, C., Thio, C. H. L., Chen, L.-Y., Schalkwijk, W., Galeazzi, G. M., Ferrari, S., Pingani, L., Kweon, H., Evans-Lacko, S., David Hill, W. & Boks, M. P., Sept 2024, In: Nature Human Behaviour. 8, 9, p. 1771-1783Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Comment on “Cognitive performance protects against Alzheimer’s disease independently of educational attainment and intelligence” by Hu et al.
Xia, C. & Hill, W. D., 25 Dec 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Molecular Psychiatry. p. 1-3Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Vertical pleiotropy explains the heritability of social science traits
Xia, C. & Hill, W. D., Sept 2023, In: Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 46, e230.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Multivariate genetic analysis of personality and cognitive traits reveals abundant pleiotropy
Hindley, G., Shadrin, A. A., van der Meer, D., Parker, N., Cheng, W., O’Connell, K. S., Bahrami, S., Lin, A., Karadag, N., Holen, B., Bjella, T., Deary, I. J., Davies, G., Hill, W. D., Bressler, J., Seshadri, S., Fan, C. C., Ueland, T., Djurovic, S. & Smeland, O. B. & 3 others, , 26 Jun 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Nature Human Behaviour.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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From genetic sequence to phenotypic consequence: Genetic and environmental links between cognitive ability, socioeconomic position, and health
Hill, D. (Principal Investigator)
1/10/20 → 30/09/25
Project: Research
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From genetic sequence to phenotypic consequence: Genetic and environmental links between cognitive ability, socioeconomic position, and health
Hill, D. (Principal Investigator)
1/10/20 → 30/09/25
Project: Research
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Analysis of quantitative genetic traits in a huge data set
Hickey, J. (Principal Investigator) & Hill, D. (Co-investigator)
1/05/16 → 30/04/19
Project: Research
Datasets
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Genetic contributions to two special factors of neuroticism are associated with affluence, higher intelligence, better health, and longer life
Hill, D. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 16 Sept 2020
DOI: 10.7488/ds/2922
Dataset
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Data supporting Luciano et al. The influence of X chromosome variants on trait neuroticism.
McIntosh, A. (Creator), Davies, G. (Creator), Luciano, M. (Creator), Summers, K. (Creator), Hill, D. (Creator), Hayward, C. (Creator), Liewald, D. (Creator), Porteous, D. (Creator) & Gale, C. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 4 Jun 2019
DOI: 10.7488/ds/2566
Dataset
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Factors associated with sharing email information and mental health survey participation in large population cohorts
Adams, M. (Creator), McIntosh, A. (Project Leader), Campbell, A. (Data Manager), Dashti, H. (Researcher), Hill, W. D. (Researcher), Howard, D. (Researcher), Davis, K. (Researcher), Deary, I. (Project Leader), Hayward, C. (Project Leader), Porteous, D. (Project Leader) & Hotopf, M. (Project Leader), Edinburgh DataShare, 3 Jun 2019
DOI: 10.7488/ds/2554
Dataset
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Genome-wide analysis identifies molecular systems and 149 genetic loci associated with income
Bryois, J. (Creator), Bell, S. (Creator), Di Angelantonio, E. (Creator), Roberts, D. J. (Creator), Xueyi, S. (Creator), Davies, G. (Creator), Liewald, D. C. M. (Creator), Porteous, D. (Creator), Hayward, C. (Creator), Butterworth, A. S. (Creator), Gale, C. (Creator), Deary, I. (Creator), McIntosh, A. (Creator), Hill, D. (Creator), Dweck, M. (Creator), Ritchie, S. (Creator) & Skene, N. G. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 11 Nov 2019
DOI: 10.7488/ds/2643
Dataset
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Data supporting Luciano et al. Association analysis in over 329,000 individuals identifies 116 independent variants influencing neuroticism
Marioni, R. (Creator), Harris, S. (Creator), Luciano, M. (Creator), Shirali, M. (Creator), Hill, D. (Creator), Hagenaars, S. (Creator), Liewald, D. (Creator), Lewis, C. M. (Creator), McIntosh, A. (Creator), Deary, I. (Creator), Gale, C. (Creator), Adams, M. (Creator), Fawns-Ritchie, C. (Creator), Davies, G. (Creator), Clarke, T. (Creator) & Howard, D. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 4 Jun 2019
DOI: 10.7488/ds/2565
Dataset
Press/Media
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tists find 24 'golden' genes that help you get rich
23/03/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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David Hill and Ian Deary (PPLS) link hundreds of genes linked to intelligence
13/03/18 → 13/07/18
19 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Genetic links to male baldness revealed by Dr Riccardo Marioni and Saskia Hagenaars
Marioni, R., Hagenaars, S. & Hill, D.
14/02/17 → 6/08/17
75 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Dan Hill & Ian Deary (Psychology) find direct genetic link to poverty
13/11/16
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research