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Emma Anderson @emmylooroll.bsky.social · Sep 8

Last chance to sign up for our MR course next week folks!

Emma Anderson @emmylooroll.bsky.social · May 22

Our in-person Mendelian randomisation course is back at University College London this autumn. Join us in Bloomsbury, 16th-18th September 2025.

Tutors: Emma Anderson, Dylan Williams, Neil Davies
Guest lecturer: Eleanor Sanderson

onlinestore.ucl.ac.uk/conferences-...

D79 Mendelian Randomization | UCL Online Store

Abstract This course covers the fundamental developments in Mendelian randomization and gives practical explanations about how to apply MR to applied resea

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Emma Anderson @emmylooroll.bsky.social · Aug 28

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Prof Alexandra Pitman @alexandrapitman.bsky.social · Aug 28

⏰Post-doctoral #qualitative job alert! (closes 14/9/25).
@uclpsychiatry.bsky.social is recruiting for a #Qualitative Post‑Doctoral Research Associate to join our #suicide & #selfharm research team on a @nihr.bsky.social grant investigating acceptability of close obs www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

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Emma Anderson @emmylooroll.bsky.social · Aug 22

I wonder if they know their pics are being sent to you 😂 so strange!

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Emma Anderson @emmylooroll.bsky.social · Aug 18

Impressive work by our *brilliant* MSc student Christina Kushnir on the potential for anti-inflammatory targets for reducing Alzheimer's disease risk.

www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

Assessing the repurposing potential of disease-modifying antirheumatic drug targets to reduce Alzheimer’s disease risk: a pQTL-based Mendelian randomization and colocalization analysis

Background Current literature has implicated systemic inflammation in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However, the viability of anti-inflammatory drug targets as repurposed treatment can...

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Emma Anderson @emmylooroll.bsky.social · Jun 27

New 29 month postdoc position available at Newcastle with Dr Oli Shannon for an exciting new project funded by ARUK 🥳

🔬 Investigating whether following UK-specific dietary guidelines is linked to lower dementia risk
shorturl.at/6WZFd

Research Assistant/Associate in Human Nutrition

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Emma Anderson @emmylooroll.bsky.social · May 22

Our in-person Mendelian randomisation course is back at University College London this autumn. Join us in Bloomsbury, 16th-18th September 2025.

Tutors: Emma Anderson, Dylan Williams, Neil Davies
Guest lecturer: Eleanor Sanderson

onlinestore.ucl.ac.uk/conferences-...

D79 Mendelian Randomization | UCL Online Store

Abstract This course covers the fundamental developments in Mendelian randomization and gives practical explanations about how to apply MR to applied resea

onlinestore.ucl.ac.uk

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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · Jun 30

Postdoc in dementia research at Karolinska Institutet, Solna, with Dr Shireen Sindi and Prof Miia Kivipelto exploring sex differences and biomarkers in Alzheimer’s disease. Closing date: 6th July

www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/karolins...

Postdoctoral Researcher: Dementia Epidemiology

Postdoc in dementia research at Karolinska Institutet, Solna, with Dr Shireen Sindi & Prof Miia Kivipelto exploring sex differences & biomarkers in Alzheimer’s

www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk

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Emma Anderson @emmylooroll.bsky.social · Jun 27

University of Exeter (David Llewellyn, Janice Ranson), and University of Cambridge (Tim Rittman).

Want to know more?
📧 Check out the job advert above and please reach out to me via email ([email protected]) if you have any questions

Emma Anderson @emmylooroll.bsky.social · Jun 27

About us:
👍 You will be working as part of a multidisciplinary team spanning Newcastle University (Oli Shannon, Rebecca Townsend, Dr Andrea Fairley, Emma Stevenson), University College London (@emmylooroll), University of Edinburgh (Graciela Muniz Terrera, Sarah Gregory)...

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Emma Anderson @emmylooroll.bsky.social · Jun 27

⭐ We're hoping to hire a dedicated, collegiate and enthusiastic researcher
💻 Analysing data from large observational cohorts
🍽️ Handling dietary data
🧠 An interest in dementia
🎓 Have (or be close to completing) a PhD in a relevant area
📈 Advanced statistical skills in R, Stata or an equivalent

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Emma Anderson @emmylooroll.bsky.social · Jun 27

New 29 month postdoc position available at Newcastle with Dr Oli Shannon for an exciting new project funded by ARUK 🥳

🔬 Investigating whether following UK-specific dietary guidelines is linked to lower dementia risk
shorturl.at/6WZFd

Research Assistant/Associate in Human Nutrition

shorturl.at

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Emma Anderson @emmylooroll.bsky.social · Jun 25

Huge thanks to the MEGAVCID consortium for providing us with the data which enabled these analyses, it was great to collaborate 🤩

Emma Anderson @emmylooroll.bsky.social · Jun 25

MR Highlights:

✅ Genetic risk for VaD linked to early phenotypic changes, years before diagnosis

✅ Strong age-dependent associations with WMH, depression, blood pressure, glucose, and education

✅ Evidence supports midlife as a key window for prevention

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Emma Anderson @emmylooroll.bsky.social · Jun 25

Using data from over 330,000 UK Biobank participants, we:

- Built a polygenic risk score for vascular dementia

- Ran a large-scale, age-stratified PheWAS across 9,000+ traits

- Followed up key associations using two-sample Mendelian randomization

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Emma Anderson @emmylooroll.bsky.social · Jun 25

Fabulous work by Phazha Bothongo!

2 years and several near mental breakdowns for us both in the making!

🧠 Causes and consequences of vascular dementia across the life course: Evidence from a UK Biobank phenome-wide and Mendelian randomization study 🧠

www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

Causes and consequences of vascular dementia across the life course: Evidence from a UK Biobank phenome-wide and Mendelian randomization study

Background Vascular dementia (VaD) is the second most common cause of dementia, yet its risk factors and biological mechanisms remain poorly understood. Objective To identify causes and consequences ...

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Emma Anderson @emmylooroll.bsky.social · Jun 25

MR Highlights:

✅ Genetic risk for VaD linked to early phenotypic changes, years before diagnosis

✅ Strong age-dependent associations with WMH, depression, blood pressure, glucose, and education

✅ Evidence supports midlife as a key window for prevention

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Emma Anderson @emmylooroll.bsky.social · Jun 25

Using data from over 330,000 UK Biobank participants, we:

- Built a polygenic risk score for vascular dementia

- Ran a large-scale, age-stratified PheWAS across 9,000+ traits

- Followed up key associations using two-sample Mendelian randomization

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Emma Anderson @emmylooroll.bsky.social · Jun 19

Last couple of days to get your applications in folks!!

Emma Anderson @emmylooroll.bsky.social · Jun 11

External link live! Please share widely :-)

WE ARE RECRUITING! 🥳

Are you an epidemiologist with strong quantitative skills and an interest in contributing to exciting research into the genetic architecture of vascular dementia? Come join our friendly and productive team at UCL!

shorturl.at/aZ5Ua

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Neil Davies @neilmdavies.bsky.social · Jun 19

Are you looking to learn how to conduct and interpret Mendelian randomization studies?

You can register now for our in-person short course at UCL. With @emmylooroll.bsky.social and @dylwil.bsky.social

16th-18th September 2025.

Details here:

www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...

Mendelian randomization short course

This course covers the fundamental developments in Mendelian randomization and gives practical explanations about how to apply MR to applied research questions.

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Emma Anderson @emmylooroll.bsky.social · Jun 11

External link live! Please share widely :-)

WE ARE RECRUITING! 🥳

Are you an epidemiologist with strong quantitative skills and an interest in contributing to exciting research into the genetic architecture of vascular dementia? Come join our friendly and productive team at UCL!

shorturl.at/aZ5Ua

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Emma Anderson @emmylooroll.bsky.social · May 30

Hi Lorenzo! It's primarily using genetic epi methods - so environmental determinants will be assessed with genetically informed methods like Mendelian randomisation, polygenic risk score analysis, GSEM etc. Hope that helps!

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Emma Anderson @emmylooroll.bsky.social · May 30

Redeployment ad link here for info, public link goes live Monday 9th June. Please share widely! 😁

PS. Pics of Dr Phazha Bothongo and I in action at UCL Genomics... 😎

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Emma Anderson @emmylooroll.bsky.social · May 30

WE ARE RECRUITING! 🥳

Are you an epidemiologist with strong quantitative skills and an interest in contributing to exciting research into the genetic architecture of vascular dementia? Get in touch! We have an exciting opportunity to join our friendly and productive team at UCL.

shorturl.at/fPbpv

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Emma Anderson @emmylooroll.bsky.social · May 22

Our in-person Mendelian randomisation course is back at University College London this autumn. Join us in Bloomsbury, 16th-18th September 2025.

Tutors: Emma Anderson, Dylan Williams, Neil Davies
Guest lecturer: Eleanor Sanderson

onlinestore.ucl.ac.uk/conferences-...

D79 Mendelian Randomization | UCL Online Store

Abstract This course covers the fundamental developments in Mendelian randomization and gives practical explanations about how to apply MR to applied resea

onlinestore.ucl.ac.uk

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