Dr Genevieve Leyden
BA, PhD
Current positions
Senior Research Associate in Genetic Epidemiology
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
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Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Lifecourse GWAS Consortium
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
Acute, chronic, and recurring, adverse health conditions that emerge in later life are often shaped by processes experienced throughout life. Gaining a better understanding of how exposures at different stages…Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/10/2023 to 31/10/2028
Publications
Recent publications
11/04/2025Distinct pathway-based effects of blood pressure and body mass index on cardiovascular traits
Genome Medicine
Lifecourse Genome-Wide Association Study Meta-Analysis Refines the Critical Life Stages for the Influence of Adiposity on Breast Cancer
Lifecourse Genome-Wide Association Study Meta-Analysis Refines the Critical Life Stages for the Influence of Adiposity on Breast Cancer
Characterizing the Causal Pathway From Childhood Adiposity to Right Heart Physiology and Pulmonary Circulation Using Lifecourse Mendelian Randomization
Journal of the American Heart Association
A lifecourse Mendelian randomization study uncovers age-dependent effects of adiposity on asthma risk
iScience
Pro-inflammatory role of Wnt/β-catenin signaling in endothelial dysfunction
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Thesis
An exploration of genetic paradigms to investigate neuroregulatory genetic pathways in cardiovascular health
Supervisors
Award date
09/05/2023
Related people
Dr Tom Richardson
Honorary Senior Research Fellow
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Professor George Davey Smith
Professor of Clinical Epidemiology
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Dr Rebecca Richmond
Senior Research Fellow
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Dr Hazel Blythe
Research Associate
School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience
Miss Helena Urquijo
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