Dr Hannah Elliott
PhD, MRes, BSc(Hons)
Current positions
Senior Research Fellow in Epidemiology
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
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Research interests
My main research interest is in identifying variation in DNA methylation that is associated with type 2 diabetes and related traits, with a focus on groups of people who are at higher risk of disease in later life.
Cohorts I work with include Southall And Brent Revisited (SABRE) and the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents And Children (ALSPAC), where I am focussing analyses on individuals of South Asian origin and women with gestational diabetes.
I am also investigating if DNA methylation can be used as a predictor of future disease and using genetic proxies to distinguish causal pathways from non-causal biomarkers.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Harnessing DNA methylation variation between populations to understand disease discordance across ancestries
Principal Investigator
Description
The Diverse Epigenetic Epidemiology Partnership (DEEP) is a partnership of 20 research groups from around the world that aims to improve global health by exploring the effects of genomic and…Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/10/2023 to 30/09/2028
Does Motherhood Need Mitigating? A Collective Examination of Parenting and Academic Practice
Principal Investigator
Role
Collaborator
Managing organisational unit
Department of History (Historical Studies)Dates
01/01/2023 to 31/07/2023
Thesis supervisions
Publications
Recent publications
08/05/2024Blood-based epigenome-wide analyses of chronic low-grade inflammation across diverse population cohorts
Cell Genomics
Cesarean Delivery and Blood DNA Methylation at Birth and Childhood
Science Advances
Maternal age is related to offspring DNA methylation: a meta-analysis of results from the PACE consortium
Aging Cell
Negative association between higher maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index and breastfeeding outcomes is not mediated by DNA methylation
Scientific Reports
Cross-Ancestry DNA Methylation Marks of Insulin Resistance in Pregnancy
Diabetes
Related people
Professor Deborah Lawlor
Professor of Epidemiology, MRC Investigator and BHF Chair
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Professor George Davey Smith
Professor of Clinical Epidemiology
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Professor Tom Gaunt
Professor of Health and Biomedical Informatics and MRC Investigator
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Dr Josine Min
Senior Research Fellow in Genetic and Epigenetic Epidemiology
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Dr Gemma Sharp
Honorary Senior Lecturer
Bristol Medical School (PHS)