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Research interests
My research focuses on using genetic epidemiology to understand the causes and consequences of mental health problems in the general population. My group investigates childhood mental health and (neuro)developmental problems, including ADHD, autism and cleft lip and/or palate and their progression across the lifespan.
We use polygenic risk scores, Mendelian randomization as well as other causally informative designs and longitudinal observational investigations to study the natural progression of mental health traits across the lifespan, factors involved in developing mental health problems at different time points and outcomes.
I currently lead an MRC research grant focused on improving mental outcomes in children born with cleft in collaboration with the Cleft Collective, one of the largest genetic studies of cleft lip/palate, and the MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics in Cardiff University. Our work aims to investigate common and rare genetic factors (Copy Number Variants) implicated in mental health problems in children born with cleft.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Research output
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Maternal migraine and offspring ADHD: triangulating the evidence
Luo, Y., Dardani, C., Wootton, R. E., Gkatzionis, A. & Stergiakouli , E., 14 Feb 2026, In: BMC Medicine. 24, 1, 12 p., 167.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and other neurodevelopmental traits are associated with impact on functioning among children in the general population
Horstmann, L., Dennison, C. A., Stergiakouli , E., Langley, K. & Martin, J., 7 Mar 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: JCPP Advances. 5, 4, 12 p., e70004.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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Copy Number Variants and their Implications for Developmental and Behavioural Problems in Cleft Lip and/or Palate
Rammos, A., Blakey, R., Dennison, C. A., Lewis, S. J., Ali, N., Davies, A. J. V., Wren, Y. E., Humphries, K. J., Sandy, J. R., Rees, E., Kendall, K. M., Sharp, G. C., Owen, M. J., van den Bree, M. B. M. & Stergiakouli , E., 15 Jul 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Human Molecular Genetics. 34, 18, p. 1563-1574 12 p., ddaf115.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus)
Projects
- 3 Finished
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Identifying risk factors for adverse mental health outcomes in orofacial cleft and optimising interventions to avoid these.
Stergiakouli , E. (Principal Investigator)
1/09/22 → 31/08/25
Project: Research
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Identifying risk factors for adverse mental health outcomes in orofacial cleft and optimising interventions to avoid these.
Stergiakouli , E. (Principal Investigator)
1/04/22 → 31/03/25
Project: Research, Parent
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Using genetic data to identify early determinants and causal environmental risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease
Anderson, E. L. (Co-Investigator), Stergiakouli , E. (Principal Investigator), Howe, L. D. (Co-Investigator) & Ben-Shlomo, Y. (Co-Investigator)
12/05/16 → 1/10/19
Project: Research