Natassia Robinson

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About me

2020 - Postdoctoral researcher (Psychiatric Genetics), Karolinska Institute 2019 - 2020 Postdoctoral researcher (Childhood Cancer Epigenetics), Newcastle University 2015 - 2019 PhD Molecular Epidemiology, Newcastle University 2014 - 2015 MMedSci Human Nutrition, University of Sheffield 2010 - 2013 BSc Biomedical Science, Lancaster University

Research

Broadly, my research interests are in the relationships between environmental and genetic/epigenetic factors in disease development. My current project focuses on how genetic and environmental factors contribute to schizophrenia and bipolar disorder using data from the Swedish national registers. My PhD research centered on the developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD) hypothesis and examined how early life environmental exposures impact the risk of subsequent obesity. Most of my research involves the integrated analysis of large, longitudinal cohorts to investigate environmental and social risk factors and genetic biomarkers of disease. In my previous projects, I have examined various exposures and epigenetic changes in the development of several cancers, and Alzheimer’s disease.

Teaching

My teaching experience is in topics related to medicine and health, including biomedical sciences, precision medicine, obesity and nutrition, epidemiology, and psychiatric disorders.

Articles

Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2024;:1-10

Environmental risk factors for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder from childhood to diagnosis: a Swedish nested case-control study.

Robinson N; Ploner A; Leone M; Lichtenstein P; Kendler KS; Bergen SE
Article: SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH. 2023;260:160-167

Migration and risk of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder: A Swedish national study.

Robinson N; Ploner A; Müller-Eberstein R; Lichtenstein P; Kendler KS; Bergen SE
Article: SCHIZOPHRENIA BULLETIN. 2023;49(3):768-777

Impact of Early-Life Factors on Risk for Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder.

Robinson N; Ploner A; Leone M; Lichtenstein P; Kendler KS; Bergen SE
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2022;127(2):288-300

Anti-cancer therapy is associated with long-term epigenomic changes in childhood cancer survivors.

Robinson N; Casement J; Gunter MJ; Huybrechts I; Agudo A; Barranco MR; Eichelmann F; Johnson T; Kaaks R; Pala V; Panico S; Sandanger TM; Schultze MB; Travis RC; Tumino R; Vineis P; Weiderpass E; Skinner R; Sharp L; McKay JA; Strathdee G
Article: MOLECULAR NUTRITION & FOOD RESEARCH. 2022;66(3):e2100789

Impact of In Utero Folate Exposure on DNA Methylation and Its Potential Relevance for Later-Life Health-Evidence from Mouse Models Translated to Human Cohorts.

Kok DE; Richmond RC; Adriaens M; Evelo CT; Ford D; Mathers JC; Robinson N; McKay JA
Article: CLINICAL EPIGENETICS. 2021;13(1):8

Childhood DNA methylation as a marker of early life rapid weight gain and subsequent overweight.

Robinson N; Brown H; Antoun E; Godfrey KM; Hanson MA; Lillycrop KA; Crozier SR; Murray R; Pearce MS; Relton CL; Albani V; McKay JA
Article: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS. 2021;228:138-146.e5

The Biological and Social Determinants of Childhood Obesity: Comparison of 2 Cohorts 50 Years Apart.

Robinson N; McKay JA; Pearce MS; Albani V; Wright CM; Adamson AJ; Brown H
Article: PLOS ONE. 2020;15(6):e0234578

DNA methylation patterns of LINE-1 and Alu for pre-symptomatic dementia in type 2 diabetes.

Sae-Lee C; Biasi JD; Robinson N; Barrow TM; Mathers JC; Koutsidis G; Byun H-M

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Conference publication: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2023;75:s215-s216

INTERACTIONS BETWEEN FAMILY HISTORY AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS IN SCHIZOPHRENIA AND BIPOLAR DISORDER

Robinson N; Ploner A; Lichtenstein P; Kendler KS; Bergen S
Conference publication: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2023;75:s72-s73

IMPACT OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY ON RISK FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA AND BIPOLAR DISORDER: A DUAL CASE-CONTROL STUDY

Cheng K-Y; Robinson N; Kuja-Halkola R; Ploner A; Molero Y; Lichtenstein P; Bergen SE
Conference publication: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2022;63:E68

CANNABIS, ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND RISK OF SCHIZOPHRENIA AND BIPOLAR DISORDER IN A SWEDISH NATIONAL REGISTER STUDY

Robinson N; Ploner A; Sullivan PF; Lichtenstein P; Kendler KS; Bergen SE
Conference publication: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2022;63:e259

MIGRATION AND RISK OF SCHIZOPHRENIA AND BIPOLAR DISORDER IN A SWEDISH NATIONAL REGISTER STUDY

Robinson N; Ploner A; Müller-Eberstein R; Lichtenstein P; Kendler KS; Bergen SE
Conference publication: NEUROSCIENCE APPLIED. 2022;1:100853

Migration and risk of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder – a Swedish national cohort study

Robinson N; Ploner A; Muller-Eberstein R; Lichtenstein P; Kendler K; Bergen S
Non-KI thesis / dissertation: 2021

Early life risk factors and epigenetic biomarkers of obesity across the life course

Robinson N
Review: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION. 2021;75(8):1176-1192

Mediterranean diet and the hallmarks of ageing.

Shannon OM; Ashor AW; Scialo F; Saretzki G; Martin-Ruiz C; Lara J; Matu J; Griffiths A; Robinson N; Lillà L; Stevenson E; Stephan BCM; Minihane AM; Siervo M; Mathers JC
Review: FRONTIERS IN GENETICS. 2021;12:686666

Environmental Risk Factors for Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder and Their Relationship to Genetic Risk: Current Knowledge and Future Directions.

Robinson N; Bergen SE
Review: NUTRIENTS. 2020;12(5):E1398-1398

It's No Has Bean: A Review of the Effects of White Kidney Bean Extract on Body Composition and Metabolic Health.

Nolan R; Shannon OM; Robinson N; Joel A; Houghton D; Malcomson FC
Conference publication: OBESITY ABSTRACTS. 2019

DNA methylation biomarkers of early life rapid weight gain: Findings from the Newcastle Thousand Families Study and the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children

Robinson N; Brown H; Pearce M; Byun H-M; McKay J
Review: MECHANISMS OF AGEING AND DEVELOPMENT. 2018;174:86-94

Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis: Is there a role for folate?

Robinson N; Grabowski P; Rehman I

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