Azmeraw Amare

Adelaide Medical School

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Dr. Azmeraw Amare is a clinical and genetic epidemiologist interested in Precision medicine, pharmacogenomics, and translational medicine. He has an interdisciplinary educational background, with academic qualifications in clinical epidemiology, Genetics, Medical Biostatistics, public health and completed a PhD in medicine at the University of Adelaide. PhD thesis: Genetic predictors of response to pharmacotherapy in patients with mood disorders: Steps on the path to Personalized Psychiatry

Azmeraw has extensive experience in big clinical and genetic data analysis such as genome-wide DNA, polygenic and gene expression analysis using advanced genetic statistical tools.

He is currently working at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) as a Translational research fellow. Azmeraw has authored (co) 68 articles in high impact journals and a book chapter; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Azmeraw+T.Amare

Over 12773 citations and H-index 32 (Scopus)

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In his research, Azmeraw applies advanced bioinformatic techniques to identify predictors of response to treatment in psychiatric patients. He is particularly interested in the development of multivariable diagnostic/prognostic algorithms (tools) that can integrate individual’s genomic information with other predictors (e.g. omics pillars (including genomics, epigenomes, proteomics, metabolomics and microbiomes), neuroimaging and clinical characteristics) to finally predict therapeutic outcomes.

Currently, he assesses the polygenic predictors of treatment response to antidepressants (SSRIs) and mood stabilizers (lithium) in patients with mood disorders. This project is being conducted in collaboration with international consortia, including the International SSRI Pharmacogenomics Consortium (ISPC), the International Consortium on Lithium Genetics (ConLi+Gen) and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).

Selected Publications

Amare AT, Schubert KO, Hou L, Clark SR, Papiol S, Heilbronner U et al. Association of Polygenic Score for Schizophrenia and HLA Antigen and Inflammation Genes With Response to Lithium in Bipolar Affective Disorder: A Genome-Wide Association Study. JAMA Psychiatry 2018; 75(1): 65-74.
Amare AT, Ahmad Vaez, Yi-Hsiang Hsu, Nese Direk, Zoha Kamali, David M. Howard, Andrew M. McIntosh, Henning Tiemeier, Ute Bültmann, Harold Snieder, Catharina A. Hartman. Bivariate genome-wide association analyses of a broad depression phenotype combined with major depression, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia reveal eight novel genetic loci for depression. Nature: Molecular Psychiatry, 2019
Amare AT, Schubert KO, Klingler-Hoffmann M, Cohen-Woods S, Baune BT. The genetic overlap between mood disorders and cardiometabolic diseases: a systematic review of genome-wide and candidate gene studies. Translational Psychiatry 2017; 7: e1007.
Amare AT, Schubert KO, Baune BT. Pharmacogenomics in the treatment of mood disorders: Strategies and Opportunities for personalized psychiatry. The EPMA journal 2017; 8(3): 211-227.
Amare AT, Schubert KOT, Schulze TG, Baune B. Polygenic scores for major depressive disorder and depressive symptoms predict response to lithium in patients with bipolar disorder. bioRxiv 2018.
Amare AT, Schubert KO, Tekola-Ayele F, Hsu YH, Sangkuhl K, Jenkins G et al. Association of the Polygenic Scores for Personality Traits and Response to Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder. Frontiers in Psychiatry 2018; 9: 65.
Amare AT, Schubert KO, Tekola-Ayele F, Hsu YH, Sangkuhl K, Jenkins G et al. The association of obesity and coronary artery disease genes with response to SSRIs treatment in major depression. Journal of neural transmission 2019.
Tekola-Ayele F, Workalemahu T, Amare AT. High burden of birthweight-lowering genetic variants in Africans and Asians. BMC medicine 2018; 16(1): 70.
Stacey D, Schubert KO, Clark SR, Amare AT, Milanesi E, Maj C et al. A gene co-expression module implicating the mitochondrial electron transport chain is associated with long-term response to lithium treatment in bipolar affective disorder. Transl Psychiatry 2018; 8(1): 183.
Opel N, Amare AT, Redlich R, Repple J, Kaehler C, Grotegerd D et al. Cortical surface area alterations shaped by genetic load for neuroticism. Molecular Psychiatry 2018.
Nolte IM, Munoz ML, Tragante V, Amare AT, Jansen R, Vaez A et al. Genetic loci associated with heart rate variability and their effects on cardiac disease risk. Nature Communications 2017; 8: 15805.
Haljas K, Amare AT, Alizadeh BZ, Hsu YH, Mosley T, Newman A et al. Bivariate Genome-Wide Association Study of Depressive Symptoms With Type 2 Diabetes and Quantitative Glycemic Traits. Psychosomatic medicine 2018; 80(3): 242-251.
Direk N, Williams S, Smith JA, Ripke S, Air T, Amare AT, et al. An Analysis of Two Genome-wide Association Meta-analyses Identifies a New Locus for Broad Depression Phenotype. Biological Psychiatry 2017; 82(5): 322-329.
Ciobanu LG, Ferrari AJ, Erskine HE, Santomauro DF, Charlson FJ, Leung J Amare AT et al. The prevalence and burden of mental and substance use disorders in Australia: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry 2018; 52(5): 483-490.

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Appointments

Date Position Institution name
2018 - 2022 Lecturer University of Adelaide
2018 Postdoc South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide
2015 - 2018 PhD University of Adelaide

Date	Position	Institution name
2018 - 2022	Lecturer	University of Adelaide
2018	Postdoc	South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide
2015 - 2018	PhD	University of Adelaide

Awards and Achievements

Date	Type	Title	Institution Name	Country	Amount
2019	Award	2018 Doctoral Research Medal for Outstanding research at PhD level	University of Adelaide	Australia	Gold Medal
2018	Research Award	Dean's Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence	University of Adelaide	Australia	—
2017	Fellowship	2017 World congress of psychiatry Young Fellowship Programme	World Psychiatric Association	Germany	—
2015	Scholarship	Adelaide Scholarship International (ASI)	University of Adelaide	Australia	—
2014	Scholarship	19th summer institute in statistical genetics courses in Seattle	University of Washington	United States	—
2012	Scholarship	CPE-SHARE research institute, University Medical center Groningen	University of Groningen	Netherlands	—
2011	Scholarship	CIUF-CUD Scholarship for postgraduate Study	Belgium University Commission for Development (CIUF-CUD)	Belgium	—
2006	Award	Top student and gold medal among 2006 graduates in the faculty of public health	Hawassa University	Ethiopia	Gold Medal

Education

Date	Institution name	Country	Title
2015 - 2018	University of Adelaide	Australia	PhD in Medicine
2014 - 2014	University of Groningen, Groningen	Netherlands	Master of Science in Clinical and Psychosocial Epidemiology (Research master)
2011 - 2012	Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels	Belgium	Master in research methodology

Certifications

Date Title Institution name Country
2014 19th Summer Institute in Statistical Genetics University of Washington United States
Research Interests

Epidemiology Genetics Genomics Pharmacogenomics Psychiatry

Date	Title	Institution name	Country
2014	19th Summer Institute in Statistical Genetics	University of Washington	United States

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Journals

Year	Citation
2019	Inacio, M. C., Visvanathan, R., Lang, C. E., Amare, A., Harrison, S. L., & Wesselingh, S. (2019). Pain in Older Australians Seeking Aged Care Services: Findings From the Registry of Older South Australians (ROSA).. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. DOI
2019	Tekola-Ayele, F., Lee, A., Workalemahu, T., Zhang, W., Shrestha, D., Amare, A., & Ouidir, M. (2019). Genetic overlap between birthweight and adult cardiometabolic diseases has implications for genomic medicine. Scientific Reports, 9(1), 8 pages. DOI
2019	Stanaway, J., Reiner, R., Blacker, B., Goldberg, E., Khalil, I., Troeger, C., . . . Hay, S. (2019). The global burden of typhoid and paratyphoid fevers: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 19(4), 369-381. DOI Scopus4 WoS4
2019	Leehr, E., Opel, N., Werner, J., Redlich, R., Repple, J., Grotegerd, D., . . . Dannlowski, U. (2019). Evidence for a sex-specific contribution of polygenic load for anorexia nervosa to body weight and prefrontal brain structure in nonclinical individuals. Neuropsychopharmacology. DOI
2019	Ni, G., Amare, A., Zhou, X., Mills, N., Gratten, J., & Lee, S. (2019). The genetic relationship between female reproductive traits and six psychiatric disorders. Scientific Reports, 9(1), 1-12. DOI
2019	Scott, J., Etain, B., Manchia, M., Brichant-Petitjean, C., Geffory, P., Schulze, T., . . . Witt, S. (2019). An examination of the quality and performance of the Alda scale for classifying lithium response phenotypes. Bipolar Disorders. DOI
2019	Visvanathan, R., Amare, A., Wesselingh, S., Hearn, R., McKechnie, S., Mussared, J., & Inacio, M. (2019). Prolonged wait time prior to entry to home care packages increases the risk of mortality and transition to permanent residential aged care services: findings from the Registry of Older South Australians (ROSA). Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging, 23(3), 271-280. DOI Scopus1
2019	Amare, A., Schubert, K., Tekola-Ayele, F., Hsu, Y., Sangkuhl, K., Jenkins, G., . . . Baune, B. (2019). The association of obesity and coronary artery disease genes with response to SSRIs treatment in major depression. Journal of Neural Transmission, 126(1), 35-45. DOI Scopus2 WoS1 Europe PMC1
2019	Amare, A., Vaez, A., Hsu, Y., Direk, N., Kamali, Z., Howard, D., . . . Hartman, C. (2019). Bivariate genome-wide association analyses of the broad depression phenotype combined with major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia reveal eight novel genetic loci for depression. Molecular Psychiatry. DOI Scopus2 Europe PMC1
2019	Deribew, A., Biadgilign, S., Deribe, K., Dejene, T., Tessema, G., Melaku, Y., . . . Wang, H. (2019). The Burden of HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia from 1990 to 2016: Evidence from the Global Burden of Diseases 2016 Study. Ethiopian journal of health sciences, 29(1), 859-868. DOI
2019	Orpana, H., Marczak, L., Arora, M., Abbasi, N., Abdulkader, R., Abebe, Z., . . . Jha, R. (2019). Global, regional, and national burden of suicide mortality 1990 to 2016: Systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. BMJ (Online), 364(1), 11 pages. DOI Scopus6 WoS1
2018	Deribew, A., Deribe, K., Dejene, T., Tessema, G., Melaku, Y., Lakew, Y., . . . Biadgilign, S. (2018). Tuberculosis Burden in Ethiopia from 1990 to 2016: Evidence from the Global Burden of Diseases 2016 Study. Ethiopian journal of health sciences, 28(5), 519-528. DOI Scopus1 Europe PMC1
2018	Roth, G., Abate, D., Abate, K., Abay, S., Abbafati, C., Abbasi, N., . . . Badawi, A. (2018). Erratum: Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (The Lancet (2018) 392(10159) (1736–1788)(S0140673618322037)(10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32203-7)). The Lancet, 392(10160), 2170. DOI
2018	Amare, A., Schubert, K., Tekola-Ayele, F., Hsu, Y., Sangkuhl, K., Jenkins, G., . . . Baune, B. (2018). Association of the polygenic scores for personality traits and response to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in patients with major depressive disorder. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 9(MAR), 65-1-65-11. DOI Scopus2 WoS3 Europe PMC1
2018	Melaku, Y., Wassie, M., Gill, T., Zhou, S., Tessema, G., Amare, A., . . . Deribew, A. (2018). Burden of disease attributable to suboptimal diet, metabolic risks and low physical activity in Ethiopia and comparison with Eastern sub-Saharan African countries, 1990-2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. BMC Public Health, 18(1), 552-1-552-20. DOI
2018	Tekola-Ayele, F., Workalemahu, T., & Amare, A. (2018). High burden of birthweight-lowering genetic variants in Africans and Asians. BMC Medicine, 16(1), 8 pages. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2018	Fullman, N., Yearwood, J., Abay, S., Abbafati, C., Abd-Allah, F., Abdela, J., . . . Beghi, E. (2018). Measuring performance on the Healthcare Access and Quality Index for 195 countries and territories and selected subnational locations: A systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. The Lancet, 391(10136), 2236-2271. DOI Scopus37 WoS32 Europe PMC18
2018	Amare, A., Schubert, K., Hou, L., Clark, S., Papiol, S., Heilbronner, U., . . . Baune, B. (2018). Association of polygenic score for schizophrenia and HLA antigen and inflammation genes with response to lithium in bipolar affective disorder: a genome-wide association study. JAMA psychiatry, 75(1), 65-74. DOI Scopus26 WoS26 Europe PMC14
2018	Stacey, D., Schubert, K., Clark, S., Amare, A., Milanesi, E., Maj, C., . . . Baune, B. (2018). A gene co-expression module implicating the mitochondrial electron transport chain is associated with long-term response to lithium treatment in bipolar affective disorder. Translational Psychiatry, 8(1), 183-1-183-11. DOI WoS1
2018	Opel, N., Amare, A., Redlich, R., Repple, J., Kaehler, C., Grotegerd, D., . . . Dannlowski, U. (2018). Cortical surface area alterations shaped by genetic load for neuroticism. Molecular Psychiatry. DOI Scopus2 Europe PMC1
2018	Griswold, M., Fullman, N., Hawley, C., Arian, N., Zimsen, S., Tymeson, H., . . . Butt, Z. (2018). Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. The Lancet, 392(10152), 1015-1035. DOI Scopus152 WoS132 Europe PMC50
2018	Amare, A., Oliver Schubert, K., Hou, L., Clark, S., Papiol, S., Cearns, M., . . . Major Depressive Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium. (2018). Polygenic scores for major depressive disorder and depressive symptoms predict response to lithium in patients with bipolar disorder. DOI
2018	Troeger, C., Blacker, B., Khalil, I., Rao, P., Cao, S., Zimsen, S., . . . Sartorius, B. (2018). Estimates of the global, regional, and national morbidity, mortality, and aetiologies of diarrhoea in 195 countries: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 18(11), 1211-1228. DOI Scopus26 WoS22 Europe PMC10
2018	Troeger, C., Blacker, B., Khalil, I., Rao, P., Cao, J., Zimsen, S., . . . Quansah, R. (2018). Estimates of the global, regional, and national morbidity, mortality, and aetiologies of lower respiratory infections in 195 countries, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 18(11), 1191-1210. DOI Scopus24 WoS22 Europe PMC18
2018	Roth, G., Abate, D., Abate, K., Abay, S., Abbafati, C., Abbasi, N., . . . Badawi, A. (2018). Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet, 392(10159), 1736-1788. DOI Scopus112 WoS86 Europe PMC48
2018	Lozano, R., Fullman, N., Abate, D., Abay, S., Abbafati, C., Abbasi, N., . . . Appiah, L. (2018). Measuring progress from 1990 to 2017 and projecting attainment to 2030 of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for 195 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet, 392(10159), 2091-2138. DOI Scopus24 WoS20 Europe PMC10
2018	Dicker, D., Nguyen, G., Abate, D., Abate, K., Abay, S., Abbafati, C., . . . Aryal, K. (2018). Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950-2017: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet, 392(10159), 1684-1735. DOI Scopus48 WoS35 Europe PMC25
2018	Stanaway, J., Afshin, A., Gakidou, E., Lim, S., Abate, D., Abate, K., . . . Azzopardi, P. (2018). Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet, 392(10159), 1923-1994. DOI Scopus103 WoS77 Europe PMC41
2018	James, S., Abate, D., Abate, K., Abay, S., Abbafati, C., Abbasi, N., . . . Bali, A. (2018). Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 Diseases and Injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet, 392(10159), 1789-1858. DOI Scopus113 WoS92 Europe PMC55
2018	Murray, C., Callender, C., Kulikoff, X., Srinivasan, V., Abate, D., Abate, K., . . . Atique, S. (2018). Population and fertility by age and sex for 195 countries and territories, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet, 392(10159), 1995-2051. DOI Scopus15 WoS13 Europe PMC10
2018	Haljas, K., Amare, A., Alizadeh, B., Hsu, Y. -H., Mosley, T., Newman, A., . . . Lahti, J. (2018). Bivariate Genome-Wide Association Study of Depressive Symptoms With Type 2 Diabetes and Quantitative Glycemic Traits.. Psychosomatic medicine, 80(3), 242-251. DOI Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC2
2018	Ciobanu, L., Ferrari, A., Erskine, H., Santomauro, D., Charlson, F., Leung, J., . . . Baune, B. (2018). The prevalence and burden of mental and substance use disorders in Australia: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry, 52(5), 483-490. DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
2017	Reitsma, M., Fullman, N., Ng, M., Salama, J., Abajobir, A., Abate, K., . . . Khera, S. (2017). Smoking prevalence and attributable disease burden in 195 countries and territories, 1990-2015: A systematic analysis from the global burden of disease study 2015. The Lancet, 389(10082), 1885-1906. DOI Scopus240 WoS201 Europe PMC136
2017	Nolte, I., Munoz, M., Tragante, V., Amare, A., Jansen, R., Vaez, A., . . . Psaty, B. (2017). Genetic loci associated with heart rate variability and their effects on cardiac disease risk. Nature Communications, 8, 15 pages. DOI Scopus18 WoS15 Europe PMC13
2017	Deribew, A., Dejene, T., Kebede, B., Tessema, G., Melaku, Y., Misganaw, A., . . . Stanaway, J. (2017). Incidence, prevalence and mortality rates of malaria in Ethiopia from 1990 to 2015: Analysis of the global burden of diseases 2015. Malaria Journal, 16(1), 7 pages. DOI Scopus10 WoS8 Europe PMC12
2017	Afshin, A., Forouzanfar, M., Reitsma, M., Sur, P., Estep, K., Lee, A., . . . Lim, S. (2017). Health effects of overweight and obesity in 195 countries over 25 years. New England Journal of Medicine, 377(1), 13-27. DOI Scopus807 WoS626 Europe PMC466
2017	Misganaw, A., Melaku, Y., Tessema, G., Deribew, A., Deribe, K., Abera, S., . . . Naghavi, M. (2017). National disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 257 diseases and injuries in Ethiopia, 1990-2015: findings from the global burden of disease study 2015. Population Health Metrics, 15(1), 28-1-28-16. DOI Scopus5 WoS5 Europe PMC1
2017	Misganaw, A., Haregu, T., Deribe, K., Tessema, G., Deribew, A., Melaku, Y., . . . Naghavi, M. (2017). National mortality burden due to communicable, non-communicable, and other diseases in Ethiopia, 1990-2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. Population Health Metrics, 15(1), 29-1-29-17. DOI Scopus23
2017	Barber, R., Fullman, N., Sorensen, R., Bollyky, T., McKee, M., Nolte, E., . . . Beyene, T. (2017). Healthcare access and quality index based on mortality from causes amenable to personal health care in 195 countries and territories, 1990-2015: A novel analysis from the global burden of disease study 2015. The Lancet, 390(10091), 231-266. DOI Scopus148 WoS121 Europe PMC75
2017	Nolte, I., Munoz, M., Tragante, V., Amare, A., Jansen, R., Vaez, A., . . . Psaty, B. (2017). Erratum: Genetic loci associated with heart rate variability and their effects on cardiac disease risk. Nature communications, 8, 16140. DOI WoS3 Europe PMC3
2017	Deribew, A., Kebede, B., Tessema, G., Adama, Y., Misganaw, A., Gebre, T., . . . Deribe, K. (2017). Mortality and disability-adjusted life-years (dalys) for common neglected tropical diseases in Ethiopia, 1990-2015: Evidence from the global burden of disease study 2015. Ethiopian Medical Journal, 55(Suppl 1), 3-14. Scopus6 Europe PMC6
2017	Troeger, C., Forouzanfar, M., Rao, P., Khalil, I., Brown, A., Reiner, R., . . . Mokdad, A. (2017). Estimates of global, regional, and national morbidity, mortality, and aetiologies of diarrhoeal diseases: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 17(9), 909-948. DOI Scopus170 WoS174 Europe PMC97
2017	Amare, A., Schubert, K., & Baune, B. (2017). Pharmacogenomics in the treatment of mood disorders: Strategies and Opportunities for personalized psychiatry. EPMA Journal, 8(3), 211-227. DOI Scopus24 WoS20 Europe PMC8
2017	Naghavi, M., Abajobir, A., Abbafati, C., Abbas, K., Abd-Allah, F., Abera, S., . . . Chibueze, C. (2017). Global, regional, and national age-sex specifc mortality for 264 causes of death, 1980-2016: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. The Lancet, 390(10100), 1151-1210. DOI Scopus798 WoS757 Europe PMC463
2017	Hay, S., Abajobir, A., Abate, K., Abbafati, C., Abbas, K., Abd-Allah, F., . . . Beyene, A. (2017). Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. The Lancet, 390(10100), 1260-1344. DOI Scopus454 WoS434 Europe PMC271
2017	Vos, T., Abajobir, A., Abbafati, C., Abbas, K., Abate, K., Abd-Allah, F., . . . Beuran, M. (2017). Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990-2016: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. The Lancet, 390(10100), 1211-1259. DOI Scopus867 WoS727 Europe PMC484
2017	Fullman, N., Barber, R., Abajobir, A., Abate, K., Abbafati, C., Abbas, K., . . . Brauer, M. (2017). Measuring progress and projecting attainment on the basis of past trends of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. The Lancet, 390(10100), 1423-1459. DOI Scopus88 WoS77 Europe PMC53
2017	Gakidou, E., Afshin, A., Abajobir, A., Abate, K., Abbafati, C., Abbas, K., . . . Brugha, T. (2017). Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990-2016: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. The Lancet, 390(10100), 1345-1422. DOI Scopus549 WoS530 Europe PMC273
2017	Wang, H., Abajobir, A., Abate, K., Abbafati, C., Abbas, K., Abd-Allah, F., . . . Bennett, J. (2017). Global, regional, and national under-5 mortality, adult mortality, age-specific mortality, and life expectancy, 1970-2016: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. The Lancet, 390(10100), 1084-1150. DOI Scopus200 WoS186 Europe PMC119
2017	Feigin, V., Krishnamurthi, R., Theadom, A., Abajobir, A., Mishra, S., Ahmed, M., . . . Dokova, K. (2017). Global, regional, and national burden of neurological disorders during 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet Neurology, 16(11), 877-897. DOI Scopus283 WoS226 Europe PMC127
2017	Fitzmaurice, C., Allen, C., Barber, R., Barregard, L., Bhutta, Z., Brenner, H., . . . Hailu, A. (2017). Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-years for 32 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2015: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study. JAMA oncology, 3(4), 524-548. DOI Scopus1050 WoS993 Europe PMC583
2017	Direk, N., Williams, S., Smith, J., Ripke, S., Air, T., Amare, A., . . . Nöthen, M. (2017). An analysis of two genome-wide association meta-analyses identifies a new locus for broad depression phenotype. Biological Psychiatry, 82(5), 322-329. DOI Scopus28 WoS22 Europe PMC19
2017	Amare, A., Schubert, K., Klingler-Hoffmann, M., Cohen-Woods, S., & Baune, B. (2017). The genetic overlap between mood disorders and cardiometabolic diseases: A systematic review of genome wide and candidate gene studies. Translational Psychiatry, 7(1), 1-12. DOI Scopus48 WoS50 Europe PMC28
2017	Laurence, C., Tessema, G., Melaku, Y., Misganaw, A., Woldie, S., Hiruye, A., . . . Deribew, A. (2017). Trends and causes of maternal mortality in Ethiopia during 1990-2013: findings from the Global Burden of Diseases study 2013. BMC Public Health, 17(1), 1-8. DOI Scopus19 WoS19 Europe PMC13
2017	Kassebaum, N., Kyu, H., Zoeckler, L., Olsen, H., Thomas, K., Pinho, C., . . . Goto, A. (2017). Child and adolescent health from 1990 to 2015: Findings from the global burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors 2015 study. JAMA Pediatrics, 171(6), 573-592. DOI Scopus69 WoS66 Europe PMC55
2017	Amare, A., Schubert, K. O., Hou, L., Clark, S., Papiol, S., Heilbronner, U., . . . Baune, B. (2017). High genetic loading of schizophrenia predicts poor response to lithium in patients with bipolar disorder: A polygenic score and cross-trait genetic analysis. DOI
2017	Troeger, C., Forouzanfar, M., Rao, P., Khalil, I., Brown, A., Swartz, S., . . . Mokdad, A. (2017). Estimates of the global, regional, and national morbidity, mortality, and aetiologies of lower respiratory tract infections in 195 countries: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 17(11), 1133-1161. DOI Scopus105 WoS96 Europe PMC68
2017	Fullman, N., Barber, R., Abajobir, A., Abate, K., Abbafati, C., Abbas, K., . . . Brauer, M. (2017). Erratum: Measuring progress and projecting attainment on the basis of past trends of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 (The Lancet (2017) 390(10100) (1423–1459) (S014067361732336X) (10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32336-X)). The Lancet, 390(10106), e38. DOI
2017	Fullman, N., Barber, R., Abajobir, A., Abate, K., Abbafati, C., Abbas, K., . . . Brauer, M. (2017). Erratum:Measuring progress and projecting attainment on the basis of past trends of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 (The Lancet (2017) 390(10100) (1423–1459) (S014067361732336X)(10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32336-X)). The Lancet, 390(10102), e23. DOI
2017	Kassebaum, N., Barber, R., Dandona, L., Hay, S., Larson, H., Lim, S., . . . Bärnighausen, T. (2017). Global, regional, and national levels of maternal mortality, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey, 72(1), 11-13. DOI
2017	Wang, H., Bhutta, Z., Coates, M., Coggeshall, M., Dandona, L., Diallo, K., . . . Bazargan-Hejazi, S. (2017). Erratum: Global, regional, national, and selected subnational levels of stillbirths, neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 (The Lancet (2016) 388(10053) (1725–1774)(S0140673616315756)(10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31575-6)). The Lancet, 389(10064), e1. DOI
2017	Kassebaum, N., Barber, R., Dandona, L., Hay, S., Larson, H., Lim, S., . . . Ajala, O. (2017). Erratum: Global, regional, and national levels of maternal mortality, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 (The Lancet (2016) 388(10053) (1775–1812)(S0140673616314702)(10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31470-2)). The Lancet, 389(10064), e1. DOI
2016	Wang, H., Wolock, T., Carter, A., Nguyen, G., Kyu, H., Gakidou, E., . . . CÃ rdenas, R. (2016). Erratum: Estimates of global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and mortality of HIV, 1980-2015: The Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 (The Lancet HIV (2016) 3 (e361-e387) PII: S235230181630087X DOI: 10.1016/S2352-3018(16)30087-X). The Lancet HIV, 3(9), e408. DOI Europe PMC1
2016	Deribew, A., Tessema, G., Deribe, K., Melaku, Y., Lakew, Y., Amare, A., . . . Kassebaum, N. (2016). Trends, causes, and risk factors of mortality among children under 5 in Ethiopia, 1990-2013: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. Population Health Metrics, 14(1), 42-1-42-10. DOI Scopus18 WoS16
2016	Melaku, Y., Temesgen, A., Deribew, A., Tessema, G., Deribe, K., Sahle, B., . . . Forouzanfar, M. (2016). The impact of dietary risk factors on the burden of non-communicable diseases in ethiopia: Findings from the global burden of disease study 2013. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 13(1), 13 pages. DOI Scopus13 WoS9 Europe PMC5
2016	Mokdad, A., Forouzanfar, M., Daoud, F., El Bcheraoui, C., Moradi-Lakeh, M., Khalil, I., . . . Ginawi, I. (2016). Health in times of uncertainty in the eastern Mediterranean region, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. The Lancet Global Health, 4(10), e704-e713. DOI Scopus55 WoS48 Europe PMC38
2016	Lim, S., Allen, K., Bhutta, Z., Dandona, L., Forouzanfar, M., Fullman, N., . . . Bayou, T. (2016). Measuring the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: a baseline analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet, 388(10053), 1813-1850. DOI Scopus160 WoS62 Europe PMC96
2016	Vos, T., Kyu, H., Pinho, C., Wagner, J., Brown, J., Bertozzi-Villa, A., . . . Oh, I. (2016). Global and national burden of diseases and injuries among children and adolescents between 1990 and 2013 findings from the global burden of disease 2013 study. JAMA Pediatrics, 170(3), 267-287. DOI Scopus173 WoS153 Europe PMC112
2016	Wang, H., Bhutta, Z. A., Coates, M. M., Coggeshall, M., Dandona, L., Diallo, K., . . . Murray, C. J. (2016). Global, regional, national, and selected subnational levels of stillbirths, neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality, 1980-2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. LANCET, 388(10053), 1725-1774. WoS132
2015	Newton, J. N., Briggs, A. D., Murray, C. J., Dicker, D., Foreman, K. J., Wang, H., . . . Davis, A. C. (2015). Changes in health in England, with analysis by English regions and areas of deprivation, 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. LANCET, 386(10010), 2257-2274. DOI WoS195 Europe PMC105
2015	GBD 2013 DALYs Collaborators., HALE Collaborators., Murray, C., Barber, R., Foreman, K., Ozgoren, A., . . . Başara, B. (2015). Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 306 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 188 countries, 1990-2013: quantifying the epidemiological transition. The Lancet, 386(10009), 2145-2191. DOI Scopus791 WoS718 Europe PMC495
2015	Lalloo, R., & GBD 2013 Mortality and Causes of Death Collaborators. (2015). Global, regional, and national age-sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. Lancet, 385(9963), 117-171. DOI Scopus3272 WoS3145 Europe PMC2076
2014	Wang, H., Liddell, C., Coates, M., Mooney, M., Levitz, C., Schumacher, A., . . . Hay, S. (2014). Global, regional, and national levels of neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality during 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. The Lancet, 384(9947), 957-979. DOI Scopus381 WoS334 Europe PMC269
2014	Kassebaum, N., Bertozzi-Villa, A., Coggeshall, M., Shackelford, K., Steiner, C., Heuton, K., . . . Lozano, R. (2014). Global, regional, and national levels and causes of maternal mortality during 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. Lancet, 384(9947), 980-1004. DOI Scopus649 WoS594 Europe PMC431
2014	Murray, C., Ortblad, K., Guinovart, C., Lim, S., Wolock, T., Roberts, D., . . . Dayama, A. (2014). Global, regional, and national incidence and mortality for HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria during 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. Lancet, 384(9947), 1005-1070. DOI Scopus495 WoS457 Europe PMC373
2011	Tayelgn, A., Zegeye, D., & Kebede, Y. (2011). Mothers' satisfaction with referral hospital delivery service in Amhara Region, Ethiopia. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 11(1), 78. DOI Scopus30 WoS30 Europe PMC26

Book Chapters

Year	Citation
2016	Amare, A., Schubert., & Baune. (2016). Genetic Overlap Between Depression and Cardiometabolic Disorders. In Baune, & Tully (Eds.), Cardiovascular Diseases and Depression Treatment and Prevention in Psychocardiology (pp. 235-255). Switzerland: Springer. DOI

Conference Papers

Year	Citation
2017	Baune, B., Amare, A., Schubert, K. O., & Biernacka, J. (2017). POLYGENIC SCORE FOR CARDIOMETABOLIC AND PSYCHIATRIC PHENOTYPES PREDICT RESPONSE TO TREATMENT WITH SELECTIVE SEROTONIN REUPTAKE INHIBITORS IN MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER. In EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY Vol. 27 (pp. S512-S513). Jerusalem, ISRAEL: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV. DOI
2013	Kadali, B. R., & Vedagiri, P. (2013). Effect of Vehicular Lanes on Pedestrian Gap Acceptance Behaviour. In P. Chakroborty, H. Reddy, A. Amekudzi, A. Das, A. Seyfried, B. Maitra, . . . T. Mathew (Eds.), 2ND CONFERENCE OF TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH GROUP OF INDIA (2ND CTRG) Vol. 104 (pp. 678-687). Agra, INDIA: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV. DOI WoS14

Conference Items

Year	Citation
2017	Haljas, K., Lahti, J., Amare, A. T., Alizadeh, B. Z., Snieder, H., Eriksson, J., & Raikkonen, K. (2017). A BIVARIATE GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY (GWAS) OF DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AND FASTING GLUCOSE/INSULIN. Poster session presented at the meeting of EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. Toronto, CANADA: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV.
2015	Amare, A. T., Nigatu, Y. T., Hsu, Y. -H., Lahti, J., Alizadeh, B. Z., & Snieder, H. (2015). A bivariate Genome Wide Association Study (GWAS) of depressive symptoms and lipid levels has identified pleiotropic gene loci. Poster session presented at the meeting of INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE. Montreal, CANADA: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD. DOI

Year	Type	Funding body	Country
2019	NARSAD Young Investigator Grant	Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, APP 80571; Amount: AUD 100,000	United States
2018	International Travel Award	University of Adelaide, AUD 3,000	Australia
2015	Scholarship	Adelaide Scholarship International (ASI) for 3 years	Australia
2014	Scholarship	19th summer institute in statistical genetics courses in Seattle	United States
2012	Scholarship	CPE-SHARE research institute, University Medical center Groningen for 2 years	Netherlands
2011	Scholarship	CIUF-CUD Scholarship for postgraduate Study for 1 year	Belgium

Lecturer of the Biological Psychiatry course (the University of Adelaide, School of Medicine) covering the following section of the course

▪ Introduction to quantitative genetics

▪ Pharmacogenomics in Psychiatry

▪ Personalised medicine in Psychiatry

Phone: 83137438
Email: azmeraw.amare@adelaide.edu.au
Campus: North Terrace
Building: Adelaide Health and Medical Sciences, floor 7
Room: WS7062.37
Org Unit: Health and Medical Sciences Faculty Office

Azmeraw Amare

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