Azmeraw Amare

NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow (C)

Adelaide Medical School

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Dr. Azmeraw Amare is a Clinical and Genetic Epidemiologist, interested in Precision medicine, pharmacogenomics, and translational medicine, and with particular expertise in using genetic and bioinformatic approaches to understand the biological basis of complex health conditions related to mental wellbeing, pharmacogenomics, cardiometabolic disorders and healthy ageing — in multiracial and multi-trait context.

He has a multidisciplinary educational background, with academic qualifications in clinical and genetic epidemiology (the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, MSc), public health research methodology (Université Libre de Bruxelles in Belgium, MPH), and Medicine (the University of Adelaide in Australia, PhD).

Dr Amare is the NHMRC Emerging Leadership Investigator (2022-2026), ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Awardee (2022-2024, defered) and the US Brain Behaviour Research Foundation NARSAD Young Investigator (2019-2021) and leads the G-ENomics of mentAl well-Being and heaLthy age-ING (ENABLING) research group based at the Adelaide Medical School.

His research, which has been conducted in collaboration with scientists around the world, has sought to find an answer to fundamental questions about how genetics and the interaction between genetic and environmental factors regulate individuals’ risk to mental illness and response to pharmacological treatment. He has led several genetic association studies that identified novel genes underlying; (i) risk to mental illness (Amare AT, et al. Nature: Molecular Psychiatry, 2020), (ii) response to pharmacological treatment (Amare AT, et al. JAMA Psychiatry 2018; 75(1): 65-74.), (iii) variability in cardiovascular traits (Nolte IM, Munoz ML, Tragante V, Amare AT, et al. Nature Communications 2017; 8: 15805) and (iv) the overlapping effects of mental- and physical medical disorders (Amare AT, et al. Translational Psychiatry 2017; 7: e1007). The impact of his work has been recognised by prizes, scholarships and grant awards.

Dr Amare has an extraordinary publication track record, having authored or co-authored 93 articles (15 as a first/last author) and a book chapter, with 89% of them published in prestigious SCImago Q1 journals including in Nature, Nature Communications, Lancet, the New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA Psychiatry and Molecular Psychiatry, 54.4% listed in top 1%, 75% in top 10% (InCites). Dr Amare was selected by the Australian Review in consecutive years (2019 and 2020) as one of Australia’s top 40 Rising stars (best of 5 on Health and Medical Sciences list) among early-career researchers under 10 years.

Over 70,000 citations and H-index 54 (Google Scholar)

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GENomics of mentAl wellBeing and heaLthy age-ING — ENABLING research group

Vision and Overall aim

Our DNA carries the basic instructions needed to reproduce, develop, survive and restore cellular damages. Unpacking DNA information and understanding the mechanisms of how the instruction in DNA is converted into proteins and interacts with the external environment is vital for a personalised approach to treatment, disease prevention and/or health promotion — to ultimately realise the century’s vision of precision medicine. Our group applies state-of-the-art data science techniques to understand the genetic and environmental determinants underlying the variability of human complex phenotypes including risk to diseases and response to treatment. Specifically, we are interested in studying the omics [genomics (DNA), epigenomes, transcriptomics (RNA), proteomics (Protein), metabolomics and microbiomes] of complex diseases and applying this knowledge to improve global health and address gaps in Culturally And Linguistically Diverse (CALD) people.

Leveraging genomic data obtained from international biobanks, our research applies advanced bioinformatic techniques to explore the “omics” of (a) risk and pharmacological treatment response to mental health disorders (depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia), (b) neurodegenerative disorders (Alzheimer's disease and other dementias), (c) ageing traits (frailty, longevity, cognition and intrinsic capacity) and (d)mechanism of genetic overlap across physical medical and mental health disorders.

Areas of research include

Application of genomic sciences to Improve the Health of Culturally And Linguistically Diverse people — Diversity Genomics
Pharmacogenomics in the treatment of mental illness
The genomics of risk to mental illness — depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia
Mechanism of genetic overlap across physical medical and mental health disorders
The epidemiology of mental illness and effective clinical interventions
Pharmacoepidemiology
Genomics of healthy ageing traits — human intrinsic capacity
Investigate the relationship of human intrinsic capacity with physical and mental health endpoints, including disability, morbidity, and mortality

“We have a place for Honours / PhD/ Masters / Mphil students who are interested in big data analytics — both genetic & clinical data using python or R programming languages. Students with a quantitative science background such as bioinformatics, computer science, mathematics, physics, engineering, Epidemiology/Biostatistics etc would be appropriate.”

Lead researcher: Dr Azmeraw Amare

Research team
• A/Prof K Oliver Schubert
• A/Prof Scott Clark
• Dr Natalie Mills
• Dr Liliana Ciobanu
• Dr Micah Cearns

Partnerships
• Prof Bernhard Baune – University of Münster, Germany
• Prof Renuka Visvanathan –University of Adelaide, Australia
• Prof Harold Snieder – the University of Groningen, the Netherlands
• A/Prof Sarah Cohen-Woods – Flinders University, Australia
• A/Prof Yi-Hsiang Hsu – Harvard Medical school, the United States of America
• Dr Fasil Tekola Ayele – National Institute of Health (NIH), the United States of America

Grants, Scholarships and Awards

2021-2026 NHMRC Investigator Grant Emerging Leadership. Role: CIA (AUD 650,740).
2022-2027 NHMRC-EU Collaborative Research - Horizon 2020 Programme. Role: CID (AUD 500,000).
2022-2027 European Commission - Horizon 2020 Programme Collaborative Research. Role: AI (EURO 11 million). PSYCH-STRATA - A Stratified Treatment Algorithm in Psychiatry: A program on stratified pharmacogenomics in severe mental illness
2022-2027 MRFF 2021 Genomics Health Futures Mission: The Australian Genetic Diversity Database: towards a more equitable future for genomic medicine in Australia. Role: CI (AUD 10 million).
2022 University of Adelaide international travel Award, AUD 3,000.
Early Career Travel Award by the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics (ISPG) to attend the World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics (WCPG) in Florence (Italy)
2021 ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA). Role: CIA (AUD 365,000, defer).
2021 The University of Adelaide, Faculty Emerging Leaders Development Award. Role: CIA (AUD 40,000).
2019-2021 Brain and Behaviour Research Foundation NARSAD young investigator grant. Role: CIA (AUD 102,000).
2019 & 2020 (two consecutive years) Recognised as one of Australia’s top 40 Rising stars (best of 5 in Health & Medical Sciences list) among all researchers under 10 years into their research career by The Australian newspaper research Review. https://specialreports.theaustralian.com.au/1540291/27/
2018 University of Adelaide Doctoral Research Medal for Outstanding research at PhD level and Dean’s Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence.
2017 University of Adelaide international research travel grant (AUD 3000).
2017 World Psychiatric Association Young Scientists Fellowship by the World Psychiatric Association [Germany].
2015-2018 Adelaide Scholarship International (est.AUD 220,000) [Australia].
2014 University of Washington summer Scholarship to attend the 19th summer institute in statistical genetics courses [USA].
2012-2014 University of Groningen International Scholarship for Postgraduate Study [Netherlands]
2011-2012 Government of Belgium University Commission for Development (CIUF-CUD) Postgraduate Scholarship [Belgium].

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 2020, 25(7), 1420-1429.
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. Association of Polygenic Score for Major Depression with Response to Lithium in Patients with Bipolar Disorder. Nature: Molecular Psychiatry, 2020.
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 the 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.
Ni G, Amare AT, Zhou X, Mills N, Gratten J, Lee SH. The genetic relationship between female reproductive traits and six psychiatric disorders. Sci Rep 2019; 9(1): 12041.
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.
Amare AT, Caughey GE, Whitehead C, Lang CE, Bray SCE, Corlis M, Visvanathan R, Wesselingh S, Inacio MC. The prevalence, trends and determinants of mental health disorders in older Australians living in permanent residential aged care: Implications for policy and quality of aged care services. The Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 2020; 54(12): 1200-1211.

Appointments

Date	Position	Institution name
2023 - ongoing	Senior Researcher Level C	University of Adelaide
2020 - ongoing	Research Fellow	University of Adelaide
2018 - 2020	Postdoc	South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute
2018 - 2022	Lecturer Level B	University of 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 Ageing, Frailty and Mobility Neuroscience, Behaviour and Brain Health

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

Journals

Year	Citation
2023	Amare, A., Thalamuthu, A., Schubert, K. O., Fullerton, J., Ahmed, M., Hartmann, S., . . . Baune, B. (2023). Association of Polygenic Score and the involvement of Cholinergic and Glutamatergic Pathways with Lithium Treatment Response in Patients with Bipolar Disorder.. Res Sq. DOI
2022	Taylor, D., Amare, A. T., Edwards, S., Inacio, M., & Visvanathan, R. (2022). A vulnerable residential environment is associated with higher risk of mortality and early transition to permanent residential aged care for community dwelling older South Australians. Age and Ageing, 51(3), afac029-1-afac029-9. DOI Scopus3 WoS2 Europe PMC2
2022	Cearns, M., Amare, A. T., Schubert, K. O., Thalamuthu, A., Frank, J., Streit, F., . . . Baune, B. T. (2022). Using polygenic scores and clinical data for bipolar disorder patient stratification and lithium response prediction: machine learning approach. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 220(4), 219-228. DOI Scopus4 WoS5
2022	Cearns, M., Amare, A. T., Schubert, K. O., Thalamuthu, A., Frank, J., Streit, F., . . . Stamm, T. (2022). Erratum: Using polygenic scores and clinical data for bipolar disorder patient stratification and lithium response prediction: Machine learning approach (The British Journal of Psychiatry (2022) (1–10) DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2022.28). British Journal of Psychiatry, 221(2), 494. DOI
2022	Schubert, K. O., Thalamuthu, A., Amare, A. T., Frank, J., Streit, F., Adl, M., . . . Baune, B. T. (2022). Correction: Combining schizophrenia and depression polygenic risk scores improves the genetic prediction of lithium response in bipolar disorder patients.. Translational psychiatry, 12(1), 278. DOI WoS1
2022	Ciobanu, L. G., Stankov, L., Schubert, K. O., Amare, A. T., Jawahar, M. C., Lawrence-Wood, E., . . . Aidman, E. (2022). General intelligence and executive functioning are overlapping but separable at genetic and molecular pathway levels: An analytical review of existing GWAS findings. PLoS ONE, 17(10 October), 17 pages. DOI
2022	Reiner, R. C., Hay, S. I., Bhandari, D., & LBD Triple Burden Collaborators. (2022). The overlapping burden of the three leading causes of disability and death in sub-Saharan African children. Nature Communications, 13(1), 1-14. DOI
2022	Repple, J., König, A., de Lange, S. C., Opel, N., Redlich, R., Meinert, S., . . . van den Heuvel, M. P. (2022). Association between genetic risk for type 2 diabetes and structural brain connectivity in major depressive disorder. Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging, 7(3), 333-340. DOI Scopus5 WoS4 Europe PMC1
2021	Visvanathan, R., Amare, A. T., Wesselingh, S., & Inacio, M. C. (2021). General practitioner conduct of clinical services representing comprehensive geriatric assessment is associated with lower risk of mortality in older Australians receiving home care packages. Age and Ageing, 50(4), 1243-1251. DOI WoS1
2021	Amare, A. T., Schubert, K. O., Hou, L., Clark, S. R., Papiol, S., Cearns, M., . . . Binder, E. B. (2021). Association of polygenic score for major depression with response to lithium in patients with bipolar disorder. Molecular Psychiatry, 26(6), 2457-2470. DOI Scopus22 WoS28 Europe PMC13
2021	Visvanathan, R., Amare, A. T., Lang, C., Khadka, J., Yu, S., Beilby, J., . . . Inacio, M. C. (2021). Utilisation of general practice health assessments around an aged care assessment is associated with lower mortality risk in older Australians. Age and Ageing, 50(1), 120-126. DOI Scopus7 WoS7 Europe PMC1
2021	Le Clerc, S., Lombardi, L., Baune, B. T., Amare, A. T., Schubert, K. O., Hou, L., . . . Tamouza, R. (2021). HLA-DRB1 and HLA-DQB1 genetic diversity modulates response to lithium in bipolar affective disorders. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 17823-1-17823-12. DOI Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC1
2021	Coombes, B. J., Millischer, V., Batzler, A., Larrabee, B., Hou, L., Papiol, S., . . . Biernacka, J. M. (2021). Association of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Depression Polygenic Scores with Lithium Response: A Consortium for Lithium Genetics Study. Complex Psychiatry, 7(3-4), 80-89. DOI
2021	Ward, J. L., Azzopardi, P. S., Francis, K. L., Santelli, J. S., Skirbekk, V., Sawyer, S. M., . . . Viner, R. M. (2021). Global, regional, and national mortality among young people aged 10-24 years, 1950-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. LANCET, 398(10311), 1593-1618. DOI Scopus32 WoS12 Europe PMC17
2021	Schubert, K. O., Thalamuthu, A., Amare, A. T., Frank, J., Streit, F., Adl, M., . . . Baune, B. T. (2021). Combining schizophrenia and depression polygenic risk scores improves the genetic prediction of lithium response in bipolar disorder patients. Translational Psychiatry, 11(1), 100-108. DOI Scopus6 WoS8 Europe PMC1
2020	Kinyoki, D., Ross, J., Lazzar-Atwood, A., Munro, S., Schaeffer, L., Abbasalizad-Farhangi, M., . . . Awasthi, A. (2020). Author Correction: Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017 (Nature Medicine, (2020), 26, 5, (750-759), 10.1038/s41591-020-0807-6). Nature Medicine, 26(8), 1308. DOI
2020	Reiner, R., Wiens, K., Deshpande, A., Baumann, M., Lindstedt, P., Blacker, B., . . . Bell, M. (2020). Department of Error: Mapping geographical inequalities in childhood diarrhoeal morbidity and mortality in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–17: analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (The Lancet (2020) 395(10239) (1779–1801), (S0140673620301148), (10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30114-8)). The Lancet, 395(10239), 1762. DOI Scopus1
2020	Amare, A. T., Caughey, G. E., Whitehead, C., Lang, C. E., Bray, S. C. E., Corlis, M., . . . Inacio, M. C. (2020). The prevalence, trends and determinants of mental health disorders in older Australians living in permanent residential aged care: implications for policy and quality of aged care services. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 54(12), 1200-1211. DOI Scopus14 WoS14 Europe PMC5
2020	Khadka, J., Visvanathan, R., Theou, O., Moldovan, M., Amare, A. T., Lang, C., . . . Inacio, M. C. (2020). Development and validation of a frailty index based on Australian Aged Care Assessment Program data. Medical Journal of Australia, 213(7), 321-326. DOI Scopus16 WoS15 Europe PMC9
2020	Reiner, R., & Hay, S. (2020). Mapping geographical inequalities in childhood diarrhoeal morbidity and mortality in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000-17: analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (vol 395, pg 1779, 2020). LANCET, 395(10239), 1762. WoS1
2020	Amare, A., Bhandari, D., Gill, T., Hariyani, N., Noubiap Nzeale, J., & LBD Double Burden of Malnutrition Collaborators. (2020). Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017. Nature Medicine, 26(5), 750-759. DOI Scopus29 WoS26 Europe PMC16
2020	Reiner, R. C., Wiens, K. E., Deshpande, A., Baumann, M. M., Lindstedt, P. A., Blacker, B. F., . . . Bekele, Y. A. (2020). Mapping geographical inequalities in childhood diarrhoeal morbidity and mortality in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000-17: Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet, 395(10239), 1779-1801. DOI Scopus42 WoS43 Europe PMC34
2020	Murray, C. J. L., Abbafati, C., Abbas, K. M., Abbasi, M., Abbasi-Kangevari, M., Abd-Allah, F., . . . Badiye, A. D. (2020). Five insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet, 396(10258), 1135-1159. DOI Scopus189 WoS299 Europe PMC85
2020	Wang, H., Abbas, K. M., Abbasifard, M., Abbasi-Kangevari, M., Abbastabar, H., Abd-Allah, F., . . . Noubiap Nzeale, J. (2020). Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2019: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet, 396(10258), 1160-1203. DOI Scopus419 WoS343 Europe PMC265
2020	Bousman, C. A., Bengesser, S. A., Aitchison, K. J., Amare, A. T., Aschauer, H., Baune, B. T., . . . Müller, D. J. (2020). Review and Consensus on Pharmacogenomic Testing in Psychiatry.. Pharmacopsychiatry, 54(1), 5-17. DOI Scopus54 WoS51 Europe PMC27
2020	Inacio, M. C., Visvanathan, R., Lang, C. E., Amare, A., Harrison, S. L., & Wesselingh, S. (2020). Pain in older Australians seeking aged care services: Findings from the Registry of Older South Australians (ROSA). Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 21(1), 132-133. DOI Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC1
2020	Scott, J., Etain, B., Manchia, M., Brichant-Petitjean, C., Geffory, P., Schulze, T., . . . Schubert, K. (2020). An examination of the quality and performance of the Alda scale for classifying lithium response phenotypes. Bipolar Disorders, 22(3), 255-265. DOI Scopus18 WoS15
2020	Inacio, M. C., Amare, A. T., Whitehead, C., Bray, S. C. E., Corlis, M., Visvanathan, R., & Wesselingh, S. (2020). Factors associated with accessing aged care services in Australia after approval for services: Findings from the historical cohort of the Registry of Senior Australians.. Australasian journal on ageing, 39(3), 382-392. DOI Scopus7 WoS7 Europe PMC6
2020	Amare, A. T., Vaez, A., Hsu, Y. H., Direk, N., Kamali, Z., Howard, D. M., . . . Hartman, C. A. (2020). 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, 25(7), 1420-1429. DOI Scopus41 WoS38 Europe PMC23
2019	Deribew, A., Biadgilign, S., Deribe, K., Dejene, T., Tessema, G. A., Melaku, Y. A., . . . 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 Scopus24 Europe PMC23
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 Scopus99 WoS2158 Europe PMC204
2019	Visvanathan, R., Amare, A. T., Wesselingh, S., Hearn, R., McKechnie, S., Mussared, J., & Inacio, M. C. (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 Scopus22 WoS23 Europe PMC7
2019	Amare, A. T., Schubert, K. O., Tekola-Ayele, F., Hsu, Y. H., Sangkuhl, K., Jenkins, G., . . . Baune, B. T. (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 Scopus18 WoS16 Europe PMC11
2019	Leehr, E. J., 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, 44(13), 2212-2219. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2019	Ni, G., Amare, A. T., Zhou, X., Mills, N., Gratten, J., & Lee, S. H. (2019). The genetic relationship between female reproductive traits and six psychiatric disorders. Scientific Reports, 9(1), 12041-1-12041-12. DOI Scopus9 WoS7 Europe PMC4
2019	Tekola-Ayele, F., Lee, A., Workalemahu, T., Zhang, W., Shrestha, D., Amare, A. T., & Ouidir, M. (2019). Genetic overlap between birthweight and adult cardiometabolic diseases has implications for genomic medicine. Scientific Reports, 9(1), 8 pages. DOI Scopus4 WoS3 Europe PMC3
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 Scopus283 WoS271 Europe PMC202
2019	Stanaway, J. D., Afshin, A., Gakidou, E., Lim, S. S., Abate, D., Abate, K. H., . . . Azzopardi, P. S. (2019). Erratum: 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 (2018) 392(10159) (1923–1994), (S0140673618322256), (10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32225-6)). The Lancet, 393(10190), e44. DOI Scopus3 Europe PMC1
2018	Roth, G. A., Abate, D., Abate, K. H., Abay, S. M., 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 Scopus4 WoS7
2018	Deribew, A., Deribe, K., Dejene, T., Tessema, G. A., Melaku, Y. A., 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 Scopus13 Europe PMC14
2018	Griswold, M., Fullman, N., Hawley, C., Arian, N., Zimsen, S., Tymeson, H., . . . Ciobanu, L. (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 Scopus1479 WoS2161 Europe PMC778
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 Scopus588 WoS505 Europe PMC20
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 Scopus709 WoS642 Europe PMC474
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 Scopus3524 WoS3474 Europe PMC2061
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 Scopus258 WoS223 Europe PMC150
2018	Dicker, D., Nguyen, G., Abate, D., Abate, K., Abay, S., Abbafati, C., . . . Opio, J. (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 Scopus526 WoS464 Europe PMC321
2018	Stanaway, J., Afshin, A., Gakidou, E., Lim, S., Abate, D., Abate, K., . . . Gill, T. (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 Scopus2431 WoS2396 Europe PMC1279
2018	James, S. L., Abate, D., Abate, K. H., Abay, S. M., Abbafati, C., Abbasi, N., . . . Olagunju, 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 Scopus5933 WoS5165 Europe PMC3368
2018	Murray, C. J. L., Callender, C. S. K. H., Kulikoff, X. R., Srinivasan, V., Abate, D., Abate, K. H., . . . 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 Scopus232 WoS223 Europe PMC137
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 Scopus21 WoS21 Europe PMC13
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 Scopus28 WoS25 Europe PMC12
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 Scopus30 WoS27 Europe PMC12
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 Scopus6 WoS6 Europe PMC3
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 Scopus10 WoS11 Europe PMC10
2018	Fullman, N., Yearwood, J., Abay, S., Abbafati, C., Abd-Allah, F., Abdela, J., . . . Ciobanu, L. (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 Scopus476 WoS449 Europe PMC272
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 Scopus105 WoS93 Europe PMC51
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 Scopus15 WoS11 Europe PMC7
2018	Opel, N., Amare, A. T., Redlich, R., Repple, J., Kaehler, C., Grotegerd, D., . . . Dannlowski, U. (2018). Cortical surface area alterations shaped by genetic load for neuroticism. Molecular Psychiatry, 25(12), 3422-3431. DOI Scopus13 WoS12 Europe PMC4
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. biorxiv, 48 pages. 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 Scopus413 WoS259 Europe PMC269
2017	Fullman, N., Barber, R. M., Abajobir, A. A., Abate, K. H., Abbafati, C., Abbas, K. M., . . . 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 Scopus1
2017	Fullman, N., Barber, R. M., Abajobir, A. A., Abate, K. H., Abbafati, C., Abbas, K. M., . . . 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	Reitsma, M., Fullman, N., Ng, M., Salama, J., Abajobir, A., Abate, K., . . . Tefera, Y. (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 Scopus1039 WoS895 Europe PMC602
2017	Nolte, I. M., Munoz, M. L., Tragante, V., Amare, A. T., Jansen, R., Vaez, A., . . . Psaty, B. M. (2017). Genetic loci associated with heart rate variability and their effects on cardiac disease risk. Nature Communications, 8(1), 15 pages. DOI Scopus52 WoS51 Europe PMC38
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 Scopus50 WoS49 Europe PMC47
2017	Afshin, A., Forouzanfar, M., Reitsma, M., Sur, P., Estep, K., Lee, A., . . . Noubiap, J. (2017). Health effects of overweight and obesity in 195 countries over 25 years. New England Journal of Medicine, 377(1), 13-27. DOI Scopus3710 WoS3167 Europe PMC2018
2017	Kassebaum, N. J., Barber, R. M., Dandona, L., Hay, S. I., Larson, H. J., Lim, S. 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 Scopus2
2017	Wang, H., Bhutta, Z. A., Coates, M. 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. J., Barber, R. M., Dandona, L., Hay, S. I., Larson, H. J., Lim, S. S., . . . Bärnighausen, T. (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
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 Scopus29 WoS26 Europe PMC1
2017	Barber, R. M., Fullman, N., Sorensen, R. J. D., Bollyky, T., McKee, M., Nolte, E., . . . Beyene, T. J. (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 Scopus369 WoS317 Europe PMC196
2017	Nolte, I. M., Munoz, M. L., Tragante, V., Amare, A. T., Jansen, R., Vaez, A., . . . Psaty, B. M. (2017). Erratum: Genetic loci associated with heart rate variability and their effects on cardiac disease risk. Nature communications, 8(1), 16140. DOI Scopus1 WoS4 Europe PMC5
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. Scopus16 Europe PMC11
2017	Troeger, C., Forouzanfar, M., Rao, P. C., Khalil, I., Brown, A., Reiner, R. C., . . . Mokdad, A. H. (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 Scopus667 WoS641 Europe PMC400
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 Scopus67 WoS59 Europe PMC33
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 Scopus2949 WoS2575 Europe PMC1739
2017	Hay, S. I., Abajobir, A. A., Abate, K. H., Abbafati, C., Abbas, K. M., Abd-Allah, F., . . . Olagunju, A. T. (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 Scopus1317 WoS1888 Europe PMC764
2017	Vos, T., Abajobir, A., Abbafati, C., Abbas, K., Abate, K., Abd-Allah, F., . . . Opio, J. (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 Scopus4180 WoS2690 Europe PMC2334
2017	Fullman, N., Barber, R. M., Abajobir, A. A., Abate, K. H., Abbafati, C., Abbas, K. M., . . . 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 Scopus196 WoS180 Europe PMC127
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 Scopus1642 WoS1444 Europe PMC830
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 Scopus482 WoS428 Europe PMC306
2017	Feigin, V., Krishnamurthi, R., Theadom, A., Abajobir, A., Mishra, S., Ahmed, M., . . . Noubiap, J. (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 Scopus1216 WoS1053 Europe PMC617
2017	Fitzmaurice, C., Allen, C., Barber, R., Barregard, L., Bhutta, Z., Brenner, H., . . . Tessema, G. (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 Scopus2732 WoS2223 Europe PMC1643
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 Scopus51 WoS45 Europe PMC31
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 Scopus178 WoS168 Europe PMC98
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 Scopus100 WoS96 Europe PMC78
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 Scopus241 WoS214 Europe PMC159
2017	Hay, S. I., Jayaraman, S. P., Truelsen, T., Sorensen, R. J. D., Millear, A., Giussani, G., & Beghi, E. (2017). GBD 2015 Disease and Injury Incidence and Prevalence Collaborators. Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990-2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 (vol 388, pg 1545, 2016). LANCET, 389(10064), E1. WoS1444
2016	Wang, H., Wolock, T. M., Carter, A., Nguyen, G., Kyu, H. 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. A., Deribe, K., Melaku, Y. A., Lakew, Y., Amare, A. T., . . . 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 Scopus52 WoS55
2016	Deribew, A., Tessema, G. A., Deribe, K., Melaku, Y. A., Lakew, Y., Amare, A. T., . . . 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, 42. DOI Europe PMC41
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 Scopus29 WoS27 Europe PMC18
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 Scopus394 WoS246 Europe PMC223
2016	Wang, H., Wolock, T. M., Carter, A., Nguyen, G., Kyu, H. H., Gakidou, E., . . . Amare, A. (2016). Estimates of global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and mortality of HIV, 1980–2015: the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet HIV, 3(8), 361-387. DOI Scopus435 WoS405 Europe PMC311
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 Scopus131 WoS119 Europe PMC80
2016	Melaku, Y. A. (2016). Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioral, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet, 388(10053), 1659-1724. DOI Scopus2861 WoS2447 Europe PMC1478
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 Scopus330 WoS62 Europe PMC176
2016	Kassebaum, N., Arora, M., Barber, R., Bhutta, Z., Brown, J., Carter, A., . . . Amberbir, A. (2016). Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 315 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE), 1990-2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet, 388(10053), 1603-1658. DOI Scopus1421 WoS1281 Europe PMC829
2016	Vos, T., Allen, C., Arora, M., Barber, R., Bhutta, Z., Brown, A., . . . Amberbir, A. (2016). Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet, 388(10053), 1545-1602. DOI Scopus4500 WoS4261 Europe PMC2466
2016	GBF 2015 Maternal Mortality Collaborators., Wang, H., Amare, A., Hancock, J., Lalloo, R., Melaku, Y., & Tessema, G. (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. The Lancet, 388(10053), 1725-1774. DOI Scopus462 WoS41 Europe PMC314
2016	GBF 2015 Maternal Mortality Collaborators., Kassebaum, N., Amare, A., Ciobanu, L., Hancock, J., Lalloo, R., . . . Azzopardi, P. (2016). Global, regional, and national levels of maternal mortality, 1990–2015 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet, 388(10053), 1775-1812. DOI Scopus611 WoS474 Europe PMC338
2016	Wang, H., Naghavi, M., Allen, C., Barber, R., Bhutta, Z., Carter, A., . . . Alexander, L. (2016). Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980-2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet, 388(10053), 1459-1544. DOI Scopus4091 WoS2875 Europe PMC2418
2016	Lim, S. S., Allen, K., Bhutta, Z. A., Dandona, L., Forouzanfar, M. H., Fullman, N., . . . Murray, C. J. (2016). Measuring the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: a baseline analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. LANCET, 388(10053), 1813-1850. DOI WoS293
2016	Wang, H., Bhutta, Z. A., Coates, M. M., Coggeshall, M., Dandona, L., Diallo, K., . . . Murray, C. J. L. (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. DOI WoS416
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 WoS273 Europe PMC156
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 Scopus1335 WoS1195 Europe PMC821
2015	Forouzanfar, M., Alexander, L., Bachman, V., Biryukov, S., Brauer, M., Casey, D., . . . Aburto, T. (2015). Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. The Lancet, 386(10010), 2287-2323. DOI Scopus1923 WoS1736 Europe PMC1081
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 Scopus5381 WoS4659 Europe PMC3160
2015	Global Burden of Disease Cancer Collaboration. (2015). The global burden of cancer 2013. JAMA oncology, 1(4), 505-527. DOI Scopus2167 WoS1985 Europe PMC1315
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 Scopus538 WoS428 Europe PMC371
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 Scopus969 WoS756 Europe PMC638
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 Scopus690 WoS598 Europe PMC498
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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

Conference Items

Year	Citation
2021	Ciobanu, L., Stankov, L., Heathcote, A., Clark, S., Breen, J., Rogasch, N., . . . Aidman, E. (2021). Mapping the genetic architectures of cognitive functioning. Poster session presented at the meeting of GeneMappers 2021. Virtual.
2020	Ciobanu, L., Schubert, O., Amare, A., Jawahar, C., Lawrence-Woods, E., Mills, N., . . . Aidman, E. (2020). P9. MAPPING THE GENETIC ARCHITECTURES OF COGNITIVE FITNESS: CAN GWAS DATA DIFFERENTIATE EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING FROM GENERAL COGNITIVE ABILITY?. Poster session presented at the meeting of Nature Neurogenetics. New York.
2020	Ciobanu, L., Schubert, K. O., Amare, A., Jawahar, C., Mills, N., Knight, M., . . . Aidman, E. (2020). Genetic Pathways of Cognitive Performance are Overlapping but Distinct for General Intelligence and Executive Functioning Tasks. Poster session presented at the meeting of 2020 Virtual World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics. Virtual.
2020	Ciobanu, L., Schubert, K. O., Amare, A., Jawahar, C., Lawrence-Woods, E., Knight, M., . . . Aidman, E. (2020). Genetic Markers of Cognitive Fitness. Poster session presented at the meeting of Defence Human Sciences Symposium 2020. online.
2020	Cearns, M., Amare, A., Clark, S. R., & Baune, B. (2020). Meta-polygenic stratification of bipolar patients increases the accuracy of lithium response prediction using clinical data. Poster session presented at the meeting of 2020 Virtual World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics. Virtual.
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

2021-2026 NHMRC Investigator Grant Emerging Leadership. Role: CIA (AUD 650,740).
2022-2027 NHMRC-EU Collaborative Research - Horizon 2020 Programme. Role: CID (AUD 500,000).
2022-2027 European Commission - Horizon 2020 Programme Collaborative Research. Role: AI (EURO 11 million). PSYCH-STRATA - A Stratified Treatment Algorithm in Psychiatry: A program on stratified pharmacogenomics in severe mental illness
2022-2027 MRFF 2021 Genomics Health Futures Mission: The Australian Genetic Diversity Database: towards a more equitable future for genomic medicine in Australia. Role: CI (AUD 10 million).
2022 University of Adelaide international travel Award, AUD 3,000.
Early Career Travel Award by the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics (ISPG) to attend the World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics (WCPG) in Florence (Italy)
2021 ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA). Role: CIA (AUD 365,000, defer).
2021 The University of Adelaide, Faculty Emerging Leaders Development Award. Role: CIA (AUD 40,000).
2019-2021 Brain and Behaviour Research Foundation NARSAD young investigator grant. Role: CIA (AUD 102,000).
2019 & 2020 (two consecutive years) Recognised as one of Australia’s top 40 Rising stars (best of 5 in Health & Medical Sciences list) among all researchers under 10 years into their research career by The Australian newspaper research Review. https://specialreports.theaustralian.com.au/1540291/27/
2018 University of Adelaide Doctoral Research Medal for Outstanding research at PhD level and Dean’s Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence.
2017 University of Adelaide international research travel grant (AUD 3000).
2017 World Psychiatric Association Young Scientists Fellowship by the World Psychiatric Association [Germany].
2015-2018 Adelaide Scholarship International (est.AUD 220,000) [Australia].
2014 University of Washington summer Scholarship to attend the 19th summer institute in statistical genetics courses [USA].
2012-2014 University of Groningen International Scholarship for Postgraduate Study [Netherlands]
2011-2012 Government of Belgium University Commission for Development (CIUF-CUD) Postgraduate Scholarship [Belgium].

Course coordinator and lecturer for the course "Genetic Epidemiology"

Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2022	Principal Supervisor	An Investigation into the Genetic Basis of Human Intrinsic Reserve	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Melkamu Bedimo Beyene
2022	Principal Supervisor	Developing Genetic Testing Tools for Optimising Pharmacotherapy and Enabling a Precision Mental Health Care	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Nigussie Tadesse Sharew

Position: NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow (C)
Phone: 83137438
Email: azmeraw.amare@adelaide.edu.au
Campus: West End Health Precinct
Building: AHMS - Adelaide Health and Medical Sciences, floor Sixth Floor
Org Unit: Medical Specialties