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) 72 articles (10 as the first author) in high impact journals and a book chapter; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Azmeraw+T.Amare
Over 23,000 citations and H-index 37 (Scopus)
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).
Grants, Scholarships and Awards
- 2020-2022 Brain and Behaviour Research Foundation NARSAD young investigator grant (AUD 102,000).
- 2019 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/1540291/33/
- 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 [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, 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 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.
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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 -
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 -
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Journals
Year Citation 2019 Scott, J., Etain, B., Manchia, M., Brichant-Petitjean, C., Geoffroy, P., Schulze, T., . . . Witt, S. (2019). An examination of the quality and performance of the Alda scale for classifying lithium response phenotypes. Bipolar Disorders, 11 pages.
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, 44(13), 2212-2219.
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.
Scopus8 WoS5 Europe PMC22019 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.
Scopus4 WoS72019 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.
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.
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.
Scopus4 Europe PMC22019 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.
Scopus2 WoS1 Europe PMC12019 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.
Scopus22019 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.
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.
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.
Scopus27 WoS21 Europe PMC152018 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.
Scopus238 WoS183 Europe PMC992018 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.
Scopus204 WoS139 Europe PMC772018 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.
Scopus70 WoS48 Europe PMC442018 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.
Scopus34 WoS32 Europe PMC182018 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.
Scopus218 WoS144 Europe PMC992018 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.
Scopus2 WoS12018 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.
Scopus5 WoS5 Europe PMC22018 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.
Scopus1 WoS12018 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.
Scopus1 Europe PMC12018 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.
Scopus61 WoS46 Europe PMC252018 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.
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.
Scopus215 WoS184 Europe PMC812018 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.
Scopus2 Europe PMC12018 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.
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.
Scopus5 WoS4 Europe PMC22018 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.
Scopus30 WoS29 Europe PMC192018 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.
Scopus38 WoS34 Europe PMC142018 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.
Scopus35 WoS31 Europe PMC222018 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.
Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC12018 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Scopus130 WoS117 Europe PMC782017 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.
Scopus348 WoS320 Europe PMC1682017 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.
Scopus94 WoS83 Europe PMC572017 Hay, S., Abajobir, A., Abate, K., Abbafati, C., Abbas, K., Abd-Allah, F., . . . Olagunju, 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.
Scopus515 WoS492 Europe PMC3032017 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.
Scopus637 WoS604 Europe PMC3182017 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.
Scopus1039 WoS884 Europe PMC6072017 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.
Scopus966 WoS917 Europe PMC5512017 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.
Scopus217 WoS202 Europe PMC1392017 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.
Scopus6 WoS5 Europe PMC12017 Misganaw, A., Haregu, T. N., Deribe, K., Tessema, G. A., Deribew, A., Melaku, Y. A., . . . 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), 17 pages.
WoS18 Europe PMC132017 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.
Scopus262017 Misganaw, A., Melaku, Y. A., Tessema, G. A., Deribew, A., Deribe, K., Abera, S. F., . . . 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.
Europe PMC32017 Misganaw, A., Melaku, Y. A., Tessema, G. A., Deribew, A., Deribe, K., Abera, S. F., . . . 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.. Popul Health Metr, 15(1), 28.
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.
Scopus161 WoS136 Europe PMC822017 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.
WoS3 Europe PMC32017 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.
Scopus7 Europe PMC62017 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.
Scopus212 WoS205 Europe PMC1162017 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.
Scopus26 WoS23 Europe PMC122017 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.
Scopus31 WoS23 Europe PMC212017 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.
Scopus23 WoS21 Europe PMC152017 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.
Scopus57 WoS56 Europe PMC312017 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.
Scopus76 WoS74 Europe PMC622017 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.
Scopus1178 WoS1121 Europe PMC6832017 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.
Scopus292 WoS255 Europe PMC1672017 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.
Scopus19 WoS15 Europe PMC132017 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.
Scopus11 WoS8 Europe PMC132017 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.
Scopus956 WoS910 Europe PMC5572017 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.
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.
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.
Europe PMC12016 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.
Scopus196 WoS166 Europe PMC1242016 Wang, H., Wolock, T., Carter, A., Nguyen, G., Kyu, H., Gakidou, E., . . . Akseer, N. (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.
Scopus252 WoS242 Europe PMC1902016 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.
Scopus57 WoS54 Europe PMC412016 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.
Scopus1834 WoS1760 Europe PMC11942016 Forouzanfar, M., Afshin, A., Alexander, L., Biryukov, S., Brauer, M., Cercy, K., . . . Deribew, A. (2016). Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, 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.
Scopus1118 WoS961 Europe PMC6062016 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.
Scopus727 WoS691 Europe PMC4532016 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.
Scopus170 WoS62 Europe PMC1022016 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.
Scopus1730 WoS1691 Europe PMC10382016 GBF 2015 Maternal Mortality Collaborators., Kassebaum, N., Amare, A., Ciobanu, L., Hancock, J., Lalloo, R., . . . Tessema, G. (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.
Scopus207 WoS199 Europe PMC1052016 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.
Scopus207 WoS41 Europe PMC1512016 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.
Europe PMC132016 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.
Scopus19 WoS192016 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.
Scopus13 WoS10 Europe PMC52016 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.
WoS1662016 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.
WoS1782015 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.
WoS198 Europe PMC1082015 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.
Scopus3440 WoS3308 Europe PMC21932015 Global Burden of Disease Cancer Collaboration. (2015). The global burden of cancer 2013. JAMA oncology, 1(4), 505-527.
Scopus1374 WoS1258 Europe PMC8602015 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.
Scopus840 WoS756 Europe PMC5272015 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.
Scopus1192 WoS1071 Europe PMC7152014 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.
Scopus511 WoS471 Europe PMC3862014 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.
Scopus673 WoS607 Europe PMC4492014 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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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▪ Introduction to quantitative genetics
▪ Pharmacogenomics in Psychiatry
▪ Personalised medicine in Psychiatry
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