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 as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow. Azmeraw has authored (co) 75 articles (12 as the first author) in high impact journals and a book chapter; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Azmeraw+T.Amare
Over 25,899 citations and H-index 41 (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. 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.
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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 -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 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.
2020 Inacio, M., Amare, A., Whitehead, C., Bray, S., 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, 11 pages.
2020 Amare, A., Schubert, K., Hou, L., Clark, S., Papiol, S., Cearns, M., . . . Binder, E. (2020). Association of polygenic score for major depression with response to lithium in patients with bipolar disorder. Molecular Psychiatry, OnlinePubl, 1-10.
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.. Nat Med, 26, 750-759.
2019 Tekola-Ayele, F., Lee, A., Workalemahu, T., Zhang, W., Shrestha, D., Amare, A., & Ouidir, M. (2019). Genetic overlap between birthweight and adult cardiometabolic diseases has implications for genomic medicine. Scientific Reports, 9(1), 8 pages.
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.
Scopus34 WoS29 Europe PMC112019 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.
Scopus42019 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.
Scopus11 WoS27 Europe PMC82019 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 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), 12041-1-12041-12.
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.
Scopus2 WoS12019 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.
Scopus7 WoS32019 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.
Scopus3 WoS2 Europe PMC12019 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.
Scopus8 Europe PMC22018 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 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.
Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC12018 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.
Scopus3 Europe PMC12018 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.
Scopus368 WoS336 Europe PMC1012018 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 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.
Scopus75 WoS67 Europe PMC202018 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.
Scopus79 WoS62 Europe PMC292018 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.
Scopus541 WoS336 Europe PMC1372018 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.
Scopus58 WoS52 Europe PMC262018 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.
Scopus144 WoS87 Europe PMC522018 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.
Scopus452 WoS325 Europe PMC1172018 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.
Scopus572 WoS512 Europe PMC1562018 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.
Scopus57 WoS38 Europe PMC182018 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.
Scopus43 WoS39 Europe PMC202018 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.
Scopus7 WoS7 Europe PMC22018 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.
Scopus3 WoS2 Europe PMC12018 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.
Scopus8 WoS7 Europe PMC22018 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 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.
Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC12018 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.
Scopus108 WoS89 Europe PMC332018 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 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 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 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.
2017 Fullman, N., Barber, R., Abajobir, A., Abate, K., Abbafati, C., Abbas, K., . . . Brauer, M. (2017). Erratum:Measuring progress and projecting attainment on the basis of past trends of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 (The Lancet (2017) 390(10100) (1423–1459) (S014067361732336X)(10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32336-X)). The Lancet, 390(10102), e23.
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.
Scopus37 WoS28 Europe PMC222017 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.
Scopus33 WoS28 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.
Scopus70 WoS63 Europe PMC342017 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.
Scopus97 WoS92 Europe PMC632017 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.
Scopus1427 WoS1384 Europe PMC7172017 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.
Scopus383 WoS353 Europe PMC1792017 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.
Scopus22 WoS19 Europe PMC142017 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.
Scopus19 WoS13 Europe PMC142017 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.
Scopus1279 WoS1155 Europe PMC5972017 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., . . . 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 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.
Scopus8 WoS7 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.
WoS23 Europe PMC142017 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.
Scopus292017 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.
Scopus192 WoS165 Europe PMC882017 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.
Scopus8 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.
Scopus285 WoS265 Europe PMC1332017 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.
Scopus35 WoS28 Europe PMC142017 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.
Scopus257 WoS247 Europe PMC1512017 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.
Scopus1275 WoS1197 Europe PMC5952017 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.
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Scopus807 WoS760 Europe PMC3412017 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.
Scopus638 WoS609 Europe PMC3212017 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.
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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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