Professor Deborah Lawlor
M.Sc.(Lond.), M.B.Ch.B., Ph.D.(Bristol), M.P.H.(Leeds), M.R.C.G.P., M.F.P.H.M.
Current positions
Professor of Epidemiology, MRC Investigator and BHF Chair
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Contact
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Projects and supervisions
Research projects
STAGE - Stay Healthy Through Ageing
Role
Co-Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/01/2024 to 31/12/2029
8073 MRC IEU - Bhagrav Ghanesh Naveen RTSG
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/04/2023 to 31/03/2028
8073 MRC IEU - Mostaured Khan RTSG
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/04/2023 to 31/03/2028
Integrative Epidemiology Unit
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/04/2023 to 31/03/2028
MRC LPS Enhancement: Born in Bradford Proteomics
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
19/12/2021 to 31/03/2022
Thesis supervisions
Assessing the role of sleep in reducing risk and improving outcomes for breast cancer
Supervisors
Endometrial preparation for frozen-thawed embryo transfer
Supervisors
Investigating the trigger for human parturition using metabolomic and phosphoproteomic techniques within case-control and cohort studies
Supervisors
Exploring maternal lifestyle and molecular risk factors for congenital heart disease
Supervisors
Individual and joint effects of chronotype and sleep patterns on pregnancy and perinatal outcomes
Supervisors
Age-varying effects in genetic epidemiological studies
Supervisors
Molecular prediction of pregnancy-related disorders
Supervisors
Publications
Recent publications
19/08/2025Associations of adolescent menstrual symptoms with school absences and educational attainment: analysis of a prospective cohort study
npj Science of Learning
Case–Control Study of Congenital Anomalies
Birth Defects Research
Determinants of body mass index during early life
Exposome
Effect of a physical activity and healthy eating lifestyle intervention in pregnancy on fetal growth trajectories
Pediatric Obesity
Effect of comprehensive tobacco control policies on maternal and child outcomes
Tobacco Control
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