Dr Eleanor Sanderson
BSc(Bristol), MSc(Bristol), PhD
Current positions
Senior Lecturer in Medical Statistics
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Contact
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Projects and supervisions
Research projects
(IEU) Improving the estimation of networks of causal effects through Mendelian Randomization
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/12/2024 to 30/11/2027
Lifecourse GWAS Consortium
Role
Co-Principal Investigator
Description
Acute, chronic, and recurring, adverse health conditions that emerge in later life are often shaped by processes experienced throughout life. Gaining a better understanding of how exposures at different stages…Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/10/2023 to 31/10/2028
Thesis supervisions
Publications
Recent publications
01/12/2026Assessing the impact of maternal blood pressure during pregnancy on perinatal health
BMC Medicine
Estimating the causal effect of cardiometabolic conditions on socioeconomic and healthcare outcomes
Health Economics Review
High Body Mass Index as a Causal Risk Factor for Vascular-Related Dementia
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
Lifecourse genome-wide association study meta-analysis refines the critical life stages for adiposity’s influence on breast cancer risk
Science Advances
Adjusting for medication use in GWAS and its impact on Mendelian randomization analyses: an example of systolic blood pressure in UK Biobank
Adjusting for medication use in GWAS and its impact on Mendelian randomization analyses: an example of systolic blood pressure in UK Biobank
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