Dr Elizabeth Corfield
CertII, BSc, BSc (Hons), PhD
Expertise
Current positions
Senior Research Associate in Genetic Epidemiology
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
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Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Comorbidities of Eczema and Acne – investigating the Causal Effects
Role
Researcher
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
16/09/2024 to 15/09/2027
Causes, development and consequences of sleep problems and fatigue
Role
Researcher
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/12/2021 to 14/05/2025
Investigate the genetic risk of mental disorders and their manifestations in traits, symptoms, and disorders during different developmental stages from birth to adulthood, in females and males
Role
Researcher
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
08/02/2019 to 30/11/2021
Characterising the Genetics of ADHD Traits with Cognitive Deficits in a Paediatric Community-Based Sample
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
15/05/2017 to 30/11/2018
Characterising the Relationship between Fatigue and Depression
Role
Student
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
15/04/2014 to 08/09/2017
Publications
Recent publications
30/01/2025Direct and indirect genetic effects on early neurodevelopmental traits
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Long-term physical health conditions and youth anxiety and depression
Psychological Medicine
The genetic architecture of differentiating behavioral and emotional problems in early life
Biological Psychiatry
Lifecourse Genome-Wide Association Study Meta-Analysis Refines the Critical Life Stages for the Influence of Adiposity on Breast Cancer
Lifecourse Genome-Wide Association Study Meta-Analysis Refines the Critical Life Stages for the Influence of Adiposity on Breast Cancer
Genetic similarity between relatives provides evidence on the presence and history of assortative mating
Nature Communications
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Dr Beate St Pourcain
Honorary Senior Research Fellow
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Professor George Davey Smith
Professor of Clinical Epidemiology
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Dr Eleanor Sanderson
Senior Lecturer in Medical Statistics
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Dr Amanda Hughes
Research Fellow
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Dr Michel Nivard
Professor in Genetic Epidemiology
Bristol Medical School (PHS)