
Dr Grace Power
PhD in Genetic Epidemiology(Brist.), MSc in Epidemiology(Lond.), BA in Anthropology(Lond.)
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Current positions
Senior Research Associate in Genetic Epidemiology
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
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Biography
Prior to beginning my PhD, I completed a part-time MSc in Epidemiology (Distinction) at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine at the same time as working as a Project Manager and Researcher in their Departments of Disease Control and Infectious Disease Epidemiology. There, my research focused on health equity, assessing the relationship between social factors indicative of socioeconomic position and adverse outcomes following pre- and postnatal exposure to vector-borne diseases, predominately in the Latin American context. I have spent a significant amount of time working in Brazil, India, and Vietnam. My early academic background lies in anthropology and previous work experience in international development.
Research interests
My expertise lies in applying genetic epidemiological techniques, alongside conventional methods, to lifecourse epidemiology, with the goal of generating time-specific prevention strategies. During my PhD, I developed and applied a novel combination of methods for lifecourse research, leading to the formation of the Lifecourse GWAS Consortium, which I now co-lead. I also spent a portion of my PhD at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience - University of Queensland where I maintain an affiliation and work closely with the genetic epidemiology team there on intergenerational research.
Prior to beginning my PhD, I earned an MSc in Epidemiology (Distinction) at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine at the same time as working as a Project Manager and Researcher in their Departments of Disease Control and Infectious Disease Epidemiology. There, my research focused on health equity, assessing the relationship between social factors indicative of socioeconomic position and adverse outcomes following pre- and postnatal exposure to vector-borne diseases, predominately in the Latin American context. I have spent a significant amount of time working in Brazil, India, and Vietnam. My early academic background lies in anthropology and previous work experience in international development.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
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
Publications
Selected publications
08/11/2023Methodological approaches, challenges, and opportunities in the application of Mendelian randomisation to lifecourse epidemiology
European Journal of Epidemiology
The role of body image dissatisfaction in the relationship between body size and disordered eating and self-harm
Molecular Psychiatry
A structural mean modelling Mendelian randomization approach to investigate the lifecourse effect of adiposity
American Journal of Epidemiology
Recent publications
01/02/2025A structural mean modelling Mendelian randomization approach to investigate the lifecourse effect of adiposity
American Journal of Epidemiology
A Qualitative Analysis of the Perceptions of Stakeholders Involved in Vector Control and Vector-Borne Disease Research and Surveillance in Orinoquia, Colombia
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Systematic Review and Indirect Treatment Comparisons of Ritlecitinib against Baricitinib in Alopecia Areata
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
The role of body image dissatisfaction in the relationship between body size and disordered eating and self-harm
Molecular Psychiatry
Age-specific effects of weight-based body size on fracture risk in later life
European Journal of Epidemiology