Dr Joshua Burton
MSc, BSc, PhD
Current positions
Senior Research Associate in Genetic Epidemiology
Bristol Medical School (THS)
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Research interests
I am a bioinformatician interested in multiomic methods, working as part of the Integrative Epidemiology Unit. Currently I am working with Mendelian randomisation approaches to drug target prioritisation and repurposing but am also interested the detection of circulating biomarkers for various diseases.
Publications
Recent publications
10/10/2025Brain changes and neurocognitive effects associated with prolonged use of psychostimulants
Networks of pre-diagnostic circulating RNA in testicular germ cell tumour
Scientific Reports
A Role of the TEX101 Interactome in the Common Aetiology Behind Male Subfertility and Testicular Germ Cell Tumor
Frontiers in Oncology
Serum RNA Profiling in the 10-Years Period Prior to Diagnosis of Testicular Germ Cell Tumor
Frontiers in Oncology
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