Dr Josine Min
MSc(Amst.), PhD(Leiden)
Expertise
I am a genetic and epigenetic epidemiologist specialising in the analysis and interpretation of genomic data to advance aetiological understanding of complex traits.
Current positions
Senior Research Fellow in Genetic and Epigenetic Epidemiology
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
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Research interests
The Biomarkers in Atopic Dermatitis and Psoriasis (BIOMAP, https://www.biomap-imi.eu/) project addresses key unmet needs in chronic inflammatory skin diseases, with a broad impact on disease understanding, patient care and future therapies. The collaborative team involves 26 universities, including the University of Bristol, five industry partners as well as five patient organisations. In Bristol we provide statistical expertise and analysts to conduct genetic and molecular epidemiological analysis and causal inference.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Making sense of the varying methylome and varying disease patterns
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical SchoolDates
04/10/2023
Harnessing DNA methylation variation between populations to understand disease discordance across ancestries
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/10/2023 to 30/09/2028
Harnessing DNA methylation variation between populations to understand disease discordance across ancestries
Principal Investigator
Role
Principal Investigator
Description
The Diverse Epigenetic Epidemiology Partnership (DEEP) is a partnership of 20 research groups from around the world that aims to improve global health by exploring the effects of genomic and…Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/10/2023 to 30/09/2028
Thesis supervisions
Leveraging the correlation structure in DNA methylation data to identify stable and persistent regulatory networks in the human methylome
Supervisors
Multi-omics analyses to investigate molecular mechanisms underlying atrial fibrillation and stroke disease
Supervisors
Investigating the influence of natural selection on the genetic architecture of molecular traits
Supervisors
Publications
Recent publications
09/01/2025Unidirectional and bidirectional causation between smoking and blood DNA methylation: evidence from twin-based Mendelian randomisation.
European Journal of Epidemiology
European and multi-ancestry genome-wide association meta-analysis of atopic dermatitis highlights importance of systemic immune regulation
Nature Communications
Characterisation of ethnic differences in DNA methylation between UK-resident South Asians and Europeans
Clinical Epigenetics
Complex trait methylation scores in the prediction of major depressive disorder
eBioMedicine
DNA methylome-wide association study of genetic risk for depression implicates antigen processing and immune responses
Genome Medicine
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Professor Tom Gaunt
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Dr Sue Ring
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