I am a genetic epidemiologist working in the MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of Bristol. My research is focused on the genetic aetiology of skin conditions.

I have led the EAGLE eczema consortium in several genome-wide association studies for eczema. I am also interested in subtypes of disease and have undertaken genetic studies of disease progression, severity and longitudinal trajectories. I now co-lead the Skin Genetics Consortium (skingeneticsconsortium.org) which leverages population scale genomic datasets to understand the genetic mechanisms underlying skin diseases and traits.

Key interests:

- Genome-wide association studies (GWAS)

- Target identification

- Mendelian Randomization for causal inference

- Genetics of disease progression

- Eczema and other skin conditions