Dr Ashley Budu-Aggrey
BSc(Leic.), MSc(Lond.), PhD(Manch.)
Current positions
Senior Research Associate
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
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Research interests
I am a research associate at the MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit (IEU) based at The University of Bristol. My current research involves applying Mendelian Randomization techniques to investigate causal risk factors of atopic dermatitis (eczema). I am also involved in research with the EAGLE eczema consortium which aims to use eczema and genetic data to improve our understanding of disease. I work with a number of datasets including UK Biobank and ALSPAC (Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children).
Prior to this role I gained my BSc in Medical Genetics from the University of Leicester, and my MSc in Human Molecular Genetics from Imperial College London. I completed my PhD at The University of Manchester in 2016 where I investigated novel susceptibility loci for Psoriatic Arthritis. This involved performing genetic and bioinformatic analysis with large datasets to identify and characterise novel susceptibility loci for disease.
Positions
University of Bristol positions
Senior Research Associate
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
BBSRC FTMA Dr Ashley Budu-Aggrey
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical SchoolDates
01/10/2018 to 30/09/2019
Final Costs: Investigating risk factors of inflammatory related disease
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/10/2018 to 31/10/2018
Publications
Recent publications
26/08/2020Relationship between smoking and ALS
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry
Assessment of a causal relationship between body mass index and atopic dermatitis
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Apparent latent structure within the UK Biobank sample has implications for epidemiological analysis
Nature Communications
Research Techniques Made Simple
Journal of Investigative Dermatology
Evidence of a causal relationship between body mass index and psoriasis
PLoS Medicine