Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences Department of Physiology

Profile

In 2006 I began working as a Research Assistant in the Genetic Physiology Lab. My work involved examining the correlations and variance components of blood pressure phenotypes, and developing statistical models for ordinal categorical family data. At the beginning of 2007 I started my PhD in the Genetic Physiology Lab. My project aims to extend the work I did as a Research Assistant on models for ordinal categorical family data.

Teaching

Tutor
Subject: 505-101 Introduction to Biostatistics

Research Profile, Interests and Recent Publications

Statistical Methodology for Categorical Phenotypes: Baldness and the Androgen Receptor gene

Recent Publications:
Ellis JA, Scurrah KJ, Cobb JE, Zaloumis SG, Duncan AE, Harrap SB. Baldness and the Androgen Receptor - The AR polyglycine repeat polymorphism does not confer susceptibility to androgenetic alopecia. Human Genetics. 2007; 121:451-457

K. Scurrah, S. Zaloumis, J. Hopper and S. Harrap. Contribution of genes and environment to the variation in postural changes in mean arterial pressure and pulse pressure. Journal of Hypertension, 26(12):2319-2325, 2008.

L. Yip, S. Zaloumis, D. Irwin, G. Severi, J. Hopper, G. Giles, S. Harrap, R. Sinclair and J. Ellis. Gene-wide association study of the aromatase gene (CYP19A1) with female pattern hair loss. British Journal of Dermatology. In Press (Accepted January 31, 2009).

Supervisor

Katrina Scurrah