Dr Nigel Williams
Senior Lecturer, MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics & Genomics
Research overview
My primary research interests focus on the molecular genetic analysis of common neuropsychiatric and neurological disorders, including schizophrenia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and Parkinson’s disease.
Research description
- Functional Pathway and Gene Ontology Analysis of Whole Genome Data in Parkinson’s Disease. - Parkinson’s Disease Society (2009) (N Williams, H Morris, V Moskvina, P Holmans)
- Follow up of Genome-wide association studies of large cohorts of Parkinson’s disease – Parkinson’s Disease Society (Ref:J-0804) (2008) (N Wood, R Barker, D Burn, P Chinnery, J Hardy, H Morris, K Morrison, C Clarke, N Williams)
- A UK Genome-Wide Association Study in Parkinson’s disease. Wellcome Trust Application for a Genome-Wide Association Study (2008) (N Wood, R Barker, D Burn, P Chinnery, J Hardy, H Morris, K Morrison, C Clarke, N Williams)
- Detecting chromosomal anomalies in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and learning disability/mental retardation using microarray based comparative genomic hybridisation. Action Medical Research Project Grant (A Thapar, N Williams, M Owen, M O'Donovan).
- Genomic and functional analysis of dysbindin in the genesis of schizophrenia.Wellcome Trust Project Grant. GR077693MF (N Williams, MC O’Donovan, MJ Owen)
- Molecular Genetic Studies of Schizophrenia. MRC Programme Grant Renewal. G9309834 (MJ Owen, P Holmans, G Kirov, NM Williams, MC O’Donovan)
- The Genetic Basis of Neuropsychiatric Disorders. MRC Co-operative Group Renewal. G9810900 (M Owen, MC O’Donovan, N Craddock, J Williams, A Thapar, P Buckland, L Jones, N Williams, S Dunnett, A Rosser, G Kirov)
- Susceptibility genes for psychosis in individuals with velo-cardio-facial syndrome (VCFS) Wellcome Trust Project Grant. GR067869 (M O’Donovan, M Owen, D Murphy, N Williams, K Murphy)