Sam Morris
BSc, PhD
NDPH Early Career Research Fellow
Sam Morris is an NDPH Early Career Research Fellow in genetics, working with the China Kadoorie Biobank and the Mexico City Prospective Study.
His research focuses on population and statistical genetics, using biobank-scale datasets to study natural selection, admixture, and genetic variation and their relation to complex trait variation. He is particularly interested in population structure, ancestry variation and admixture in Chinese populations. Sam also works on the genetic basis of diseases and traits through genome-wide association studies (GWAS), gene-burden testing, and proteomic analyses, and is involved in drug target development for neurological disorders and genetic variation in the HLA region.
Sam completed a PhD in ancient DNA and statistical genetics at the UCL Genetics Institute and a BSc in Biology at the University of Sheffield. He has also researched the genetics of wild insect populations.
Recent publications
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A phenome-wide association study of polygenic scores for schizophrenia in 100,000 Chinese adults
Wang B. et al, (2024), European Neuropsychopharmacology, 87, 252 - 253