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Personal profile
Biography
Prof Colin Palmer has pioneered population pharmacogenetic research in Scotland, with the establishment of the GoDARTS cohort in 1997 and the linkages to the electronic medical records, especially to the national prescribing records. His work played in a key role in the advances in GWAS discovery of genes for T2D, height and obesity, while paediatric asthma studies have provided novel pharmacogenetic discoveries, including the collaboration with Irwin McClean and the discovery of the Fillaggrin gene as a major determinant of eczema and asthma. He has published over 490 papers in top journals including papers in Science, Nature, Nature Genetics and the New England Medical Journal. These papers have been cited by over 74,000 other studies worldwide. Professor Palmer has been listed as one of the world's most influential minds, 2001-2018 by Thomson Reuters based in the citations of his work. In March 2015 he was elected as a fellow to the Royal Society of Edinburgh. He is currently the Director of the NIHR Unit for Global Diabetes Outcomes Research, a partnership with the Madras Diabetes Research Foundation. He is also Director of the NHS Research Scotland national register (SHARE) which is the Scottish national platform for engagement and recruitment to clinical trials and spare blood bioresource (www.registerforshare.org).
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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The iDiabetes Platform - Enhanced Phenotyping of Patients With Diabetes For Precision Diagnosis, Prognosis and Treatment (Joint with NHS Education for Scotland and University of Aberdeen)
Bell, S. (Investigator), Croudace, T. (Investigator), Cunningham, S. (Investigator), Dillon, J. (Investigator), Doney, A. (Investigator), Donnan, P. (Investigator), Farre, A. (Investigator), Lang, C. (Investigator), McCrimmon, R. (Investigator), Mordi, I. (Investigator), Palmer, C. (Investigator) & Pearson, E. (Investigator)
1/05/22 → 31/12/27
Project: Research
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CARdiomyopathy in type 2 DIAbetes mellitus (CARDIATEAM) (Joint with the INSERM as lead, CIBER- Network Centre for Biomedical Research, Luxembourg Institute of Health and 17 others)
Doney, A. (Investigator), Houston, G. (Investigator), Lang, C. (Investigator), Mordi, I. (Investigator), Palmer, C. (Investigator), Pearson, E. (Investigator) & Trucco, M. (Investigator)
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
1/03/19 → 28/02/26
Project: Research
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DIRECT: Diabetes Research on Patient Stratification (joint with 25 other partners)
Colhoun, H. (Investigator), Houston, G. (Investigator), Morris, A. (Investigator), Palmer, C. (Investigator) & Pearson, E. (Investigator)
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
1/02/12 → 28/02/27
Project: Research
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Aref#d: 20928. Integrative Toxicology Training Partnership (ITTP) Studentship
Palmer, C. (Investigator)
Project: Research
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Diabetes Epidemiologists Network in Sub-Saharan Africa: Developing Capability, Partnerships and Research (DENSSA)
Dawed, A. (Investigator), Palmer, C. (Investigator) & Pearson, E. (Investigator)
Project: Research
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A Novel High-Intensity Short Interval Dance Intervention (THANDAV) for Non-Communicable Disease Prevention Tailored to Asian Indian Adolescent Girls
Anjana, R. M. (Lead / Corresponding author), Nitika, S., Jagannathan, N., Vinothini, D., Yuvarani, K., Mohan, V., Pradeepa, R., Palmer, C. N. A., O’Shea, M., Goenka, S., Manian, R., Karthik Raj, A., Surendran, S., Unnikrishnan, R., Sallis, J. F. & Ranjani, H., 21 Apr 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Comparative Analysis of Type 2 Diabetes Prevalence and Clinical Profiles in Ethiopia and Nigeria
Baye, A. M. (Lead / Corresponding author), Fenta, T. G., Karuranga, S., Nnakenyi, I. D., Young, E. E., Palmer, C., Pearson, E. R., Ulasi, I. I. & Dawed, A. Y., 2 Apr 2025, In: Journal of Diabetes. 17, 4, 12 p., e70078.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Deep-Learning Prediction of Cardiovascular Outcomes from Routine Retinal Images in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes
Syed, M. G., Trucco, M., Mookiah, M. R. K., Lang, C., McCrimmon, R., Palmer, C., Pearson, E., Doney, A. & Mordi, I. (Lead / Corresponding author), 2 Jan 2025, In: Cardiovascular Diabetology. 24, 1, 11 p., 3.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Distinct Genetic Risk Profile in Aortic Stenosis Compared With Coronary Artery Disease
TARGET Consortium, Estonian Biobank, European Consortium for Genetics of Aortic Stenosis (EGAS), Trenkwalder, T. (Lead / Corresponding author), Maj, C., Al-Kassou, B., Debiec, R., Doppler, S. A., Musameh, M. D., Nelson, C. P., Dasmeh, P., Grover, S., Knoll, K., Naamanka, J., Mordi, I., Braund, P. S., Dreßen, M., Lahm, H., Wirth, F. & Baldus, S. & 49 others, , 2025, In: JAMA cardiology. 10, 2, p. 145-154 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Genome-wide association study meta-analysis provides insights into the etiology of heart failure and its subtypes
Henry, A., Mo, X., Finan, C., Chaffin, M. D., Speed, D., Issa, H., Denaxas, S., Ware, J. S., Zheng, S. L., Malarstig, A., Gratton, J., Bond, I., Roselli, C., Miller, D., Chopade, S., Schmidt, A. F., Abner, E., Adams, L., Andersson, C. & Aragam, K. G. & 45 others, , Apr 2025, In: Nature Genetics. 57, p. 815-828 33 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus)10 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Type 2 Diabetes, Metabolic Traits, and Risk of Heart Failure: A Mendelian Randomization Study
Mordi, I. (Creator), Lumbers, R. T. (Creator), Palmer, C. (Creator), Pearson, E. (Creator), Sattar, N. (Creator), Holmes, M. V. (Creator) & Lang, C. (Creator), figshare, 6 Apr 2021
DOI: 10.2337/figshare.14448480
Dataset
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Heart Failure Genomic Locus Characterisation
Henry, A. (Creator) & Palmer, C. (Other), Netlify, 4 Mar 2025
https://hermes2-supp-note.netlify.app/locus_desc.html
Dataset
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Combined GWAS of metaformin glycaemic reponse in 1372 GoDARTS patients
Zhou, K. (Creator), Pearson, E. (Contributor) & Palmer, C. (Contributor), University of Dundee, 7 Oct 2016
DOI: 10.15132/10000119, https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ega/datasets/EGAD00001002277
Dataset
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Genome-wide association study meta-analysis provides insights into the etiology of heart failure and its subtypes - supplementary materials
Henry, A. (Creator) & Palmer, C. (Other), Netlify, 4 Mar 2025
https://hermes2-supp-note.netlify.app/
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Activities
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Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2013
Palmer, C. N. A. (Participant)
13 Mar 2013 → 15 Mar 2013Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Understand Your Genome Symposium
Palmer, C. N. A. (Participant)
13 May 2013 → 15 May 2013Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
Press/Media
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GoSHARE is after your blood - help world-leading research in Tayside
14/08/13 → 15/08/13
4 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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DNA variant affects diabetes risk and treatment response
Pearson, E. R., Palmer, C. N. A. & Donnelly, L. A.
1/05/13
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Gene testing asthmatic children could lead to better treatment
Lipworth, B. J., Basu, K., Tavendale, R., MacGregor, D., Ogston, S., Palmer, C. N. A. & Mukhopadhyay, S.
8/01/13
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research