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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 400 papers in top journals including papers in Science, Nature, Nature Genetics and the New England Medical Journal. These papers have been cited by over 45,000 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.
He is Associate Dean for Research at the Medical School of the University of Dundee.
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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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., Croudace, T., Cunningham, S., Dillon, J., Doney, A., Donnan, P., Farre, A., Lang, C., McCrimmon, R., Mordi, I., Palmer, C. & Pearson, E.
1/05/22 → 30/04/26
Project: Research
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MICA: InterdisciPlInary Collaboration for EfficienT and Effective Use of Clinical Images in Big Data Health Care RESearch: PICTURES (Programme Grant) (Joint with Universities of Edinburgh and Abertay)
Doney, A., Jefferson, E., Palmer, C., Steele, D., Trucco, M. & Wang, H.
1/08/19 → 31/07/24
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., Houston, G., Lang, C., Mordi, I., Palmer, C., Pearson, E. & Trucco, M.
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
1/03/19 → 1/03/24
Project: Research
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A gene risk score using missense variants in SLCO1B1 is associated with earlier onset statin intolerance
Bigossi, M., Maroteau, C., Dawed, A. Y., Taylor, A., Srinivasan, S., Melhem, A. L., Pearson, E. R., Pola, R., Palmer, C. N. A. & Siddiqui, M. K., 30 May 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: European Heart Journal: Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Meta-Analysis of the Genome-Wide Association Studies on Two Genetically Correlated Phenotypes Suggests Four New Risk Loci for Headaches
Meng, W., Reel, P. S., Nangia, C., Lathika Rajendrakumar, A., Hebert, H. L., Guo, Q., Adams, M. J., Zheng, H., Lu, Z. H., 23andMe Research Team, Ray, D., Colvin, L. A., Palmer, C. N. A., McIntosh, A. M. & Smith, B. H., Feb 2023, In: Phenomics. 3, p. 64-76 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development and external validation of multivariable risk models to predict incident and resolved neuropathic pain: a DOLORisk Dundee study
Hebert, H. L., Veluchamy, A., Baskozos, G., Fardo, F., Van Ryckeghem, D., Pearson, E. R., Colvin, L. A., Crombez, G., Bennett, D. L. H., Meng, W., Palmer, C. N. A. & Smith, B. H., Feb 2023, In: Journal of Neurology. 270, p. 1076-1094 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Secular trends in the prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes among the rural population of South India
Lakshmi, N., Pradeepa, R., Anjana, R. M., Rakesh, H., Subashini, R., Venkatesan, U., Deepa, M., Vigasini, N., Siddiqui, M. K., Pearson, E. R., Palmer, C. N. A. & Mohan, V., 2 May 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries. 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The cholesterol-lowering effect of statins is modified by LILRB5 intolerance genotype: Results from a recruit-by-genotype clinical trial
Tornio, A., Bigossi, M., Siddiqui, M. K., Kennedy, G., Melhem, A., Chourasia, M. K., Maroteau, C., Pola, R., Chasman, D. I., Doney, A. S. F. & Palmer, C. N. A., 14 Mar 2023, In: Frontiers in Pharmacology. 14, 7 p., 1090010.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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
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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
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Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2013
Colin Neil Alexander Palmer (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
Colin Neil Alexander Palmer (Participant)
13 May 2013 → 15 May 2013Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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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
Ewan R. Pearson, Colin Neil Alexander Palmer & Louise A. Donnelly
1/05/13
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Gene testing asthmatic children could lead to better treatment
Brian J. Lipworth, Kaninika Basu, Roger Tavendale, Donald MacGregor, Simon Ogston, Colin Neil Alexander Palmer & Somnath Mukhopadhyay
8/01/13
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research