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Hire Dr. Kirsten K.
United Kingdom
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Experienced Scientific Project Manager - history of working within Academia, Industry and the NHS

Profile Summary
Subject Matter Expertise
Services
Writing Technical Writing, Copywriting, Newswriting
Research Fact Checking, Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection
Data & AI Statistical Analysis
Work Experience

Civilian Instructor and Adjutant

RAF Air Cadets

September 2017 - Present

Research Partnerships and Programmes Manager

MND Association

July 2017 - Present

Consultant Project Manager and Honorary Visiting Research Fellow

King's College London

November 2015 - Present

Consultant Project Manager

Pistoia Alliance

June 2020 - November 2020

Volunteer for Rapid Review Article

Marie Curie

June 2020 - November 2020

Freelance Children's Scientific Presenter

Sublime Science

June 2017 - August 2019

NIHR Project Manager

UK Biocentre

March 2015 - June 2017

Tutor and Quality Assurance Co-ordinator

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

September 2009 - July 2015

ERC Project Manager

King's College London

November 2010 - June 2015

Data Analyst

King's College London

January 2010 - October 2010

Research Fellow

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

June 2006 - July 2009

Post Doctoral Researcher

Institut Pasteur de Lille

June 2005 - May 2006

Education

PRINCE 2 - Foundation Level

Greenwich Community College

- April 2013

Introductory Certificate in Learning and Teaching

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

October 2006 - June 2008

PhD "Molecular Genetics of Circulating Triglycerides in Health and Type 2 Diabetes"

Peninsula Medical School

October 2005 - October 2005

Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Research

Peninsula Medical School

October 2002 - October 2005

MSc in Biomedical and Forensic Studies in Biology and Chemistry

University of Manchester

October 1997 - March 1999

BSc in Combined Studies in Biology and Chemistry

Nottingham Trent University

September 1994 - June 1997

Certifications
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Publications
JOURNAL ARTICLE
(2019). Low-frequency variation in TP53 has large effects on head circumference and intracranial volume .
(2019). Steroid receptor coactivator-1 modulates the function of Pomc neurons and energy homeostasis .
(2019). Bi-allelic Loss-of-Function CACNA1B Mutations in Progressive Epilepsy-Dyskinesia .
(2019). Human Semaphorin 3 Variants Link Melanocortin Circuit Development and Energy Balance .
(2019). GARFIELD classifies disease-relevant genomic features through integration of functional annotations with association signals .
(2018). Author Correction: Discovery and refinement of genetic loci associated with cardiometabolic risk using dense imputation maps .
(2018). Smoking induces coordinated DNA methylation and gene expression changes in adipose tissue with consequences for metabolic health .
(2018). Homozygous loss-of-function mutations in SLC26A7 cause goitrous congenital hypothyroidism .
(2018). ECEL1 gene related contractural syndrome: Long-term follow-up and update on clinical and pathological aspects .
(2018). Definitive Zygosity Scores in the Peas in the Pod Questionnaire is a Sensitive and Accurate Assessment of the Zygosity of Adult Twins .
(2018). Definitive Zygosity Scores in the Peas in the Pod Questionnaire is a Sensitive and Accurate Assessment of the Zygosity of Adult Twins . Twin Res Hum Genet.
(2017). Rare Variant Analysis of Human and Rodent Obesity Genes in Individuals with Severe Childhood Obesity .
(2017). Rare Variant Analysis of Human and Rodent Obesity Genes in Individuals with Severe Childhood Obesity .
(2017). Obligatory and facilitative allelic variation in the DNA methylome within common disease-associated loci . Nature Communications.
(2017). Disruption of the homeodomain transcription factor orthopedia homeobox ( Otp ) is associated with obesity and anxiety .
(2017). Epigenetic discrimination of identical twins from blood under the forensic scenario . Forensic Sci Int Genet.
(2017). The contribution of rare variants to risk of schizophrenia in individuals with and without intellectual disability .
(2017). Clinical and molecular consequences of disease-associated de novo mutations in SATB2 .
(2017). Whole-Genome Sequencing Coupled to Imputation Discovers Genetic Signals for Anthropometric Traits .
(2017). Erratum: Corrigendum: Mutations in the histone methyltransferase gene KMT2B cause complex early-onset dystonia .
(2017). Screening for familial hypercholesterolaemia in childhood: Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) .
(2017). Mutations in the histone methyltransferase gene KMT2B cause complex early-onset dystonia .
Xie H, Guo R, Zhong H, Feng Q, Lan Z, Qin B, Ward KJ, Jackson MA, Xia Y, Chen X, et al.(2016). Shotgun Metagenomics of 250 Adult Twins Reveals Genetic and Environmental Impacts on the Gut Microbiome . Cell systems.
Xie H and Guo R and Zhong H and Feng Q and Lan Z and Qin B and Ward KJ and Jackson MA and Xia Y and Chen X and Chen B and Xia H and Xu C and Li F and Xu X and Al-Aama JY and Yang H and Wang J and Jia H(2016). Shotgun Metagenomics of 250 Adult Twins Reveals Genetic and Environmental Impacts on the Gut Microbiome . Cell systems.
(2016). Discovery and refinement of genetic loci associated with cardiometabolic risk using dense imputation maps .
(2016). Genome-wide association meta-analyses identified 1q43 and 2q32.2 for hip Ward's triangle areal bone mineral density .
(2016). Novel regional age-associated DNA methylation changes within human common disease-associated loci . Genome Biol.
Fabiane SM and Ward KJ and Iatridis JC and Williams FM(2016). Does type 2 diabetes mellitus promote intervertebral disc degeneration? . European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society.
(2016). A method for analyzing multiple continuous phenotypes in rare variant association studies allowing for flexible correlations in variant effects .
(2016). Distinct genetic architectures for syndromic and nonsyndromic congenital heart defects identified by exome sequencing .
(2016). Contribution of Heritability and Epigenetic Factors to Skeletal Muscle Mass Variation in United Kingdom Twins . J Clin Endocrinol Metab.
(2016). A secreted WNT-ligand-binding domain of FZD5 generated by a frameshift mutation causes autosomal dominant coloboma .
(2016). Rare Variants in NR2F2 Cause Congenital Heart Defects in Humans .
(2016). Timing, rates and spectra of human germline mutation .
(2016). Practical Experience of the Application of a Weighted Burden Test to Whole Exome Sequence Data for Obesity and Schizophrenia .
(2015). Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing Analysis of 1,000 Individuals with Intellectual Disability .
(2015). The Concordance and Heritability of Type 2 Diabetes in 34,166 Twin Pairs From International Twin Registers: The Discordant Twin (DISCOTWIN) Consortium .
(2015). ‘Pop-Up’ Governance: developing internal governance frameworks for consortia: the example of UK10K .
(2015). Erratum: Whole-genome sequence-based analysis of thyroid function .
(2015). TCTEX1D2 mutations underlie Jeune asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy with impaired retrograde intraflagellar transport .
(2015). Height-reducing variants and selection for short stature in Sardinia .
(2015). Erratum: A rare variant in APOC3 is associated with plasma triglyceride and VLDL levels in Europeans .
(2015). Truncation of POC1A associated with short stature and extreme insulin resistance .
(2015). Whole‐genome sequencing identifies EN1 as a determinant of bone density and fracture .
(2015). Improved imputation of low-frequency and rare variants using the UK10K haplotype reference panel . Nature Communications.
(2015). The UK10K project identifies rare variants in health and disease . Nature.
(2015). An interactive genome browser of association results from the UK10K cohorts project .
(2015). An siRNA-based functional genomics screen for the identification of regulators of ciliogenesis and ciliopathy genes .
(2015). Role of common and rare variants in SCN10A: results from the Brugada syndrome QRS locus gene discovery collaborative study .
(2015). Whole-genome sequence-based analysis of thyroid function .
(2015). A founder CEP120 mutation in Jeune asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy expands the role of centriolar proteins in skeletal ciliopathies .
(2014). An integrated epigenomic analysis for type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci in monozygotic twins .
(2014). Synaptic, transcriptional and chromatin genes disrupted in autism .
(2014). A rare variant in APOC3 is associated with plasma triglyceride and VLDL levels in Europeans . Nature Communications.
(2014). Managing clinically significant findings in research: the UK10K example .
(2014). CCDC151 Mutations Cause Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia by Disruption of the Outer Dynein Arm Docking Complex Formation .
(2014). Sequencing of SCN5A Identifies Rare and Common Variants Associated With Cardiac Conduction: Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology (CHARGE) Consortium .
(2014). Estimating telomere length from whole genome sequence data .
(2014). Estimating Genome-Wide Significance for Whole-Genome Sequencing Studies .
(2014). De Novo Loss-of-Function Mutations in SETD5, Encoding a Methyltransferase in a 3p25 Microdeletion Syndrome Critical Region, Cause Intellectual Disability .
(2014). Rare Variants in NR2F2 Cause Congenital Heart Defects in Humans .
(2014). Differential methylation of the TRPA1 promoter in pain sensitivity . Nature Communications.
(2014). Loss-of-function mutations in MICU1 cause a brain and muscle disorder linked to primary alterations in mitochondrial calcium signaling .
(2014). Heterozygous Loss-of-Function Mutations in YAP1 Cause Both Isolated and Syndromic Optic Fissure Closure Defects .
(2014). Exploring the potential benefits of stratified false discovery rates for region-based testing of association with rare genetic variation .
(2014). Hypermethylation in the ZBTB20 gene is associated with major depressive disorder .
(2013). Dietary advice for reducing cardiovascular risk (Review) . Cochrane Database Syst Rev.
(2013). Biomarkers for Type 2 Diabetes and Impaired Fasting Glucose Using a Nontargeted Metabolomics Approach .
(2013). A rare functional cardioprotective APOC3 variant has risen in frequency in distinct population isolates .
(2013). KSR2 Mutations Are Associated with Obesity, Insulin Resistance, and Impaired Cellular Fuel Oxidation .
(2013). Defects in the IFT-B Component IFT172 Cause Jeune and Mainzer-Saldino Syndromes in Humans .
(2013). COX10 Mutations Resulting in Complex Multisystem Mitochondrial Disease That Remains Stable Into Adulthood .
(2013). Short-Rib Polydactyly and Jeune Syndromes Are Caused by Mutations in WDR60 .
(2013). Mutations in GDP-Mannose Pyrophosphorylase B Cause Congenital and Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophies Associated with Hypoglycosylation of α-Dystroglycan .
(2013). NDUFA4 Mutations Underlie Dysfunction of a Cytochrome c Oxidase Subunit Linked to Human Neurological Disease .
(2013). Genetic complexity in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy revealed by high-throughput sequencing .
(2013). Dietary advice for reducing cardiovascular risk . Cochrane database for systematic reviews.
(2013). Mutations in B3GALNT2 Cause Congenital Muscular Dystrophy and Hypoglycosylation of α-Dystroglycan .
(2013). Statins for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease . Cochrane Database Syst Rev.
(2013). ISPD gene mutations are a common cause of congenital and limb-girdle muscular dystrophies .
(2013). DNA methylation profiling in breast cancer discordant identical twins identifies DOK7 as novel epigenetic biomarker . Carcinogenesis.
(2012). Recessive HYDIN Mutations Cause Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia without Randomization of Left-Right Body Asymmetry .
(2011). Mendelian Randomization Studies Do Not Support a Role for Raised Circulating Triglyceride Levels Influencing Type 2 Diabetes, Glucose Levels, or Insulin Resistance .
(2011). Mendelian Randomization Studies Do Not Support a Role for Raised Circulating Triglyceride Levels Influencing Type 2 Diabetes, Glucose Levels, or Insulin Resistance .
(2011). Mendelian Randomization Studies Do Not Support a Role for Raised Circulating Triglyceride Levels Influencing Type 2 Diabetes, Glucose Levels, or Insulin Resistance .
(2011). Mendelian Randomization Studies Do Not Support a Role for Raised Circulating Triglyceride Levels Influencing Type 2 Diabetes, Glucose Levels, or Insulin Resistance .
(2011). Mendelian Randomization Studies Do Not Support a Role for Raised Circulating Triglyceride Levels Influencing Type 2 Diabetes, Glucose Levels, or Insulin Resistance .
(2011). Mendelian Randomization Studies Do Not Support a Role for Raised Circulating Triglyceride Levels Influencing Type 2 Diabetes, Glucose Levels, or Insulin Resistance . Diabetes.
(2011). Mendelian randomization studies do not support a role for raised circulating triglyceride levels influencing type 2 diabetes, glucose levels, or insulin resistance . Diabetes.
(2011). Mendelian randomization studies do not support a role for raised circulating triglyceride levels influencing type 2 diabetes, glucose levels, or insulin resistance . Diabetes.
(2011). Multiple risk factor interventions for primary prevention of coronary heart disease . Cochrane Database Syst Rev.
(2011). Statins for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease . Cochrane database of systematic reviews.
(2011). Statins for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease . Cochrane database of systematic reviews.
(2009). Statins for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease . Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.
Park MH, Kinra S, Ward KJ, White B, Viner RM(2009). Metformin for obesity in children and adolescents: a systematic review . Diabetes care.
(2008). Multiple risk factor intervention for cardiovascular disease: Uncertainty remains . Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.
(2008). Endocannabinoid receptor 1 gene variations increase risk for obesity and modulate body mass index in European populations .
Benzinou M, Chèvre JC, Ward KJ, Lecoeur C, Dina C, Lobbens S, Durand E, Delplanque J, Horber FF, Heude B, et al.(2008). Endocannabinoid receptor 1 gene variations increase risk for obesity and modulate body mass index in European populations . Human molecular genetics.
(2008). Updating Cochrane reviews: vigilance required?.
(2007). Dietary advice for reducing cardiovascular risk .
(2007). Dietary advice for reducing cardiovascular risk . Cochrane database of systematic reviews.
Chandak GR, Ward KJ, Yajnik CS, Pandit AN, Bavdekar A, Joglekar CV, Fall CH, Mohankrishna P, Wilkin TJ, Metcalf BS, et al.(2006). Triglyceride associated polymorphisms of the APOA5 gene have very different allele frequencies in Pune, India compared to Europeans . BMC medical genetics.
Ward KJ, Ellard S, Yajnik CS, Frayling TM, Hattersley AT, Venigalla PN, Chandak GR(2006). Allelic drop-out may occur with a primer binding site polymorphism for the commonly used RFLP assay for the -1131T>C polymorphism of the Apolipoprotein AV gene . Lipids in health and disease.
(2004). 40th EASD Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes : Munich, Germany, 5-9 September 2004 . Diabetologia.
Ward KJ, Shields B, Knight B, Salzmann MB, Hattersley AT, Frayling TM(2003). Genetic variants in Apolipoprotein AV alter triglyceride concentrations in pregnancy . Lipids in health and disease.