Natassia Robinson

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About me

2020 - Postdoctoral researcher (Psychiatric Genetics), Karolinska Institute
2019 - 2020 Postdoctoral researcher (Childhood Cancer Epigenetics), Newcastle University
2015 - 2019 PhD Molecular Epidemiology, Newcastle University
2014 - 2015 MMedSci Human Nutrition, University of Sheffield
2010 - 2013 BSc Biomedical Science, Lancaster University

Research

Broadly, my research interests are in the relationships between environmental and genetic/epigenetic factors in disease development. My current project focuses on how genetic and environmental factors contribute to schizophrenia and bipolar disorder using data from the Swedish national registers.

My PhD research centered on the developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD) hypothesis and examined how early life environmental exposures impact the risk of subsequent obesity. Most of my research involves the integrated analysis of large, longitudinal cohorts to investigate environmental and social risk factors and genetic biomarkers of disease. In my previous projects, I have examined various exposures and epigenetic changes in the development of several cancers, and Alzheimer’s disease.

Teaching

My teaching experience is in topics related to medicine and health, including biomedical sciences, precision medicine, obesity and nutrition, epidemiology, and psychiatric disorders.

Articles

Article: PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH. 2024;339:115990
Impact of traumatic brain injury on risk for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Cheng K-Y; Robinson N; Ploner A; Kuja-Halkola R; Molero Y; Lichtenstein P; Bergen SE
Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2024;54(9):2162-2171
Environmental risk factors for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder from childhood to diagnosis: a Swedish nested case-control study
Robinson N; Ploner A; Leone M; Lichtenstein P; Kendler KS; Bergen SE
Article: SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH. 2023;260:160-167
Migration and risk of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder: A Swedish national study
Robinson N; Ploner A; Muller-Eberstein R; Lichtenstein P; Kendler KS; Bergen SE
Article: SCHIZOPHRENIA BULLETIN. 2023;49(3):768-777
Impact of Early-Life Factors on Risk for Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder
Robinson N; Ploner A; Leone M; Lichtenstein P; Kendler KS; Bergen SE
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2022;127(2):288-300
Anti-cancer therapy is associated with long-term epigenomic changes in childhood cancer survivors
Robinson N; Casement J; Gunter MJ; Huybrechts I; Agudo A; Barranco MR; Eichelmann F; Johnson T; Kaaks R; Pala V; Panico S; Sandanger TM; Schultze MB; Travis RC; Tumino R; Vineis P; Weiderpass E; Skinner R; Sharp L; McKay JA; Strathdee G
Article: MOLECULAR NUTRITION AND FOOD RESEARCH. 2022;66(3):e2100789
Impact of In Utero Folate Exposure on DNA Methylation and Its Potential Relevance for Later-Life Health-Evidence from Mouse Models Translated to Human Cohorts
Kok DE; Richmond RC; Adriaens M; Evelo CT; Ford D; Mathers JC; Robinson N; McKay JA
Article: CLINICAL EPIGENETICS. 2021;13(1):8
Childhood DNA methylation as a marker of early life rapid weight gain and subsequent overweight
Robinson N; Brown H; Antoun E; Godfrey KM; Hanson MA; Lillycrop KA; Crozier SR; Murray R; Pearce MS; Relton CL; Albani V; McKay JA
Article: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS. 2021;228:138-146.e5
The Biological and Social Determinants of Childhood Obesity: Comparison of 2 Cohorts 50 Years Apart
Robinson N; McKay JA; Pearce MS; Albani V; Wright CM; Adamson AJ; Brown H
Article: PLOS ONE. 2020;15(6):e0234578
DNA methylation patterns of LINE-1 and Alu for pre-symptomatic dementia in type 2 diabetes
Sae-Lee C; De Biasi J; Robinson N; Barrow TM; Mathers JC; Koutsidis G; Byun H-M

All other publications

Conference publication: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2023;75:s215-s216
INTERACTIONS BETWEEN FAMILY HISTORY AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS IN SCHIZOPHRENIA AND BIPOLAR DISORDER
Robinson N; Ploner A; Lichtenstein P; Kendler KS; Bergen S
Conference publication: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2023;75:s72-s73
IMPACT OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY ON RISK FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA AND BIPOLAR DISORDER: A DUAL CASE-CONTROL STUDY
Cheng K-Y; Robinson N; Kuja-Halkola R; Ploner A; Molero Y; Lichtenstein P; Bergen SE
Conference publication: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2022;63:e259
MIGRATION AND RISK OF SCHIZOPHRENIA AND BIPOLAR DISORDER IN A SWEDISH NATIONAL REGISTER STUDY
Robinson N; Ploner A; Müller-Eberstein R; Lichtenstein P; Kendler KS; Bergen SE
Conference publication: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2022;63:E68
CANNABIS, ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND RISK OF SCHIZOPHRENIA AND BIPOLAR DISORDER IN A SWEDISH NATIONAL REGISTER STUDY
Robinson N; Ploner A; Sullivan PF; Lichtenstein P; Kendler KS; Bergen SE
Conference publication: NEUROSCIENCE APPLIED. 2022;1:100853
Migration and risk of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder – a Swedish national cohort study
Robinson N; Ploner A; Muller-Eberstein R; Lichtenstein P; Kendler K; Bergen S
Thesis / dissertation: 2021
Early life risk factors and epigenetic biomarkers of obesity across the life course
Robinson N
Review: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION. 2021;75(8):1176-1192
Mediterranean diet and the hallmarks of ageing
Shannon OM; Ashor AW; Scialo F; Saretzki G; Martin-Ruiz C; Lara J; Matu J; Griffiths A; Robinson N; Lilla L; Stevenson E; Stephan BCM; Minihane AM; Siervo M; Mathers JC
Review: FRONTIERS IN GENETICS. 2021;12:686666
Environmental Risk Factors for Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder and Their Relationship to Genetic Risk: Current Knowledge and Future Directions
Robinson N; Bergen SE
Review: NUTRIENTS. 2020;12(5):E1398-1398
It's No Has Bean: A Review of the Effects of White Kidney Bean Extract on Body Composition and Metabolic Health
Nolan R; Shannon OM; Robinson N; Joel A; Houghton D; Malcomson FC
Conference publication: OBESITY ABSTRACTS. 2019
DNA methylation biomarkers of early life rapid weight gain: Findings from the Newcastle Thousand Families Study and the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children
Robinson N; Brown H; Pearce M; Byun H-M; McKay J
Review: MECHANISMS OF AGEING AND DEVELOPMENT. 2018;174:86-94
Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis: Is there a role for folate?
Robinson N; Grabowski P; Rehman I

Employments

Affiliated to Research, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2024
Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, 2020-2024

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