Professor Jordana Bell Supervisors Professor in Epigenomics Research subject areas Twin Research Contact details jordana.bell@kcl.ac.uk
A methylome-wide association study of major depression with out-of-sample case-control classification and trans-ancestry comparison Erratum to "Faecal microbiota transplant to ERadicate gastrointestinal carriage of Antibiotic-Resistant Organisms (FERARO): A feasibility randomised controlled trial” [J Infect 91 (2025) 106504] (Journal of Infection (2025) 91(1), (S0163445325000982), (10.1016/j.jinf.2025.106504)) Faecal microbiota transplant to ERadicate gastrointestinal carriage of Antibiotic-Resistant Organisms (FERARO): A feasibility randomised controlled trial Higher adherence to (poly)phenol-rich diet is associated with lower CVD risk in the TwinsUK cohort Quantification of heavy metal exposure in a British population cohort links total mercury levels in plasma with skin tissue-specific changes in mitochondrial-related gene expression Theobromine is Associated with Slower Epigenetic Ageing Cross-sectional analyses of metabolites across biological samples mediating dietary acid load and chronic kidney disease Detecting genetic effects on phenotype variability to capture gene-by-environment interactions: a systematic method comparison Development of a (Poly)phenol Metabolic Signature for Assessing (Poly)phenol-Rich Dietary Patterns Enhanced resolution profiling in twins reveals differential methylation signatures of Type 2 Diabetes with links to its complications Genetic effects on the skin methylome in healthy older twins A Fecal Metabolite Signature of Impaired Fasting Glucose: results from two independent population-based cohorts Epigenome-Wide Association Study Reveals CpG Sites Associated with Thyroid Function and Regulatory Effects on KLF9 Genetic impacts on DNA methylation help elucidate regulatory genomic processes Hemin availability induces coordinated DNA methylation and gene expression changes in Porphyromonas gingivalis Integrative genomic analyses in adipocytes implicate DNA methylation in human obesity and diabetes Interplay between the (Poly)phenol Metabolome, Gut Microbiome, and Cardiovascular Health in Women: A Cross-Sectional Study from the TwinsUK Cohort Metabolomic biomarkers of habitual B vitamin intakes unveil novel differentially methylated positions in the human epigenome Pooled analysis of epigenome-wide association studies of food consumption in KORA, TwinsUK and LLS Stratified genome-wide association analysis of Type 2 Diabetes reveals subgroups with genetic and environmental heterogeneity ACE2 expression in adipose tissue is associated with cardio-metabolic risk factors and cell type composition-implications for COVID-19 Adipose methylome integrative-omic analyses reveal genetic and dietary metabolic health drivers and insulin resistance classifiers Age acquired skewed X Chromosome Inactivation is associated with adverse health outcomes in humans DNA methylation signature of chronic low-grade inflammation and its role in cardio-respiratory diseases Pulmonary Function and Blood DNA Methylation A Multiancestry Epigenome-Wide Association Meta-analysis A multi-ethnic epigenome-wide association study of leukocyte DNA methylation and blood lipids Childhood growth and development and DNA methylation age in mid-life DNA methylation signatures of incident coronary heart disease: findings from epigenome-wide association studies Epigenome-wide association meta-analysis of DNA methylation with coffee and tea consumption Epigenome-wide association study of diet quality in the Women's Health Initiative and TwinsUK cohort Epigenome-Wide Association Study of Thyroid Function Traits Identifies Novel Associations of fT3 With KLF9 and DOT1L Equivalent DNA methylation variation between monozygotic co-twins and unrelated individuals reveals universal epigenetic inter-individual dissimilarity Estrogen and COVID-19 symptoms: Associations in women from the COVID Symptom Study Genetic impacts on DNA methylation: research findings and future perspectives Genome-wide association studies identify 137 genetic loci for DNA methylation biomarkers of aging Genomic and phenotypic insights from an atlas of genetic effects on DNA methylation Identical twins carry a persistent epigenetic signature of early genome programming Large-scale association analyses identify host factors influencing human gut microbiome composition Meta-analysis of epigenome-wide association studies of carotid intima-media thickness Novel DNA methylation signatures of tobacco smoking with trans-ethnic effects The genomic loci of specific human tRNA genes exhibit ageing-related DNA hypermethylation Validating biomarkers and models for epigenetic inference of alcohol consumption from blood Arrhythmic Gut Microbiome Signatures Predict Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Bayesian reassessment of the epigenetic architecture of complex traits Blood DNA methylation sites predict death risk in a longitudinal study of 12,300 individuals Colonic microbiota is associated with inflammation and host epigenomic alterations in inflammatory bowel disease DNA Methylation Age and Physical and Cognitive Aging Dysregulated Antibody, Natural Killer Cell and Immune Mediator Profiles in Autoimmune Thyroid Diseases Faecal microbiota transplant to ERadicate gastrointestinal carriage of Antibiotic Resistant Organisms (FERARO): a prospective, randomised placebo-controlled feasibility trial Red Wine Consumption Associated With Increased Gut Microbiota α-Diversity in 3 Independent Cohorts View all publications
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