Author

Ellen Wright Clayton

Vanderbilt UniversityORCID 0000-0002-0308-4110Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

Biology Disciplines

Click to filter author papers

Genetic & Genomic Medicine· 1 Neuroscience· 1

Signature Assays, Organisms & Methods

Click to filter · or open tag

Organism:human· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:imaging· 1 Research Focus:polygenic risk· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

Frequent Co-Authors

Adam Gordon· 1 shared Amit V. KheraiD· 1 shared Atlas KhaniD· 1 shared Autumn KujawaiD· 1 shared Bahram NamjouiD· 1 shared Benjamin N. ConradiD· 1 shared C. KachulisiD· 1 shared Candace Guiducci· 1 shared

Activity by Year

2023-2025 · peak 1/yr

Co-Author Collaboration Network

10 top collaborators · 29 mutual co-author links

Click any collaborator node to inspect or filter shared papers

Focal author (center)Selected co-authorORCID co-authorUnlinked name

Curved chords = mutual co-authorship

1 shared paperGenetic & Genomic Medicine

Adam Gordon

Mutual co-authors in cluster

Author profile →

2 papers

Recent·Most cited

Longitudinal Investigation of Neurobiological Changes Across Pregnancy

Yanbin Niu, Benjamin N. Conrad, M. Catalina Camacho, Sanjana Ravi, Hannah A. Piersiak, Lauren G. Bailes, Whitney Barnett, Mary Kate Manhard, David A. Cole, Ellen Wright Clayton, Sarah S. Osmundson, Seth A. Smith, Autumn Kujawa, Kathryn Leigh Humphreys

This study investigates longitudinal brain structure changes during pregnancy and finds reduced gray matter volume and increased white matter neurite density, linked to hormone levels.

Communications Biology · Jan 18, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Selection, optimization, and validation of ten chronic disease polygenic risk scores for clinical implementation in diverse populations

Niall J. Lennon, Leah Claire Kottyan, C. Kachulis, Noura S. Abul‐Husn, Josh Arias, Gillian M. Belbin, Jennifer Elizabeth Below, Sonja I. Berndt, Wendy K. Chung, James J. Cimino, Ellen Wright Clayton, John J. Connolly, David R. Crosslin, Ozan Dikilitas, Digna R. Velez Edwards, , Eimear E. Kenny

The paper selects and validates ten polygenic risk scores for clinical use in diverse populations, focusing on chronic diseases and addressing disparities in predictive performance.

medRxiv · May 25, 2023 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine