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Dr Anood Sohail

Profile summary

  • Central Academic Staff
  • Lecturer in Precision Medicine
  • Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
  • School of Life, Health & Chemical Sciences
  • anood.sohail

Research interests

1. Investigation of molecular mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative disorders

2. Population genetics of admixed human populations, such as Latin America and South Asia

3. Perceptions of genetic diseases and genetic testing among the South Asian diaspora in the UK

Impact and engagement

GRACE - The Open University

I am an active member of the GRACE project at the OU (Genetics Research Awareness via Community Engagement), an Open Societal Challenge. GRACE comprises of a team of members passionate about discussing genetics with underrepresented communities and facilitating better representation of all in research and healthcare.

Grace Project - The Open University

 

 

 

Publications

Liver X receptor-agonist treatment rescues degeneration in a Drosophila model of hereditary spastic paraplegia (2022)
Byrne, Dwayne; Garcia-Pardo, M. Elena; Cole, Nelson B.; Batnasan, Belguun; Heneghan, Sophia; Sohail, Anood; Blackstone, Craig and O'Sullivan, Niamh C.
Acta neuropathologica communications, 10, Article 40

Prediction of eye, hair and skin colour in Latin Americans (2021-07)
Palmal, Sagnik; Adhikari, Kaustubh; Mendoza-Revilla, Javier; Fuentes-Guajardo, Macarena; Silva de Cerqueira, Caio C.; Bonfante, Betty; Chacón-Duque, Juan Camilo; Sohail, Anood; Hurtado, Malena; Villegas, Valeria; Granja, Vanessa; Jaramillo, Claudia; Arias, William; Lozano, Rodrigo Barquera; Everardo-Martínez, Paola; Gómez-Valdés, Jorge; Villamil-Ramírez, Hugo; Hünemeier, Tábita; Ramallo, Virginia; Parolin, Maria-Laura; Gonzalez-José, Rolando; Schüler-Faccini, Lavinia; Bortolini, Maria-Cátira; Acuña-Alonzo, Victor; Canizales-Quinteros, Samuel; Gallo, Carla; Poletti, Giovanni; Bedoya, Gabriel; Rothhammer, Francisco; Balding, David; Faux, Pierre and Ruiz-Linares, Andrés
Forensic Science International: Genetics, 53, Article 102517