Andrew McIntosh

"Epigenetic clocks and DNA methylation biomarkers of brain health and disease" Our review paper is now out in @NatRevNeurol @EleanorConole @SimonRCox @H_M_Smith95 nature.com/articles/s4158…

Work in Digital Data & AI, Lifestyle & Wellbeing, or Pharma & BioTech? Join The Alliance: seeking industry partners to transform research into real-world impact for severe mental illness. Find out more and apply here: mentalhealthplatform.ac.uk/resources-indu… In partnership with @DatamindUK

Thanks to Heston Blumenthal for making Heston: My Life with Bipolar. Honest and intelligent programme and an excellent insight into life with the condition and difficulties balancing medication effects. An unselfish man, he’s moved by the stories of others bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

Pleased to share our new preprint on the 1st large-scale GWAS meta-analysis of panic attacks and panic disorder 👇

📢The MHP Industry Alliance is open for new members from Industry to join. The next Industry Alliance Forum with @DatamindUK will focus on Digital, Data & AI. Join the Alliance to stay updated: mentalhealthplatform.ac.uk/resources-indu…

📆 Save the Date: 10th Oct 2025 Join us in Edinburgh this #WorldMentalHealthDay for the MHP Research Summit, in partnership with @MQmentalhealth. 📝 Registration & abstract submission opening soon! 🔗 Add to calendar: rebrand.ly/research-summi…

(3/3) The PGC #MajorDepressiveDisorder Working Group (chaired by @mcintosh2001, Fabien Streit & Lu Yi) is a global collaboration of researchers focused on the genetics of depression. Find out more and how you can get involved: pgc.unc.edu/for-researcher…

The John Slate Clinical Professor of Psychiary at @UniofExeter is now open for applications Work with a terrific team, including people from the UKRI Mental Health Platform @MHPlatform and @UKRI_News Functional Genomics Institute @UK_FGx jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecrui…

📣New Preprint: Protocol for Depression Genetics in Africa (DepGenAfrica), supported by @wellcometrust osf.io/preprints/osf/…

The Industry Alliance Forum meeting will unite the UKRI Mental Health Platform with key industry partners to shape the future of mental healthcare. To be invited to this influential event as an industry member, you need to first Join the Alliance: mentalhealthplatform.ac.uk/resources-indu…

🎉 Big news! The new VoiceIn app has launched! Calling all #mentalhealthresearchers! Are you struggling to get quick, meaningful public input for your research? VoiceIn makes it easy to connect with real people, get real feedback, and shape your work. ✅Upload your project…

Did you miss our MHP ECR Fellowship Awards Webinar? 👀 It's now ready to watch on YouTube: buff.ly/tMehL9Z

📢 Applications open tomorrow! Our Early Career Researcher (ECR) Fellowship Awards are focused on connecting at least two of our Hubs of SMI research. Curious about where to start with your application? find out more at our webinar on 4th March: bit.ly/mhp-ecr-webina…

🔬 New research uncovers nearly 500 genetic sites that influence metabolism, showing how genes interact with sex to impact cholesterol, fat levels, and disease risk. A step toward personalized medicine! medrxiv.org/content/10.110… #Genetics #Metabolism #PrecisionHealth

So pleased to see this work published in @NatureComms . Many thanks to the reviewers for their insightful comments and all the co-authors of this study in Edinburgh (@ShenXueyi, @mja @mcintosh2001, @MarioniGroup) and those who ran analyses in additional cohorts 🧬.

🌟Our NEW Website is now live! 🌟 Head over to metabolicpsychiatryhub.com for the latest on our research including upcoming events, opportunities and more! #metabolicpsychiatry #hub #SMI @MHPlatform

The @uk_biobank Mental Health Questionnaire 2 asked participants with depression whether taking SSRIs had helped them. 75% of people said 'Yes'. More info: medrxiv.org/content/10.110…

👋 🌍 Hello world, we are the Brain and Genomics Hub! We are a new research centre focused on improving the lives of people living with severe mental illness.