Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development
Henry Wellcome Building
Birkbeck, University of London
Malet Street
London
WC1E 7HX
Email: r.harrison@bbk.ac.uk
Research Interests
My primary research interests are within Psychiatric Genetics, with a particular focus on longitudinal patient stratification using a variety of integrated data sources. I have extensive experience in predictive modelling treatment outcomes and adverse effects using clinical, expression and genetic data. I have worked on schizophrenia, autism, antipsychotic-induced weight gain and drug plasma level phenotypes. I am currently investigating the genetic influences on measures of social attention related to autism spectrum disorder in families.
Education
PhD (Pending) King’s College London. Thesis Title: ‘A Large Scale Pharmacogenetic Study of Clozapine in Schizophrenia’
MA University of Cambridge (Genetics) (2014)
Publications
Psychiatric Genetics (2016) Gene-expression analysis of clozapine treatment in whole blood of patients with psychosis. PMCID:PMC5010277
Scientific Reports (2017) Development of multivariable models to predict change in Body Mass Index within a clinical trial population of psychotic individuals PMCID:PMC5677086