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Overview
I'm interested in complex disease genetics, particularly of schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders. My PhD focuses on integrating rare and common variant data to provide insights into schizophrenia biology.
Publication
2026
- Chick, S. L. and Rees, E. 2026. Understanding the genetic risk of schizophrenia [Editorial]. Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics 26 (9), pp.821-824. (10.1080/14737175.2026.2702634)
2025
- Chick, S. L. et al. 2025. Whole-exome sequencing analysis identifies risk genes for schizophrenia. Nature Communications 16 (1) 7102. (10.1038/s41467-025-62429-y)
- Chick, S. 2025. Investigating the contribution of rare coding variants to schizophrenia. PhD Thesis , Cardiff University.
2024
- Tume, C. E. et al. 2024. Genetic implication of specific glutamatergic neurons of the prefrontal cortex in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. Biological Psychiatry 4 (5) 100345. (10.1016/j.bpsgos.2024.100345)
Articles
- Chick, S. L. and Rees, E. 2026. Understanding the genetic risk of schizophrenia [Editorial]. Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics 26 (9), pp.821-824. (10.1080/14737175.2026.2702634)
- Chick, S. L. et al. 2025. Whole-exome sequencing analysis identifies risk genes for schizophrenia. Nature Communications 16 (1) 7102. (10.1038/s41467-025-62429-y)
- Tume, C. E. et al. 2024. Genetic implication of specific glutamatergic neurons of the prefrontal cortex in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. Biological Psychiatry 4 (5) 100345. (10.1016/j.bpsgos.2024.100345)
Thesis
- Chick, S. 2025. Investigating the contribution of rare coding variants to schizophrenia. PhD Thesis , Cardiff University.
