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Nicholas John Timpson

Nicholas John Timpson MSc, PhD, PGCHE

Genetics
Bristol, England, United Kingdom

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Nicholas John Timpson is the Professor at University of Bristol-Oakfield House, England, United Kingdom. Dr Timpson’s research concerns the contribution of genetic factors to complex traits and the use of genetic data within frameworks of epidemiological analysis allowing causal inference. His work on Mendelian randomization represents an important development in applied epidemiology.

Currently, whilst leading a Programme of research for the undertaking of genotype based recall experiments within the MRC Integrated Epidemiology Unit at the University of Bristol, he is co-chair of the cohorts group and on the management, publication and ethics committees of the recently funded UK10K population based whole genome sequencing initiative.