Prof Michael O'Donovan
Position:Clinical Professor, Psychological Medicine
Telephone:029 206 87074
Extension:87074
Location:Cardiff University Department of Psychological Medicine LG Floor, The Henry Wellcome Building Academic Avenue Heath Park Cardiff CF14 4XN
Extension:87074
Location:Cardiff University Department of Psychological Medicine LG Floor, The Henry Wellcome Building Academic Avenue Heath Park Cardiff CF14 4XN
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Population genetic variation makes important contributions to the aetiology of all major psychiatric disorders. Recent advances in molecular genetic technology offer unprecedented opportunities to identify specific risk genes for these disorders, and to use these findings as the basis for understanding the molecular basis of these hitherto enigmatic disorders. I am interested in identifying individual genes that contribute to susceptibility to a wide range of psychiatric disorders, most particularly the psychotic illnesses schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, and understanding the mechanisms by which susceptibility is conferred.