Robin Walters

MA, PhD, PgDip

MRC PHRU Senior Scientist

Dr Robin Walters completed degrees in Natural Sciences (Cambridge) and in Genetics (Liverpool) before working for 17 years on the biophysics, biochemistry and genetics of plant photosynthesis, first in Sheffield and then in Oxford. He then held a post as a Research Fellow at Imperial College London, before moving to CTSU in June 2012.

Dr Walters’s recent research has focussed on investigating the contribution of structural variation in the human genome to disease risk and phenotypic variation, with a particular focus on diabetes and obesity. He played a leading role in work identifying the highly penetrant obesity phenotype associated with a deletion on chromosome 16p, and the reciprocal effects of a duplication at the same locus.

He continues to have an interest in the development of novel methodologies for the identification and analysis of genomic structural variants. His current role is to plan and lead the genetic analysis of stroke risk in the China Kadoorie Biobank.

Recent publications

Interethnic analyses of blood pressure loci in populations of East Asian and European descent.
Journal article

Takeuchi F. et al, (2018), Nat Commun, 9
Metabolomic Consequences of Genetic Inhibition of PCSK9 Compared With Statin Treatment
Journal article

Sliz E. et al, (2018), Circulation, 138, 2499 - 2512
Genomic Analyses from Non-invasive Prenatal Testing Reveal Genetic Associations, Patterns of Viral Infections, and Chinese Population History.
Journal article

Liu S. et al, (2018), Cell, 175, 347 - 359.e14
Metabolomic Consequences of Genetic Inhibition of PCSK9 Compared With Statin Treatment
Journal article

WALTERS R. et al, (2018), Circulation
Age-specific association between blood pressure and vascular and non-vascular chronic diseases in 0·5 million adults in China: a prospective cohort study.
Journal article

Lacey B. et al, (2018), Lancet Glob Health, 6, e641 - e649