Phillip Melton

Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Health and Medical Sciences, Population and Public Health

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4026-2964

Emailphillip.melton@uwa.edu.au

The University of Western Australia (M409), 35 Stirling Highway,
6009 Perth
Australia

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Roles and responsibilities

Head, Statistical Genetics

Funding overview

Ada Bartholomew Medical Trust
National Health & Medical Research Council
National Institute of Health
Royal Perth Hospital Medical Research Found.
Texas Biomedical Research Institute

Previous positions

Postdoctoral Scientist, Department of Genetics, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas, USA

Teaching overview

Fundamentals of Genetic Epidemiology

Research

Genetic epidemiology of complex disease in families.

Research expertise keywords

Statistical genetics
Bioinformatics
Genetic epidemiology
Population genetics
Computational Biology
Transcriptomics
Cardiovascular disease, genetics of
Complex disease, genetics of
Family-based genetic studies
Phylogeography

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863 Citations
17 h-Index
62 Article
6 Conference paper
4 Abstract/Meeting Abstract
3 Chapter
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Bile acids associate with specific gut microbiota, low level alcohol consumption and liver fibrosis in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Adams, L. A., Wang, Z., Liddle, C., Melton, P. E., Ariff, A., Chandraratna, H., Tan, J., Ching, H., Coulter, S., de Boer, B., Christophersen, C. T., O'Sullivan, T. A., Morrison, M. & Jeffrey, G. P., 3 Apr 2020, In : Liver International.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
2 Citations (Scopus)
Butyrate, generated by gut microbiota, and its therapeutic role in metabolic syndrome
Bridgeman, S. C., Northrop, W., Melton, P. E., Ellison, G. C., Newsholme, P. & Mamotte, C. D. S., Oct 2020, In : Pharmacological Research. 160, 105174.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
1 Citation (Scopus)
DNA methylation and body mass index from birth to adolescence: meta-analyses of epigenome-wide association studies
Vehmeijer, F. O. L., Küpers, L. K., Sharp, G. C., Salas, L. A., Lent, S., Jima, D. D., Tindula, G., Reese, S., Qi, C., Gruzieva, O., Page, C., Rezwan, F. I., Melton, P. E., Nohr, E., Escaramís, G., Rzehak, P., Heiskala, A., Gong, T., Tuominen, S. T., Gao, L. & 65 others, Ross, J. P., Starling, A. P., Holloway, J. W., Yousefi, P., Aasvang, G. M., Beilin, L. J., Bergström, A., Binder, E., Chatzi, L., Corpeleijn, E., Czamara, D., Eskenazi, B., Ewart, S., Ferre, N., Grote, V., Gruszfeld, D., Håberg, S. E., Hoyo, C., Huen, K., Karlsson, R., Kull, I., Langhendries, J. P., Lepeule, J., Magnus, M. C., Maguire, R. L., Molloy, P. L., Monnereau, C., Mori, T. A., Oken, E., Räikkönen, K., Rifas-Shiman, S., Ruiz-Arenas, C., Sebert, S., Ullemar, V., Verduci, E., Vonk, J. M., Xu, C. J., Yang, I. V., Zhang, H., Zhang, W., Karmaus, W., Dabelea, D., Muhlhausler, B. S., Breton, C. V., Lahti, J., Almqvist, C., Jarvelin, M. R., Koletzko, B., Vrijheid, M., Sørensen, T. I. A., Huang, R. C., Arshad, S. H., Nystad, W., Melén, E., Koppelman, G. H., London, S. J., Holland, N., Bustamante, M., Murphy, S. K., Hivert, M. F., Baccarelli, A., Relton, C. L., Snieder, H., Jaddoe, V. W. V. & Felix, J. F., Dec 2020, In : Genome Medicine. 12, 1, 105.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
Epigenome-wide meta-analysis of blood DNA methylation in newborns and children identifies numerous loci related to gestational age
Merid, S. K., Novoloaca, A., Sharp, G. C., Küpers, L. K., Kho, A. T., Roy, R., Gao, L., Annesi-Maesano, I., Jain, P., Plusquin, M., Kogevinas, M., Allard, C., Vehmeijer, F. O., Kazmi, N., Salas, L. A., Rezwan, F. I., Zhang, H., Sebert, S., Czamara, D., Rifas-Shiman, S. L. & 73 others, Melton, P. E., Lawlor, D. A., Pershagen, G., Breton, C. V., Huen, K., Baiz, N., Gagliardi, L., Nawrot, T. S., Corpeleijn, E., Perron, P., Duijts, L., Nohr, E. A., Bustamante, M., Ewart, S. L., Karmaus, W., Zhao, S., Page, C. M., Herceg, Z., Jarvelin, M-R., Lahti, J., Baccarelli, A. A., Anderson, D., Kachroo, P., Relton, C. L., Bergström, A., Eskenazi, B., Soomro, M. H., Vineis, P., Snieder, H., Bouchard, L., Jaddoe, V. W., Sørensen, T. I. A., Vrijheid, M., Arshad, S. H., Holloway, J. W., Håberg, S. E., Magnus, P., Dwyer, T., Binder, E. B., DeMeo, D. L., Vonk, J. M., Newnham, J., Tantisira, K. G., Kull, I., Wiemels, J. L., Heude, B., Sunyer, J., Nystad, W., Munthe-Kaas, M. C., Räikkönen, K., Oken, E., Huang, R-C., Weiss, S. T., Antó, J. M., Bousquet, J., Kumar, A., Söderhäll, C., Almqvist, C., Cardenas, A., Gruzieva, O., Xu, C-J., Reese, S. E., Kere, J., Brodin, P., Solomon, O., Wielscher, M., Holland, N., Ghantous, A., Hivert, M-F., Felix, J. F., Koppelman, G. H., London, S. J. & Melén, E., 2 Mar 2020, In : Genome Medicine. 12, 1, p. 25
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
4 Citations (Scopus)
Heritability of 596 lipid species and genetic correlation with cardiovascular traits in the Busselton Family Heart Study
Cadby, G., Melton, P. E., McCarthy, N. S., Giles, C., Mellett, N. A., Huynh, K., Hung, J., Beilby, J., Dubé, M-P., Watts, G. F., Blangero, J., Meikle, P. J. & Moses, E. K., Apr 2020, In : Journal of Lipid Research. 61, p. 537-545
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
2 Citations (Scopus)

Supplemental Data: Heritability of 596 lipid species and genetic correlation with cardiovascular traits in the Busselton Family Heart Study
Cadby, G. (Creator), Melton, P. (Creator), McCarthy, N. (Creator), Giles, C. (Creator), Mellett, N. A. (Creator), Huynh, K. (Creator), Hung, J. (Creator), Beilby, J. (Creator), Dube, M. (Creator), Watts, G. (Creator), Blangero, J. (Creator), Meikle, P. J. (Creator) & Moses, E. (Creator), American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 14 Feb 2020
DOI: 10.1194/jlr.RA119000594, https://www.jlr.org/content/early/2020/02/14/jlr.RA119000594/suppl/DC1
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1 Curtailed
9 Finished

Using whole genome sequencing to identify pathogenic cop number variants in children with congenital heart defects
Zhang, B., Pachter, N. & Melton, P.
Royal Perth Hospital Medical Research Foundation
1/01/17 → 31/12/17
Project: Research
Microbiome and Liver Injury in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Adams, L., Morrison, M. & Melton, P.
The University of Western Australia
1/01/16 → 31/12/16
Project: Research
NIRIS 2016 - Philip Melton
Melton, P.
Government of Western Australia, Department of Health
1/01/16 → 31/12/16
Project: Research
N/3 Pedigree Based Whole Genome Sequencing of Affective & Psychotic Disorders
Jablensky, A., McCarthy, N., Melton, P. & Moses, E.
National Institutes of Health
1/03/15 → 28/02/19
Project: Research
Microbiome Diversity, Nutritional Status and Gut Dysbiosis in Amerindians
Melton, P., Baldi, N. & Rea, A.
Royal Perth Hospital Medical Research Foundation
1/01/15 → 31/12/15
Project: Research