Dr Oliver Pain PhD

Oliver Pain completed his BSc in Molecular Genetics followed by an MSc in Genes, Environment, and Development. He was awarded his PhD in 2017 from Birkbeck College, specialising in the genetic epidemiology of adolescent psychotic experiences. Oliver's postdoctoral journey included positions at Cardiff University and King's College London, leading to his current role as a Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute since 2021.

Oliver specialises in statistical genetics, focusing on genome-wide association studies (GWAS) to uncover the mechanisms underlying psychiatric and neurological conditions, including autism, antidepressant response, and motor neuron disease. His research integrates functional genomic annotations to advance understanding of disease etiology, discover new therapeutic targets, and improve genetic prediction of clinical outcomes. A significant contribution of Oliver's work is the development of publicly available software pipelines, implementing leading methodologies for reproducible research in genetics.

Research interests

• Statistical genetics
• Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) to uncover mechanisms underlying psychiatric and neurological conditions
• Functional genomic annotations to advance disease etiology and outcome prediction
• Genetic methodologies