Dr Tom McAdams PhD
Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow
- Reader in Psychopathology and Behavioural Genetics
Biography
Dr Tom McAdams is a Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow and Reader in the Social, Genetic & Developmental Psychiatry (SGDP) Centre, at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience. He was previously A Sir Henry Dale Research Fellow (Wellcome Trust and Royal Society funded) and ESRC postdoctoral research fellow.
Tom leads the INHERIT lab: a team of PhD students and postdoctoral researchers at the SGDP Centre in developing and using genetically informative research designs to study the intergenerational transmission of mental health problems. He works extensively on large family-based databases and is Principal Investigator on the Children of Twins Early Development Study (CoTEDS), the second generation of the Twins Early Development Study (TEDS). He also leads the Family Footsteps parent engagement project.
Tom is happy to consider acting as supervisor/mentor to postdoctoral researchers with research interests that overlap with his own, and would be willing to assist during the fellowship application process. Please contact him via email if you wish to discuss possibilities
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Tom_Mcadams
Research interests
- Development and use of genetically informative methods to understand the aetiology of psychopathology
- Intergenerational transmission of psychopathology
- Causal inference
- Behavioural genetics
- Structural equation modelling
- Gene-environment interplay
Research
Children of TEDS (CoTEDS) Study
The aim of this project is to explore the origins of the development of emotional disorders.
Project status: Ongoing
G1219: Genesis 1219
G1219 is a longitudinal study that aims to examine the interplay between genes and the environment on the development of anxiety and depression over time.
Project status: Completed
INHERIT Lab
Inherit Lab studies large family databases to understand the role of genetic and environmental factors in the intergenerational continuity of mental health problems.
Family Footsteps - A Parent Engagement Project
Family Footsteps is a Wellcome Trust funded project exploring parent beliefs and concerns around mental health in families.
Project status: Ongoing
News
Self-harming behaviour more likely to be initiated in adolescence than in early adulthood
New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London has found that girls, LGBTQ+ teenagers and bullied...
Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellowships awarded to Faculty staff
Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellowships have been awarded to Faculty staff, which are expected to have a significant impact on their scientific careers and...
Research
Children of TEDS (CoTEDS) Study
The aim of this project is to explore the origins of the development of emotional disorders.
Project status: Ongoing
G1219: Genesis 1219
G1219 is a longitudinal study that aims to examine the interplay between genes and the environment on the development of anxiety and depression over time.
Project status: Completed
INHERIT Lab
Inherit Lab studies large family databases to understand the role of genetic and environmental factors in the intergenerational continuity of mental health problems.
Family Footsteps - A Parent Engagement Project
Family Footsteps is a Wellcome Trust funded project exploring parent beliefs and concerns around mental health in families.
Project status: Ongoing
News
Self-harming behaviour more likely to be initiated in adolescence than in early adulthood
New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London has found that girls, LGBTQ+ teenagers and bullied...
Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellowships awarded to Faculty staff
Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellowships have been awarded to Faculty staff, which are expected to have a significant impact on their scientific careers and...