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QIMR Berghofer Senior Scientist Professor Nick Martin has been ranked 90
th in a list of the world’s most highly cited researchers.
Professor Martin is recognised as a world leader in the genetics of mental health disorders and psychological traits.
He heads QIMR Berghofer’s Genetic Epidemiology Research Group. He joined the Institute in 1986, and has contributed to more than 1400 scientific papers over his career.
Professor Martin has made major contributions to genetic research into anxiety, depression, alcoholism, melanoma and other conditions.
He founded the Australian Twin Registry and for decades has conducted research into twins to unravel the different roles of genetics and environment in various behavioural and psychological traits.
Shocking figures show more than 1.2 million people in the UK are estimated to have an eating disorder, and hospital admissions for those severely affected have risen by more than a third in recent years.
Meanwhile, Britain’s leading eating disorder charity, Beat, has reported an 80 per cent surge in calls to its helpline since the first Covid-19 lockdown in March last year.
As well as the emotional strain of the pandemic, the increase in figures is thought to be caused by a combination of factors including the effect of social media on self-esteem and body image.
Britain’s leading eating disorder charity, Beat, has reported an 80 per cent surge in calls to its helpline since the first Covid-19 lockdown in March last year