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Sarah Gagliano Taliun

Computational genomics of complex traits

Professeure sous octroi adjointe

Faculté de médecine - Département de médecine

sarah.gagliano-taliun@umontreal.ca

Professeure sous octroi adjointe

Faculté de médecine - Département de neurosciences

Secondary number: 514 376-3330 #3213 (Travail 1)
Secondary email: sarah.gagliano@icm-mhi.org (Travail)

Profile

Research expertise

Our group uses state-of-the-art computational and bioinformatics approaches, including machine-learning techniques, to understand the genetic factors contributing to complex traits and common diseases in humans, including neurodegenerative diseases. 

Awards and recognitions

  • Precision Health Scholar Award, Université du Michigan, 2019-2020
  • Bourse postdoctorale, Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, 2017-2018
  • Bourse internationale en neurosciences de Weston Brain Institute, 2016

education

  • 2012 — H.BSc — Biochimie, GénétiqueUniversity of Toronto
  • 2016 — PhD — Sciences biomédicalesUniversity of Toronto
  • 2020 — Stage de formation postdoctoral — Épidémiologie et biostatistiqueUniversité du Michigan

Affiliations and responsabilities

Professional titles and affiliations

Titles: corporations and professional organizations

American Society of Human Genetics

International Genetic Epidemiology Society

Teaching and supervision Currently recruiting

Recruitment in research Currently recruiting

Accepting MSc & PhD candidates. See : https://sgagliano.github.io/join/

Projects

Research projects

2024 - 2028

L’investigation computationnelle de l’impact des systèmes biologiques sur le vieillissement en utilisant les données génétiques et les analyses stratifiées par le sexe

Lead researcher : Sarah Gagliano Taliun
Funding sources: FRQS/Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé (FRSQ)
Grant programs: PVXXXXXX-Bourse de chercheur-boursier : Junior 2
2024 - 2028

Identifying causal pathways for hematuria using comprehensive omics strategies: genomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics and proteomics

Funding sources: IRSC/Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada
Grant programs: PVXXXXXX-(PJT) Subvention Projet
2022 - 2028

Precision medicine study of type 2 diabetes in the COLCOT-T2D trial

Funding sources: IRSC/Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada
Grant programs: PVXXXXXX-Subvention d'équipe
2022 - 2028

Precision medicine study of treatment options in type 2 diabetes patients without cardiovascular disease

Lead researcher : Marie-Pierre Dubé
Co-researchers : Jean-Claude Tardif , Simon de Denus , Louis Bherer , Julie Hussin , Sarah Gagliano Taliun , André Carpentier
Funding sources: IRSC/Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada
Grant programs: PVXXXXXX-(PJT) Subvention Projet
2022 - 2028

Study of sex-specific biological factors underlying cognitive function and cardiovascular outcomes

Lead researcher : Marie-Pierre Dubé
Co-researchers : Jean-Claude Tardif , Simon de Denus , Louis Bherer , Joëlle Rouleau , Julie Hussin , Sarah Gagliano Taliun
Funding sources: IRSC/Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada
Grant programs: PVXXXXXX-(PJT) Subvention Projet
2022 - 2027

Precision medicine study of type 2 diabetes in the COLCOT-T2D trial

Lead researcher : Marie-Pierre Dubé
Funding sources: FRQS/Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé (FRSQ)
Grant programs: PVXXXXXX-Subventions de recherche en partenariat
2020 - 2024

Le développement des modèles prédictifs qui sont spécifiques au sexe pour la médecine personnalisée en santé cardiovasculaire

Lead researcher : Sarah Gagliano Taliun
Funding sources: FRQS/Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé (FRSQ)
Grant programs: PVXXXXXX-Établissement de jeunes chercheurs Juniors 1
2020 - 2024

Le développement des modèles prédictifs qui sont spécifiques au sexe pour la médecine personnalisée en santé cardiovasculaire

Lead researcher : Sarah Gagliano Taliun
Funding sources: FRQS/Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé (FRSQ)
Grant programs: PVXXXXXX-Bourse de chercheur-boursier : Junior 1
2022 - 2023

Fonds de démarrage et d'opération pour professeur IVADO

Lead researcher : Sarah Gagliano Taliun
Funding sources: SPIIE/Secrétariat des programmes interorganismes à l’intention des établissements
Grant programs: PVXXXXXX-Fonds d'excellence en recherche Apogée Canada/Fonds démarrage et opération
2020 - 2022

Le développement des modèles prédictifs qui sont spécifiques au sexe pour la médecine personnalisée en santé cardiovasculaire

Lead researcher : Sarah Gagliano Taliun
Funding sources: FRQS/Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé (FRSQ)
Grant programs: PVXXXXXX-Crédits de relance économique – Soutien chercheurs et chercheuses
2020 - 2021

FICM Fonds de démarrage

Lead researcher : Sarah Gagliano Taliun
Funding sources: Fondation de l'Institut de cardiologie de Montréal
Grant programs:

Caractérisation génétique alimentée par la bio-informatique : une technique visant à déterminer l’effet des systèmes biologiques sur la maladie d’Alzheimer et la neurodégénérescence

Lead researcher : Sarah Gagliano Taliun
Funding sources: Société Alzheimer du Canada
Grant programs:

Outreach

Organisation d’événements

Co-organisatrice, 6e Journée Scientifique du Département de Neurosciences (avril 2024)

Publications and presentations

Publications

Publications sélectionnées/Selected Publications
* Co-first authors/Co-premiers(ières) auteurs/autrices    Co-senior authors/Co-sénior(e)s auteurs/autrices  ___ Membre de mon groupe de recherche/Member of my research group

R. DianyS.A. Gagliano Taliun** (2024) Systematic review and phenome-wide scans of genetic associations with vascular cognitive impairment. Advanced Biology.  e2300692. PMID: 38935518

N. Neale*, F. Lona-Durazo*, M. Ryten**, S.A. Gagliano Taliun** (2024) Leveraging sex-genetic interactions to understand brain disorders: recent advances and current gaps. Brain Communications.  6(3):fcae192. PMID: 38894947

J. Bellavance*, L. Wang*, S.A. Gagliano Taliun** (2024) Eight quick tips for including chromosome X in genome-wide association studies. PLoS Computational Biology. 20(6):e1012160. PMID: 38843110 

S.A. Gagliano Taliun, I.R. Dinsmore, T. Mirshahi, A.R. Chang, A.D. Paterson, M. Barua (2023) GWAS for the composite traits of hematuria and albuminuria. Scientific Reports. 13:18084. PMID: 37872228

Q. Ye, S.A. Gagliano Taliun** (2023) Genetically predicted waist to hip circumference ratio and coronary artery disease: a sex-specific Mendelian randomization study. HGG Advances. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xhgg.2023.100230. 4:100230. PMID: 37663544

F. Lona-Durazo, R.H. Reynolds, S.W. Scholz, M. Ryten, S.A. Gagliano Taliun** (2023) Regional genetic correlations highlight relationships between neurodegenerative diseases and the immune system. Communications Biology. 6:729. PMID: 37454237

M. Shoaib, Q. Ye, H. IglayReger, M. Boehnke, C.F. Burant, S.A. Soleimanpour, S.A. Gagliano Taliun** (2023) Evaluation of polygenic risk scores to differentiate between type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Genetic Epidmiology. 47, 303-313. 10.1002/gepi.22521. PMID: 6821788

Y. ZhaoS.A. Gagliano Taliun (2022) Lipid-lowering drug targets and Parkinson's disease: A sex-specific Mendelian randomization study. Front Neurol. 13:940118. PMID: 36119674

S.A. Gagliano Taliun & D.M. Evans. (2021) Ten simple rules for conducting a Mendelian randomization study. PLoS Computational Biology. 17(8): e1009238. PMID: 34383747

T.N. Kelly*, X. Sun*, K.Y. Ye*, M.R. Brown*, S.A. Gagliano Taliun*, J.N. Hellwge*, X. Mi*, J.A. Brody* […] ~100 middle authors […] T.L. Edwards, G.R. Abecasis, X. Zhu, D. Levy, D.K. Arnett, A.C. Morrison. (2022) Insights from a Large-Scale Whole Genome Sequencing Study of Systolic Blood Pressure, Diastolic Blood Pressure, and Hypertension. Hypertension. PMID: 35652341 

D. Taliun*, D.N. Harris*, M.D. Kessler*, J. Carlson*, Z.A. Szpiech*, R. Torres*, S.A. Gagliano Taliun*, A. Corvelo*, [...] ~100 middle authors [...], C.C. Laurie, C.E. Jaquish, R.D. Hernandez, T.D. O'Connor, G.R. Abecasis. (2021) Sequencing of 53,831 diverse genomes from the NHLBI TOPMed Program. Nature. 590:290-299. PMID: 33568819

S.A. Gagliano Taliun*, P. VandeHaar*, A.P. Boughton, R.P. Welch, D. Taliun, E.M. Schmidt, W. Zhou, J.B. Nielsen, C.J. Willer, S. Lee, L.G. Fritsche, M. Boehnke, G.R. Abecasis (2020) Exploring and visualizing large-scale genetic associations using PheWeb. Nature Genetics. 52:550–552. PMID: 32504056

W. Zhou*, Z. Zhao*, J.B. Nielsen, L.G. Fritsche, J. LeFaive, S.A. Gagliano Taliun, W. Bi, M.J. Daly, B.M. Neale, K. Hveem, G.R. Abecasis, C.J. Willer, S. Lee. (2020) Scalable generalized linear mixed model for region-based association tests in large biobanks and cohorts. Nature Genetics. 52:634–639. PMID: 32424355

R.H. Reynolds, J. Hardy, M. RytenS.A. Gagliano Taliun (2019) Informing disease modelling with brain-relevant functional genomic annotations. Brain. 0:1-19. PMID: 31603214

D. Dutta, S.A. Gagliano Taliun, J. Weinstock, M. Zawistowski, C. Sidore, F. Cucca, D. Schlessinger, G. Abecasis, C. Brummett, S. Lee. (2019) Meta-MultiSKAT: Multiple phenotype meta-analysis for region-based association test. Genetic Epidemiology. 43(7):800-814. PMID: 31433078

R.H. Reynolds, J.A. Botía, M.A. Nalls, International Parkinson’s Disease Genomics Consortium (IPDGC), J. Hardy, S.A. Gagliano Taliun, M. Ryten (2019) Moving beyond neurons: the role of cell type-specific gene regulation in Parkinson’s disease heritability. 5:6. NPJ Parkinsons Disease. PMID: 31016231

S.A. Gagliano, S. Sengupta, C. Sidore, A. Maschio, F. Cucca, D. Schlessinger, G.R Abecasis (2018) Relative impact of indels versus SNPs on complex disease. Genetic Epidemiology. 43(1):112-117. PMID: 30565766

W. Zhou, J.B. Nielsen, L.G. Fritsche, R. Dey, M.B. Elvestad, B.N. Wolford, J. LeFaive, P. VandeHaar, S.A. Gagliano, A. Gifford, L.A. Bastarache, W-Q. Wei, J.C. Denny, M. Lin, K. Hveem, H.M. Kang, G.R. Abecasis, C.J. Willer, S. Lee (2018) Efficiently controlling for case-control imbalance and sample relatedness in large-scale genetic association studies. Nature Genetics. 50(9):1335-1341. PMID: 30104761

S.A. Gagliano, J. G. Pouget, J. Hardy, J. Knight, M.R. Barnes, M. Ryten, M.E. Weale (2016) Genomics implicates adaptive and innate immunity in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology. 3(12):924-933. PMID: 28097204

S.A. Gagliano, C. Ptak, D.Y.F. Mak, M. Shamsi, G. Oh, J. Knight, P.C. Boutros, A. Petronis (2016) Allele-skewed DNA modification in the brain: relevance to schizophrenia GWAS. American Journal of Human Genetics. 98(5):956-962. PMID: 27087318

Communications

S.A. Gagliano Taliun (2024) An early-career researcher's lessons learned. Academic Matters. Spring 2024, pages 21-24
S.A. Gagliano Taliun (2022)Science communication with a French twist. Nature. 10.1038/d41586-022-01715-x. PMID: 35725825
S.A. Gagliano Taliun (2021) One scientist couple’s five suggestions to solve the ‘two body problem’. Nature. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00917-z 
S.A. Gagliano Taliun(2019) Teaching at the university-level is not a hassle. Nature. 574(7777): 285. PMID: 31591538

Disciplines

  • Genetics
  • Bioinformatics
  • Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Areas of expertise

  • Complex Trait Genetics
  • Genomics
  • Genetics of Neurological and Psychiatric Diseases
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Neurological Diseases