CRH Seminar: Dr Hannah Currant

Dr Hannah Currant, Worcester College, University of Oxford

Hannah obtained a BSc in Molecular Biology from the University of St Andrews before completing her PhD at the University of Cambridge. There she undertook her research at the EMBL European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), focusing on the genetics of retinal morphology using image-derived phenotypes. Hannah then received a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowship to work at the University of Copenhagen on the genetics underlying morphology of neuroendocrine regions using MRI-derived phenotypes. She is now establishing her independent research group at the Nuffield Department of Women’s and Reproductive Health as a Wellcome Early Career Fellow. Her research focuses on the use of statistical genetics and large-scale data analysis to further our understanding of reproductive health. She has a particular interest in hormonal medication, including contraceptives and menopausal hormone therapy, and population level variation across menstrual cycle and age.