Hieab
Adams

Dr. Adams has a medical background with thorough experience in multidisciplinary research. In parallel to medical school, he took part in two full-time research master’s programs, one in cell biology and one in clinical epidemiology. For three years, he performed experimental research at the Department of Cell Biology. Here, he determined interaction networks of transcription factors for mental disorders in neural stem cells. On the other hand, Dr. Adams performed observational research at the Department of Epidemiology, focusing on population genetics and neuroimaging of age-related neurodegenerative diseases. His research was focused on the etiology of such diseases. Here, he developed novel statistical methods and neuroimaging protocols, performed image processing, and genome/exome/epigenetic/transcriptome-wide association studies. Furthermore, this research had a very collaborative and international character.

He is the PI of the Precision Epidemiology group, where they characterize large populations in depth using cutting-edge imaging and omics technologies. The diverse background of the group members – spanning fundamental research, epidemiology, bioinformatics, and clinical medicine – enables this envisioned multidisciplinary research line. So far, Dr. Adams has over 100 publications, with over 80% in the top 25% journals of their respective fields. He has initiated and led multiple global consortia, including the JPND-funded HD-READY and Full-HD consortia, the UNIVRSE consortium, and, more recently, the UNITED consortium, which is the largest neuroimaging consortium worldwide focusing on neurodegeneration.