Marnie Downes

Socioeconomic disadvantage and polygenic risk for high BMI magnify obesity risk across childhood: a longitudinal, population, cohort study.

Jessica A Kerr, Dorothea Dumuid, Marnie Downes, Katherine Lange, Meredith O'Connor, Lukar Thornton, Suzanne Mavoa, Kate Lycett, Tim S Olds, Ben Edwards, Justin M O'Sullivan, Markus Juonala, David Burgner, Melissa Wake

Journal article  |  2023  |  Lancet Glob Health

BACKGROUND: Across the life course, socioeconomic disadvantage disproportionately afflicts those with genetic predispositions to i..

The effect of adverse and positive experiences on inflammatory markers in Australian and UK children.

Naomi Priest, Shuaijun Guo, Dawid Gondek, Rebecca E Lacey, David Burgner, Marnie Downes, Natalie Slopen, Sharon Goldfeld, Margarita Moreno-Betancur, Jessica A Kerr, Stephanie Cahill, Melissa Wake, Markus Juonala, Kate Lycett, Meredith O'Connor

Journal article  |  2022  |  Brain Behav Immun Health

BACKGROUND: The relationship between childhood adversity and inflammation is well-established. Examination of positive experiences..

Better together: Advancing life course research through multi-cohort analytic approaches

Meredith O'Connor, Elizabeth Spry, George Patton, Margarita Moreno-Betancur, Sarah Arnup, Marnie Downes, Sharon Goldfeld, David Burgner, Craig A Olsson

Journal article  |  2022  |  ADVANCES IN LIFE COURSE RESEARCH

Longitudinal cohorts can provide timely and cost-efficient evidence about the best points of health service and preventive interve..

The seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies in children, Australia, November 2020-March 2021

Archana Koirala, Heather F Gidding, Kaitlyn Vette, Kristine Macartney

Journal article  |  2022  |  MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA

Seroprevalence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2-Specific Antibodies in Australia After the First Epidemic Wave in 2020: A National Survey.

Kaitlyn M Vette, Dorothy A Machalek, Heather F Gidding, Suellen Nicholson, Matthew VN O'Sullivan, John B Carlin, Marnie Downes, Lucy Armstrong, Frank H Beard, Dominic E Dwyer, Robert Gibb, Iain B Gosbell, Alexandra J Hendry, Geoff Higgins, Rena Hirani, Linda Hueston, David O Irving, Helen E Quinn, Hannah Shilling, David Smith, et al.

Journal article  |  2022  |  Open Forum Infect Dis

BACKGROUND: As of mid-2021, Australia's only nationwide coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic occurred in the first 6 month..

Serological testing of blood donors to characterise the impact of COVID-19 in Melbourne, Australia, 2020.

Dorothy A Machalek, Kaitlyn M Vette, Marnie Downes, John B Carlin, Suellen Nicholson, Rena Hirani, David O Irving, Iain B Gosbell, Heather F Gidding, Hannah Shilling, Eithandee Aung, Kristine Macartney, John M Kaldor

Journal article  |  2022  |  PLoS One

Rapidly identifying and isolating people with acute SARS-CoV-2 infection has been a core strategy to contain COVID-19 in Australia..

SEROPREVALENCE OF SARS-CoV-2 IN AUSTRALIAN BLOOD DONORS

Rena Hirani, Dorothy Machalek, Kaitlyn Vette, Heather Gidding, Hannah Shilling, Suellen Nicholson, Matthew O'Sullivan, Dominic Dwyer, Kristine McCartney, John Kaldor, Iain Gosbell, Marnie Downes, John Carlin, David O Irving

Conference Proceedings  |  2021  |  INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL

The impact of adverse and positive experiences on inflammatory outcomes in Australian and UK children

Shuaijun Guo, Dawid Gondek, Meredith O'Connor, Stephanie Cahill, Marnie Downes, Margarita Moreno-Betancur, David Burgner, Natalie Slopen, Sharon Goldfeld, Melissa Wake, Markus Juonala, Jessica Kerr, Kate Lycett, Yichao Wang, Rebecca Lacey, Naomi Priest

Journal article  |  2021  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

Abstract Background Inflammation is one of key mechanisms linking childhood ex..

Causal inference in multi-cohort studies using the target trial approach

Marnie Downes, Meredith O'Connor, Craig A Olsson, David Burgner, Sharon Goldfeld, Elisabeth A Spry, George Patton, Margarita Moreno-Betancur

Journal article  |  2021  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

Abstract Focus of Presentation Utilising data from multiple cohorts to address..

Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies in Sydney after the first epidemic wave of 2020

Heather F Gidding, Dorothy A Machalek, Alexandra J Hendry, Helen E Quinn, Kaitlyn Vette, Frank H Beard, Hannah S Shilling, Rena Hirani, Iain B Gosbell, David O Irving, Linda Hueston, Marnie Downes, John B Carlin, Matthew VN O'Sullivan, Dominic E Dwyer, John M Kaldor, Kristine Macartney

Journal article  |  2021  |  MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA

OBJECTIVES: To estimate SARS-CoV-2-specific antibody seroprevalence after the first epidemic wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COV..