M.C. (Melinda) Mills, Prof

Professor of Data Science & Public Health Policy

Faculty of Economics and Business

Telephone:

+31 50 36 37018

E-mail:

m.c.mills rug.nl

Homepage ORCID Research Portal

Publications

Within-sibship genome-wide association analyses decrease bias in estimates of direct genetic effects

Social Science Genetic Association Consortium, May-2022, In: Nature genetics. 54, 5, p. 581-592 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

The effect of mandatory COVID-19 certificates on vaccine uptake: synthetic-control modelling of six countries

Mills, M. C. & Rüttenauer, T., Jan-2022, In: The Lancet Public Health. 7, 1, p. e15-e22 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Quantifying impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic through life-expectancy losses: a population-level study of 29 countries

Aburto, J. M., Schöley, J., Kashnitsky, I., Zhang, L., Rahal, C., Missov, T. I., Mills, M. C., Dowd, J. B. & Kashyap, R., Feb-2022, In: International Journal of Epidemiology. 51, 1, p. 63-74 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Identification of 371 genetic variants for age at first sex and birth linked to externalising behaviour

eQTLgen Consortium, BIOS Consortium, Human Reprod Behav Consortium, Mills, M. C., Tropf, F. C., Brazel, D. M., van Zuydam, N., Vaez, A., Pers, T. H., Snieder, H., Perry, J. R. B., Ong, K. K., den Hoed, M., Barban, N. & Day, F. R., Dec-2021, In: Nature Human Behaviour. 5, 12, p. 1717-1730 17 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Social network-based distancing strategies to flatten the COVID-19 curve in a post-lockdown world

Block, P., Hoffman, M., Raabe, I. J., Dowd, J. B., Rahal, C., Kashyap, R. & Mills, M. C., Jun-2020, In: Nature Human Behaviour. 4, 6, p. 588-596 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Polygenic prediction of occupational status GWAS elucidates genetic and environmental interplay in intergenerational transmission, careers and health in UK Biobank

Akimova, E. T., Wolfram, T., Ding, X., Tropf, F. C. & Mills, M. C., Feb-2025, In: Nature Human Behaviour. 9, p. 391–405 20 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

The interplay between male fertility, mental health and sexual function

Straub, V. J. & Mills, M. C., Jan-2025, In: Nature reviews urology. 22, 1, p. 1-2 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic › peer-review

Evidence from Finland and Sweden on the relationship between early-life diseases and lifetime childlessness in men and women

Liu, A., Akimova, E. T., Ding, X., Jukarainen, S., Vartiainen, P., Kiiskinen, T., Koskelainen, S., Havulinna, A. S., Gissler, M., Lombardi, S., Fall, T., Mills, M. C. & Ganna, A., Feb-2024, In: Nature Human Behaviour. 8, p. 276–287 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Genetics of female and male reproductive traits and their relationship with health, longevity and consequences for offspring

Benonisdottir, S., Straub, V. J., Kong, A. & Mills, M. C., Dec-2024, In: Nature Aging. 4, 12, p. 1745-1759 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

The importance of family-based sampling for biobanks

Davies, N. M., Hemani, G., Neiderhiser, J. M., Martin, H. C., Mills, M. C., Visscher, P. M., Yengo, L., Young, A. S. & Keller, M. C., 24-Oct-2024, In: Nature. 634, 8035, p. 795-803 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review