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DDr Sonja Scholz

Expertise

  • Naturwissenschaften: Genetik/Genomik neurodegenerativer Erkrankungen (z.B. Parkinsonsche Erkrankung, ALS, Frontotemportale Demenz, atypische Parkinson Syndrome...)
  • Psychiatrie und Neurologie: Neurologie

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Beruflich

Tätigkeitsbereiche:
  • Außeruniversitäre Forschungseinrichtung

Ausbildung

Universität (2004)
Naturwissenschaften

Weitere Fachrichtungen, weitere Ausbildungen
Neurogenetik Neurogenomik

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  • Deutsch
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  • Deutsch

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Auszeichnungen / Preise

Posterpreis der Oesterreichischen Parkinsongesellschaft (OEPG, 2004) Posterpreis der American Academy of Neurology (AAN, 2009) Research Award der Michael J. Fox Foundation (2010)

Publikationen

1. Jakobsson M (joint first author), Scholz SW (joint first author), Scheet P (joint first author), Gibbs JR, VanLiere JM, Fung HC, Szpiech ZA, Degnan JH, Wang K, Guerreiro R, Bras JM, Schymick JC, Hernandez D, Traynor BJ, Simon-Sanchez J, Matarin M, Britton A, van de Leemput J, Rafferty I, Bucan M, Cann HM, Hardy JA, Rosenberg NA, Singleton AB. Genotype, haplotype and copy number variation in worldwide human populations. Nature 2008, 451(7181):998-1003. 2. Scholz SW (joint first author), Houlden H (joint first author), Schulte C (joint first author), Sharma M (joint first author), Li A, Berg D, Melchers A, Paudel R, Gibbs JR, Simon-Sanchez J, Paisan-Ruiz C, Bras J, Ding J, Chen H, Traynor BJ, Arepalli S, Zonozi RR, Revesz T, Holton J, Wood N, Lees A, Oertel W, Wüllner U, Goldwurm S, Pellecchia MT, Illig T, Riess O, Fernandez HH, Rodriguez RL, Okun MS, Poewe W, Wenning GK, Hardy JA, Singleton AB, Gasser T. SNCA variants are associated with increased risk for multiple system atrophy. Annals of Neurology 2009, 65(5):610-614. 3. Simon-Sanchez J (joint first author), Schulte C (joint first author), Bras JM (joint first author), Sharma M (joint first author), Gibbs JR, Berg D, Paisan-Ruiz C, Lichtner P, Scholz SW, Hernandez DG, Krüger R, Federoff M, Klein C, Goate A, Perlmutter J, Bonin M, Nalls MA, Illig T, Gieger C, Houlden H, Steffens M, Okun MS, Cookson M, Foote KD, Fernandez HH, Traynor BJ, Schreiber S, Arepalli A, Zonozi R, Gwinn K, van der Brug M, Lopez G, Chanock SJ, Schatzkin A, Park Y, Hollenbeck A, Gao J, Huang X, Wood NW, Lorenz D, Deuschl G, Chen H, Riess O, Hardy JA, Singleton AB, Gasser T. Genome-wide association study reveals genetic risk underlying Parkinsons disease. Nature Genetics 2009, 41(12):1308-1312. 4. Fung HC (joint first author), Scholz S (joint first author), Matarin M (joint first author), Simón-Sánchez J (joint first author), Hernandez D, Britton A, Gibbs JR, Langefeld C, Stiegert ML, Schymick J, Okun MS, Mandel RJ, Fernandez HH, Foote KD, Rodriguez RL, Peckham E, De Vrieze FW, Gwinn-Hardy K, Hardy JA, Singleton A. Genome-wide genotyping in Parkinsons disease and neurologically normal controls: first stage analysis and public release of data. Lancet Neurology 2006, 5(11):911-916. 5. Simon-Sanchez J (joint first author), Scholz S (joint first author), Fung HC (joint first author), Matarin M (joint first author), Hernandez D, Gibbs JR, Britton A, De Vrieze FW, Peckham E, Gwinn-Hardy K, Crawley A, Keen JC, Nash J, Borgaonkar D, Hardy J, Singleton A. Genome-wide SNP assay reveals structural genomic variation, extended homozygosity and cell-line induced alterations in normal individuals. Human Molecular Genetics 2007, 16(1):1-14. 6. Schymick JC (joint first author), Scholz SW (joint first author), Fung HC (joint first author), Britton A (joint first author), Arepalli S (joint first author), Gibbs JR (joint first author), Lombardi F, Matarin M, Kasperaviciute D, Hernandez DG, Crews C, Bruijn L, Rothstein J, Mora G, Restagno G, Chiò A, Singleton A, Hardy J, Traynor BJ. Genome-wide genotyping in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and neurologically normal controls. Lancet Neurology 2007, 6(4):322-328. 7. Matarin M (joint first author), Brown WM (joint first author), Scholz S (joint first author), Simón-Sánchez J (joint first author), Fung HC (joint first author), Hernandez D, Gibbs JR, De Vrieze FW, Crews C, Britton A, Langefeld CD, Brott TG, Brown RD Jr, Worrall BB, Frankel M, Silliman S, Case LD, Singleton A, Hardy JA, Rich SS, Meschia JF. A genome-wide genotyping study in patients with ischaemic stroke: initial analysis and data release. Lancet Neurology 2007, 6(5):414-420. 8. Van de Leemput J (joint first author), Chandran J (joint first author), Knight MA, Holtzclaw LA, Scholz S, Cookson MR, Houlden H, Gwinn-Hardy K, Fung HC, Lin X, Hernandez D, Simon-Sanchez J, Wood NW, Giunti P, Rafferty I, Hardy J, Storey E, Gardner RJ, Forrest SM, Fisher EM, Russell JT, Cai H, Singleton AB. Deletion at ITPR1 underlies ataxia in mice and spinocerebellar ataxia 15 in humans. PLoS Genetics 2007, 3(6):e108. 9. Scholz S, Singleton A. Susceptibility Genes in Movement Disorders. Movement Disorders 2008, 23(7):927-934. 10. Camargos S (joint first author), Scholz S (joint first author), Simón-Sánchez J (joint first author), Paisán-Ruiz C (joint first author), Lewis P, Hernandez D, Ding J, Gibbs JR, Cookson MR, Bras J, Guerreiro R, Oliveira CR, Lees A, Hardy J, Cardoso F, Singleton AB. DYT16, a novel young-onset dystonia-parkinsonism disorder: identification of a segregating mutation in the stress response protein prkra. Lancet Neurology 2008, 7(3):207-215.

Sonja Scholz
DDr Sonja Scholz

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Letzte Aktualisierung: 05.05.2023