Dr. Krisztina Mekli

Biography

Krisztina Mekli is an Honorary Research Fellow at the Cathie Marsh Institute for Social Research at the University of Manchester. She has been part of the university since January 2012 and specializes in the intersections between genetics and mental health. Her research focuses particularly on genetic influences on mental health and well-being, investigating how genetic susceptibility is related to various mental health phenotypes. She obtained her PhD from the University of Manchester in 2011, where her thesis explored genetic vulnerability in relation to depression. Her notable research interests encompass areas such as genetics related to mental health phenotypes, gene-environment interactions, and gene-metabolite-phenotype pathways. Mekli has collaborated on various projects that align with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, contributing to research that aims to improve social research methodologies and outcomes. She continues to actively engage in academic collaborations and projects related to public health and epidemiology, maintaining a keen focus on lifelong health issues.

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