Matthew B. McQueen

Matthew B. McQueen, Sc.D.
Department of Integrative Physiology
Institute for Behavioral Genetics
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO 80309-0447
phone: 303-735-5158
fax: 303-492-8063
e-mail: Matt.McQueen@Colorado.EDU

Research Interests

Large-scale genomic analysis including genome scans and resequence analysis.
Epidemiological and statistical characterization of genetic and non-genetic factors.
Synthesis of existing genetic information through meta-analysis.
Genetic Epidemiology Laboratory.

Education

1991-1996, B.A., Psychology (Neuroscience), University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.
1998-2000, M.S., Public Health (Toxicology), University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle, WA.
2001-2005, Sc.D., Epidemiology (Biostatistics), Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA.

Professional Experience

2000-2001, Scientific Programmer, National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
2005-2006, Postdoctoral Fellow, Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA.
2006-2009, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.
2006-present, Faculty Fellow, Institute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.
2009-present, Assistant Professor, Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.

Honors and Awards

2006, Magna Cum Laude, Department of Psychology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.
2001-2005, Predoctoral Fellow, Psychiatry Epidemiology and Biostatistics Training Program, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA.
2004, Certificate of Distinction in Teaching, Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA.
2005-2006, Postdoctoral Fellow, Psychiatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics Training Program, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA.

Recent Publications

Fan J, Ionita-Laza I, McQueen MB, Purcell S, Devlin B, Purcell S, Faraone SV, Allen MH, Bowden CL, Calabrese JF, Fossey MD, Friedman ES, Gyulai L, Hauswer P, Ketter TB, Marangell LB, Miklowitz DJ, Nierenberg AA, Patel JK, Sachs GS, Thase ME, Molay FB, Escamilla MA, Nimgaonkar VL, Sklar P, Laird NM, Smoller JW. Linkage Disequilibrium Mapping of the Chromosome 6q21-22.31 Bipolar I Disorder Susceptibility Locus. American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, March 23, 2009 [Epub ahead of print].

Hoft NR, Corley RP, McQueen MB, Schlaepfer IR, Huizinga D, Ehringer MA. Genetic Association of the CHRNA6 and CHRNB3 Genes with Tobacco Dependence in a Nationally Representative Sample. Neuropsychopharmacology 34:698-706, 2009.

Sklar P, Smoler JW, Fan J, Ferreira MAR, Perlis RH, Chambert RH, Nimgaonkar VL, McQueen MB, Faraone SV, Kirby A, de Bakker PIW, Ogdie MN, Thase ME, Sachs GS, Todd-Brown K, Gabriel SB, Sougnez C, Gates C, Blumenstiel B, Defelice M, Ardlie KG, Franklin J, Muir WJ, McGahee KA, MacIntyre DM, McClean A, Van Beck M, McQillin A, Bass NJ, Robinson M, Lawrence J, Anjorin A, Curtis D, Scolnick EM, Daly MJ, Blackwood DH, Gurling HM, Purcell SM. Whole-Genome Association Study of Bipolar Disorder. Molecular Psychology 13:558-569, 2008.

Allen NC, Bagade S, McQueen MB, Ioannidis JPA, Kavvoura FK, Khoury MJ, Tanzi RE, Bertram L. Systematic Meta-Analyses and Field Synopsis of Genetic Association Studies in Schizophrenia: The SzGene Database. Nature Genetics 40:827-834, 2008.

McQueen MB, Bertram L, Lange C, Becker KD, Albert MS, Tanzi RE, Blacker D. Exploring Candidate Gene Associations With Neuropsychological Performance. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics 144:987-991, 2007.