Colin Palmer

Abstract Strong lighting from above is common in everyday environments and this statistical regularity has shaped the function of the human visual system. Here we investigate the influence of vertical asymmetries in illumination on the perception of gaze direction, a ubiquitous social cue that we derive from the appearance of another person’s face and which provides an important input to social cognition by conveying the focus of that person’s attention.

Abstract Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a complication of diabetes that affects the eyes. This study aims to identify the genetic variants associated with DR in type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients from the UK Biobank cohort (n = 16,988). We conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of DR and integrated genomic results with multi-omics data to identify and prioritize susceptibility variants and genes. The findings are set to undergo validation in four replication cohorts.

The four-strong team – to be led by Colin Palmer, currently working at the Scottish public body responsible for seabed leasing – will focus on enabling and accelerating development of offshore wind farms in Scotland's seas. The new team will also be responsible for supporting Scottish Renewables' role in co-ordinating the Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council (SOWEC) Barriers to Deployment ...