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National Institutes of Health: Bethesda, MD, US

2015 to present | Postdoc (Epidemiology)
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Megan Carnes

North Carolina State University: Raleigh, NC, US

2014 to 2015 | Postdoc (Biological Science)
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Megan Carnes

Duke University: Durham, NC, US

2009 to 2015 | Ph.D. (Center for Human Genetics)
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Works (41)

In harmony? A scoping review of methods to combine multiple 16S amplicon data sets

2025-02-11 | Preprint
Contributors: Zone Li; Yingan Chen; Yage Sun; Kristen McArthur; Megan Carnes; Tiange Liu; Noel T. Mueller; Grier P. Page; Lori Rossman; Ekaterina Smirnova et al.
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Smoking-informed methylation and expression QTLs in human brain and colocalization with smoking-associated genetic loci

Neuropsychopharmacology
2024-10 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Megan Carnes; Bryan Quach; Linran Zhou; Shizhong Han; Ran Tao; Meisha Mandal; Amy Deep-Soboslay; Jesse Aaron Marks; Grier Page; Brion S. Maher et al.
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Urinary microbiome community types associated with urinary incontinence severity in women

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2024-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Megan U. Carnes; Nazema Y. Siddiqui; Lisa Karstens; Marie G. Gantz; Darrell L. Dinwiddie; Vivian W. Sung; Megan Bradley; Linda Brubaker; Cecile A. Ferrando; Donna Mazloomdoost et al.
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Identifying compounds to treat opiate use disorder by leveraging multi-omic data integration and multiple drug repurposing databases

2024-01-18 | Preprint
Contributors: Jeran K. Stratford; Megan Ulmer Carnes; Caryn Willis; Melyssa S. Minto; Logain Elnimeiry; Ravi Mathur; Matthew Schu; Bryan C. Quach; Javan Carter; Tracy Nolen et al.
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Smoking-informed methylation and expression QTLs in human brain and colocalization with smoking-associated genetic loci

2023-09-19 | Preprint
Contributors: Megan Ulmer Carnes; Bryan C. Quach; Linran Zhou; Shizhong Han; Ran Tao; Meisha Mandal; Amy Deep-Soboslay; Jesse A. Marks; Grier P. Page; Brion S. Maher et al.
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Identifying candidate pharmacotherapies for opioid use disorder by leveraging multi-omic data integration and multiple drug repurposing databases

Military Health System Research Symposium 2023, Kissimmee, FL, United States, 8/14/23
2023-08-15 | Conference poster | Author
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Contributors: Caryn Danielle Willis; Jeran Stratford; Melyssa S. Minto; Bryan Quach; Javan K Carter; Megan Carnes; Matthew Schu; Ravi Mathur; Tracy Nolen; Nathan Vandergrift et al.
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Gene correlation networks replication analysis across studies to identify top candidate gene targets in opioid use disorder

NIDA Genetics and Epigenetics Cross-Cutting Research Team Meeting 2023, Bethesda, MD, United States, 5/16/23
2023-05-17 | Conference poster | Author
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Contributors: Caryn Danielle Willis; Melyssa S. Minto; Bryan Quach; Jeran Stratford; Megan Carnes; Matthew Schu; Ravi Mathur; Eric Otto Johnson; Javan K Carter; Tracy Nolen et al.
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Identifying compounds to treat opiate use disorder by leveraging multi-omic data integration and multiple drug repurposing databases

American Society of Human Genetics Annual Meeting 2022, Los Angeles, CA, United States, 10/25/22
2022-10 | Lecture | Author
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Contributors: Jeran Stratford; Megan Carnes; Matthew Schu; Bryan Quach; Caryn Danielle Willis; Ravi Mathur; Eric Otto Johnson; Javan K Carter; Tracy Nolen; Nathan Vandergrift et al.
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Smoking-informed methylation QTLs in human nucleus accumbens

American Society of Human Genetics Annual Meeting 2022, Los Angeles, CA, United States, 10/25/22
2022-10 | Lecture | Author
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Contributors: Megan Carnes; Bryan Quach; Linran Zhou; Ran Tao; Amy Deep-Soboslay; Laura J. Bierut; Brion S. Maher; Andrew E Jaffe; Thomas M Hyde; Joel E Kleinman et al.
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Breaking the fourth wall on meta-analysis in microbiome data

Lake Arrowhead Microbial Genomics Conference, Lake Arrowhead, United States, 9/11/22
2022-09-11 | Conference poster | Author
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Contributors: Justine W. Debelius; Megan Carnes; Yingan Chen; Amii M. Kress; Kristen McArthur; Noel T Mueller; Tiange Liu; Grier Page; Ekaterina Smirnova; Julie D. White et al.
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Association between the urogenital microbiome and surgical treatment response in women undergoing midurethral sling operation for mixed urinary incontinence

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2022-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Holly E. Richter; Megan U. Carnes; Yuko M. Komesu; Emily S. Lukacz; Lily Arya; Megan Bradley; Rebecca G. Rogers; Vivian W. Sung; Nazema Y. Siddiqui; Benjamin Carper et al.
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mapMECFS: a portal to enhance data discovery across biological disciplines and collaborative sites

Journal of Translational Medicine
2021-11-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Ravi Mathur; Megan U. Carnes; Alexander Harding; Amy Moore; Ian Thomas; Alex Giarrocco; Michael Long; Marcia Underwood; Christopher Townsend; Roman Ruiz-Esparza et al.
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Editorial Comment on "Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Two Novel Loci Associated with Female Stress and Urgency Urinary Incontinence"

Investigative Urology
2021-09 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Megan Carnes; Holly E Richter
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A guide to mapMECFS

International Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (IACFS/ME) 2021, 8/19/21
2021-08 | Lecture | Author
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Contributors: Alexander H. Harding; Megan Carnes
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mapMECFS

International Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (IACFS/ME) 2021, 8/19/21
2021-08 | Conference poster | Author
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Contributors: Ravi Mathur; Megan Carnes; Alexander H. Harding; Quinn Lawson Barnette; Michael Long; Amy Moore; Roman Jules Ruiz-Esparza; Ian Sutherland Thomas; Marcia Underwood; Linda Brown et al.
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House dust microbiota in relation to adult asthma and atopy in a U.S. farming population

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
2021-03 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Mi Kyeong Lee; Annah B Wyss; Megan Carnes; Marie Richards; Christine G Parks; Laura E Beane Freeman; Peter S Thorne; David M Umbach; M Andrea Azcarate-Peril; Shyamal D Peddada et al.
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Genome-wide DNA methylation differences in nucleus accumbens of smokers vs. nonsmokers

Neuropsychopharmacology
2021-02 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Christina A. Markunas; Stephen A. Semick; Bryan Quach; Ran Tao; Amy Deep-soboslay; Megan Carnes; Laura J. Bierut; Thomas M. Hyde; Joel E. Kleinman; Eric Otto Johnson et al.
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Expanding the genetic architecture of nicotine dependence and its shared genetics with multiple traits

Nature Communications
2020-11-03 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Bryan Quach; Michael J Bray; Nathan C Gaddis; Mengzhen Liu; Teemu Palviainen; Camelia C Minica; Stephanie Zellers; Richard Sherva; Fazil Aliev; Michael Nothnagel et al.
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Microbiome predictors of surgical treatment response in women undergoing mid-urethral sling surgery for mixed urinary incontinence

Neurourology and Urodynamics
2020-07 | Conference abstract | Author
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Contributors: H. Richter; Megan Carnes; Y. Komesu; E. Lukacz; R. Rogers; N. Siddiqui; L. Arya; Ha-Jung Sung; M. Bradley; Benjamin Carper et al.
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Genome-wide DNA methylation and long-term ambient air pollution exposure in Korean adults

Clinical Epigenetics
2019-02-28 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Cheng-Jian Xu; Megan Carnes; Cody E Nichols; James M Ward; Sung Ok Kwon; Sun-Young Kim; Woo Jin Kim; Stephanie J London; BIOS Consortium
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Exposures related to house dust microbiota in a U.S. farming population

Environmental Health Perspectives
2018-06-01 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Mi Kyeong Lee; Megan Carnes; Natasha Butz; M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril; Marie Richards; David M. Umbach; Peter S. Thorne; Laura E.Beane Freeman; Shyamal D. Peddada; Stephanie J. London
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Sleep apnea and pesticide exposure in a study of US farmers

Sleep Health
2018-02 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Brittney O Baumert; Megan Carnes; Jane A Hoppin; Chandra L Jackson; Dale P Sandler; Laura Beane Freeman; Paul K Henneberger; David M Umbach; Srishti Shrestha; Stuart Long et al.
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Transcriptome analysis of adult and fetal trabecular meshwork, cornea, and ciliary body tissues by RNA sequencing

Experimental Eye Research
2018-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Megan Ulmer Carnes; R. Rand Allingham; Allison Ashley-Koch; Michael A. Hauser
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House dust endotoxin and peripheral leukocyte counts

Environmental Health Perspectives
2017-05-31 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Michael B. Fessler; Megan Carnes; Päivi M. Salo; Jesse Wilkerson; Richard D. Cohn; Debra King; Jane A. Hoppin; Dale P. Sandler; Greg Travlos; Stephanie J. London et al.
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House dust endotoxin levels are associated with adult asthma in a U.S. farming population

Annals of the American Thoracic Society
2017-03-01 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Megan Carnes; Jane A. Hoppin; Nervana Metwali; Annah B. Wyss; John L. Hankinson; Elizabeth Long O'Connell; Marie Richards; Stuart Long; Laura E.Beane Freeman; Dale P. Sandler et al.
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The genomic basis of postponed senescence in Drosophila melanogaster

PLoS One
2015 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Megan Carnes; Terry Campbell; Wen Huang; Daniel G Butler; Mary Anna Carbone; Laura H Duncan; Sasha V Harbajan; Edward M King; Kara R Peterson; Alexander Weitzel et al.
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Discovery and functional annotation of SIX6 variants in primary open-angle glaucoma

PLoS genetics
2014 | Journal article
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Contributors: Hauser, M.A.
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Genome-wide association study and meta-analysis of intraocular pressure

Human Genetics
2014 | Journal article
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Contributors: Ozel, A.B.; Moroi, S.E.; Reed, D.M.; Nika, M.; Schmidt, C.M.; Akbari, S.; Scott, K.; Rozsa, F.; Pawar, H.; Musch, D.C. et al.
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The retinal nerve fiber layer is reduced in POAG cases homozygous for the common SIX6 risk allele of rs33912345 (Asn14His)

The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology annual meeting, Orlando, FL, United States, 5/5/14
2014-05-05 | Lecture | Author
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Contributors: S Havens; J Wen; Megan Carnes; et al
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Variants associated with exfoliation glaucoma affect promoter activity and LOXL1 antisense gene

The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology annual meeting, Orlando, FL, United States, 5/5/14
2014-05-05 | Lecture
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Contributors: I F Aboobakar; Y. Liu; S Miura; J Wheeler; X Qin; Megan Carnes; et al
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Genome-wide association analyses identify multiple loci associated with central corneal thickness and keratoconus

Nature Genetics
2013 | Journal article
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Contributors: Lu, Y.; Vitart, V.; Burdon, K.P.; Khor, C.C.; Bykhovskaya, Y.; Mirshahi, A.; Hewitt, A.W.; Koehn, D.; Hysi, P.G.; Ramdas, W.D. et al.
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The role of SIX6 in primary open-angle glaucoma

The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology annual meeting, Seattle, WA, United States, 5/9/13
2013-05-09 | Lecture | Author
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Contributors: S Havens; Megan Carnes; et al
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Spherical equivalent genome-wide association study

NEI Glaucoma Human Genetics Collaboration annual meeting, Washington, DC, United States, 1/1/13
2013-01 | Lecture
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Contributors: Megan Carnes
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The role of SIX6 in primary open-angle glaucoma

The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology annual meeting, Seattle, WA, United States, 5/9/13
2013-01 | Lecture | Author
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Contributors: M Hauser; Megan Carnes; et al
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Characterization of the poly-t variant in the tomm40 gene in diverse populations

PLoS ONE
2012 | Journal article
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Contributors: Linnertz, C.; Saunders, A.M.; Lutz, M.W.; Crenshaw, D.M.; Grossman, I.; Burns, D.K.; Whitfield, K.E.; Hauser, M.A.; McCarthy, J.J.; Ulmer, M. et al.
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Genome-Wide Analysis of Central Corneal Thickness in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma Cases in the NEIGHBOR and GLAUGEN Consortia

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science
2012 | Journal article
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Contributors: Ulmer, M.; Li, J.; Yaspan, B.L.; Ozel, A.B.; Richards, J.E.; Moroi, S.E.; Hawthorne, F.; Budenz, D.L.; Friedman, D.S.; Gaasterland, D. et al.
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Genome-wide association study and meta-analysis of intraocular pressure in primary open-angle glaucoma cases and controls in the NEIGHBOR, GALUGEN, and AMD-MMAP MI consortia

consortia. The American Society of Human Genetics annual meeting, San Francisco, CA, United States, 11/6/12
2012-11-06 | Lecture | Author
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Contributors: A Ozel; Megan Carnes; et al
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Genome-wide analysis of central corneal thickness in POAG cases from the NEIGHBOR Consortium

The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO, Ft Lauderdale, FL, United States, 1/1/12
2012-01 | Lecture | Author
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Contributors: Megan Carnes
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Genome-wide association analysis of central corneal thickness

NEI Glaucoma Human Genetics Collaboration annual meeting, Washington, DC, United States, 1/1/12
2012-01 | Lecture | Author
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Contributors: Megan Carnes
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The role of SIX6 in primary open-angle glaucoma

The American Society of Human Genetics annual meeting, San Francisco, CA, United States, 1/1/19
2012-01 | Lecture | Author
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Contributors: Megan Carnes
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Identification of quantitative trait loci for dry-matter, starch, and β-carotene content in sweetpotato

Molecular Breeding
2011-08 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: J. C. Cervantes-Flores; B. Sosinski; K. V. Pecota; R. O.M. Mwanga; G. L. Catignani; V. D. Truong; R. H. Watkins; Megan Carnes; G. C. Yencho
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Review activity for International urogynecology journal. (1)