Research outputs
Selected research outputs
- The Genetic Basis of Obesity and Related Metabolic Diseases in Humans and Companion Animals (Journal article - 2020)
- Canine genome-wide association study identifies <i>DENND1B</i> as an obesity gene in dogs and humans (Journal article - 2025)
2026
Behavioural susceptibility to environmental influences in obesity- evidence from a companion animal model
Morros-Nuevo, A., Salt, C., Pavey, J., Wainwright, J. F., Dittmann, M., Keep, B., . . . Raffan, E. (2026). Behavioural susceptibility to environmental influences in obesity- evidence from a companion animal model. BMC VETERINARY RESEARCH, 22(1). doi:10.1186/s12917-025-04990-8
2025
Data for - Canine genome-wide association study identifies DENND1B as an obesity gene in dogs and humans
Wallis, N. (n.d.). Data for - Canine genome-wide association study identifies DENND1B as an obesity gene in dogs and humans. doi:10.5061/dryad.0vt4b8h85
Canine genome-wide association study identifies <i>DENND1B</i> as an obesity gene in dogs and humans
Wallis, N. J., Mcclellan, A., Morseburg, A., Kentistou, K. A., Jamaluddin, A., Dowsett, G. K. C., . . . Raffan, E. (2025). Canine genome-wide association study identifies <i>DENND1B</i> as an obesity gene in dogs and humans. SCIENCE, 387(6741). doi:10.1126/science.ads2145
Look beyond papers for a better REF and research culture
Wehner, M., & Wallis, N. (2025). Look beyond papers for a better REF and research culture. Research Professional News. Retrieved from https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/
2024
Selective sweep mapping identifies obesity candidate mutations in labrador retrievers
Tin, N. C. J., Wallis, N., McClellan, A., & Raffan, E. (2024). Selective sweep mapping identifies obesity candidate mutations in labrador retrievers. Endocrine Abstracts. doi:10.1530/endoabs.104.oc4
Obesity risk factors in British Labrador retrievers: Effect of sex, neuter status, age, chocolate coat colour and food motivation
Wallis, N. J., Sumanasekera, N. T., & Raffan, E. (2024). Obesity risk factors in British Labrador retrievers: Effect of sex, neuter status, age, chocolate coat colour and food motivation. VETERINARY RECORD, 194(6). doi:10.1002/vetr.3410
Low resting metabolic rate and increased hunger due to β-MSH and β-endorphin deletion in a canine model
Dittmann, M. T., Lakatos, G., Wainwright, J. F., Mokrosinski, J., Cross, E., Farooqi, I. S., . . . Raffan, E. (2024). Low resting metabolic rate and increased hunger due to β-MSH and β-endorphin deletion in a canine model. SCIENCE ADVANCES, 10(10). doi:10.1126/sciadv.adj3823
2022
A potential role for the Wnt signalling pathway in the development of obesity: insights from animal models
Sneha, K. S., Wallis, N., Sivakanthan, T., & Raffan, E. (2022). A potential role for the Wnt signalling pathway in the development of obesity: insights from animal models. Endocrine Abstracts. doi:10.1530/endoabs.86.p325
2020
The Genetic Basis of Obesity and Related Metabolic Diseases in Humans and Companion Animals
Wallis, N., & Raffan, E. (2020). The Genetic Basis of Obesity and Related Metabolic Diseases in Humans and Companion Animals. GENES, 11(11). doi:10.3390/genes11111378